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Vitoria de Guimaraes
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 10
Oct 23, 2022 at 8.30pm UK
Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques
Boavista

Guimaraes
3 - 2
Boavista

Silva (20' pen.), Janvier (87'), Amaro (90+3')
Bamba (3'), Silva (56'), Johnston (60')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Sasso (45+3'), Agra (71')
Sasso (17'), Tavares (52'), Makouta (52'), Lourenco (68'), Perez (74'), Camara (90+1')

Preview: Vitoria de Guimaraes vs. Boavista - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Vitoria de Guimaraes and Boavista, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Vitoria de Guimaraes look to extend their unbeaten run in Primeira Liga to five games as they welcome Boavista to Estadio D. Afonso Henriques on Sunday.

Vitoria progressed to the fourth round of the Taca de Portugal with a convincing victory at Canelas 2010, but their visitors were not as fortunate in the cup, being knocked out by fourth-tier Machico.


Match preview

Vitoria Guimaraes boss Moreno on October 1, 2022© Reuters

It has been an enjoyable few weeks for Vitoria fans, who have seen their side pick up two wins and two draws in their past four league games, including the victory against Pacos Ferreira two weeks ago, thanks to a ninth-minute strike from Nelson Luz.

They have picked up 14 points from their first nine games and sit three points behind fourth in the table, recovering from three straight defeats towards the end of August.

They have had their problems in front of goal, with only the bottom four scoring fewer than Vitoria, but they have been defensively solid with only Casa Pia and table-topping Benfica conceding fewer.

Vitoria have accumulated five clean sheets over the first nine matches, including the goalless draw with Benfica three weeks ago, and they have only conceded more than once on two occasions but have never lost by more than one goal.

Boavista started the season well, but they have faltered in recent weeks to find themselves without a win in their past two league games.

Firstly, they were dominated by lowly Famalicao in a heavy 4-0 defeat before being held to a 1-1 draw with bottom side Maritimo in their last league game.

They followed that up with the humiliating 1-0 defeat at Machico in the cup last weekend, which was the fourth time this season they have failed to score in a game.

Their last win did come at home against Sporting Lisbon - a brace from Bruno Lourenco was enough to seal a 2-1 victory.

The Chequered Ones find themselves in sixth place, just outside the European spots, and are only three points behind third-place Braga, albeit with a vastly inferior goal difference.

Boavista have conceded the most goals among teams in the top half of the table and have only managed to keep two clean sheets all season long, although they are definitely benefitting from how tight the middle of the division is to find themselves so high up the table.

Vitoria de Guimaraes Primeira Liga form:

Boavista Primeira Liga form:


Team News

Rodrigo Abascal in action for Boavista on August 27, 2022© Reuters

Vitoria could be without a whole host of key players, including midfield duo Thomas Handel and Andre Silva, as well as Jorge Fernandes, who is still recovering from a muscle problem.

Defenders Miguel Maga and Bruno Gasper are still sidelined, but Celtic loanee Mikey Johnston could earn his first league start of the season after impressing in the cup win last weekend.

Boavista are still without Miguel Reisinho, and they will have to do without him for a little while after the midfielder suffered a severe knee injury back in August.

They are also still without Reggie Cannon, as the United States international is yet to recover from the problem that has kept him out for three weeks, which means they could be unchanged from the Maritimo draw.

Vitoria de Guimaraes possible starting lineup:
Varela; Amaro, Villanueva, Bamba; Carlos, Andre, Silva, Ogawa; Johnston, Silva, Lameiras

Boavista possible starting lineup:
Bracali; Sasso, Abascal, Onyemaechi; Malheiro, Makouta, Perez, Mangas; Lourenco, Njie, Agra


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We say: Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-1 Boavista

Both teams have proven this year that they are good sides, but neither side scores all too often. As a result, we predict an entertaining but low-scoring draw.

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.


Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 2.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 2.5:data


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Draw
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Boavista
20.7%
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon1010003533230
2Porto109012742327
3Benfica97112461822
4Braga106221771020
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes105321210218
6Santa ClaraSanta Clara106041312118
7FamalicaoFamalicao10442129316
8MoreirenseMoreirense104241212014
9Casa Pia10334913-412
10Gil Vicente102441216-410
11BoavistaBoavista10235713-69
12Estoril PraiaEstoril10235816-89
13AVS10235919-109
14Rio AveRio Ave10235820-129
15Nacional9225613-78
16AroucaArouca10217619-137
17Estrela Amadora10136820-126
18SC FarenseFarense10118417-134


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