Moreirense vs Vitoria Guimaraes Predictions

Moreirense were held to a 1-1 draw away at Rio Ave in midweek and remain in the bottom half of the table, while Vitoria Guimaraes thrashed Belenenses 5-0 at home to move into fourth spot.

All of the stats suggest that we are likely to see goals being scored at both ends of the pitch this weekend and we’ve backed Vitoria Guimaraes to run out 2-1 winners.

Both teams scored in three of the last five meetings between these two clubs and over 2.5 goals were also scored on each of those occasions. Vitoria Guimaraes have won four of the pairs’ last six encounters, so you can start to see why we’ve backed the visitors to win 2-1 on Saturday.

The performances of both clubs heading into this weekends’ clash add weight to our prediction for a 2-1 final scoreline, as both teams scored in each of Moreirense’s last five matches as well as in three of Vitoria Guimaraes’ last four games. Over 2.5 goals were produced in three of Moreirense’s last five and each of Vitoria Guimaraes’ last three matches, and that big win for the visitors in midweek is bound to give them a huge confidence boost heading into Saturday’s match.

The form of the two clubs during the last month or so provides more reason to back an away win this weekend, as Moreirense have failed to win any of their last five league games while Vitoria Guimaraes have won four of their last five league games. The hosts haven’t managed to keep a single clean sheet in their last six attempts which doesn’t bode well for this weekends’ clash, but the visitors have only managed to keep two clean sheets during that same period and both of those arrived in their own backyard.

We’re confident that both teams will score in Saturday’s match and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1 in favour of Vitoria Guimaraes. The visitors arrive on the back of a big win and have an excellent recent record against their hosts. Six points already separate the two sides after nine games and the form guide suggests that the visitors are likely to increase that gap further this weekend.