Pacos Ferreira vs Vitoria Setubal Predictions

• Pacos Ferreira sit in the relegation zone ahead of Sunday’s clash.
• Vitoria Setubal have a five-point and three-place advantage over Sunday’s hosts.
• The hosts have won their last two home games in all competitions.
• Neither side have been scoring many goals over the last month or so.

Neither side have many goals in them

Pacos Ferreira have won four of their last six matches against Vitoria Setubal and under 2.5 goals have bee produced in three of the pairs’ last five encounters. Under 2.5 goals have also been scored in five of Pacos Ferreira’s and five of Vitoria Setubal’s last six matches, so you can see why we’re backing a low-scoring ninety minutes this Sunday.

Pacos Ferreira have won their last two home games in all competitions and Vitoria Setubal have lost their last two away games in league and cup. The hosts have won two home games in the league this season while the visitors have lost three of their five away games and are yet to win on the road, which adds weight to our prediction for a home win on Sunday.

Pacos Ferreira score an average of 0.67 goals per home game while Vitoria Setubal score an average of 0.20 goals per away game, making a 1-0 final scoreline in favour of the hosts the most likely outcome this weekend but a bet of under 2.5 goals covers another possible three results (1-0 win for Setubal, a 0-0 draw, or a 1-1 draw).

The visitors have been so poor on the road

The host’s total goals per game average is 1.50 at home and the visitors’ total goals per game average is 1.60 on the road, which provides even more reasons to back under 2.5 goals to be scored on Sunday. Pacos Ferreria have scored 4 goals at home and Vitoria Setubal have only managed to score 1 goal on the road, which suggests the hosts are in with a great chance of keeping a clean sheet and putting a much-needed three points on the board.

Only 33% of Pacos Ferreira’s home games have produced over 1.5 goals and the hosts have kept clean sheets in 33% of their home games, while Vitoria Setubal have failed to score in 80% of their away games 50% of Pacos Ferreira’s home games have produced exactly one goal as have 40% of Vitoria Setubal’s away games. A majority of Vitoria Setubal’s defeats had a 1-goal margin and we expect that trend to continue this weekend.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Sunday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0 in favour of the hosts. Pacos Ferreira have improved at home in recent weeks while Setubal still are still searching for their first away victory of the campaign. The hosts head into this match as the slight form favourites and boast an excellent head to head record against their guests, while Vitoria Setubal have failed to score in three of their last six outings and have only netted once on the road all season.