Vitoria Guimaraes vs Chaves Predictions

Vitoria Guimaraes return to more familiar surroundings following defeat away from home last weekend, and Saturday’s hosts will be confident of returning to winning ways and keeping their European dream alive against relegation battling Chaves. Neither side have scored a lot of goals this season, with Guimaraes netting the lowest amount in the top ten and only two teams scoring fewer than Chaves so far, so we’re expecting a tight and tense affair between the pair on Saturday.

Vitoria Guimaraes controlled the play for the most part during their away game against Santa Clara last time out, but a solitary strike in the first half from Zé Manuel proved enough for the hosts to claim all three points. Chaves found themselves a goal down at home to Sporting CP at the halfway point, and things went from bad to worse for the hosts when early in the second forty-five Jefferson was sent-off. Fellow Brazilian André Luis managed to equalise for Chaves on the hour mark, but Bruno Fernandes restored Sporting’s lead with ten minutes left on the clock. Despite losing a man of their own to a red card, Sporting scored again in stoppage time to secure a 3-1 win.

the recent history between these two clubs, their performance in the Primeira Liga this season, and their results over the last few weeks, all suggest that the hosts are best placed to win the game and that there probably won’t be many goals scored. Vitoria Guimaraes have won four of their last six matches against Chaves and have won three of their last six in the Primeira Liga, while Chaves have only won one of their last six league games. Vitoria Guimaraes are unbeaten in their last four home games, picking up three wins and a draw, while under 2.5 goals have been scored in four of Chaves’ last six matches. Eighteen points and eleven positions separate these two clubs in the Primeira Liga table and Vitoria Guimaraes have outperformed their guests in all departments this season. Neither side have managed to score a lot of goals this season and rarely thrash anyone, so we’re expecting a single goal to be enough for Vitoria Guimaraes to claim all three points.

André André still top scores for Vitoria Guimaraes with just six goals in the league, despite his side performing well and hoping to qualify for European football next season. Ghazaryan, Luis, and Niltinho all have three goals each in the league for Chaves, with goals being a really troublesome area for the visitors this season. We’re confident that Vitoria Guimaraes will win on Saturday, and have backed a final score of 1-0. The hosts are the form favourites, have a good record against Chaves in recent seasons, and have looked strong at home this past month.