Estoril vs Chaves Prediction

After 3 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats, the home team is in 14th place, having won 10 points. In the last match, they lost to Sporting Braga away by (3‑1), after having won at home in the previous game, in a game against Casa Pia, by (4‑0). This is a stronger team when it plays at home, as in the last 30 games it has recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 11 defeats as a visitor; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats at their stadium. In the last game they played, for the League Cup, they beat Porto at home by (3‑1). In the last 5 home games in the championship, Estoril has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, having won 7 points out of 15 possible. The team has allowed goals to its opponent in 8 of the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has managed to score goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 12 games in this competition, they conceded the first goal 5 times and never managed to turn the score around. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 11 home matches in all competitions: they have conceded 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76’‑90′).

The Estoril team has been running a campaign below expectations in the fight for the goal of escaping relegation and stability during the championship, reaching this round in 14th place in the league table, with the same 10 points as Rio Ave, Chaves and Vizela, one above the “lantern” Arouca and one behind Gil Vicente. With four wins in the last five matches, the team led by coach Vasco Seabra is going through an excellent moment, having secured qualification for the “final four” of the League Cup last Wednesday, by beating FC Porto, at home, by 3-1, in a game in the group stage of the competition. This was the second triumph in just over a month for the “canarinhos” against the “dragons” and came in response to the defeat by Braga (3-1, away), in the last round of the League.

Confirmed lineup: Mateus Gonçalo Spain Fernandes, Marcelo Carné, Raúl Parra, Bernardo Maria Morais Cardoso Vital, Pedro Álvaro, João Miguel Vieira Freitas Silva Marques, Jordan Holsgrove, Rafik Guitane, Rodrigo Gomes, Cassiano, Tiago Araújo.