- Recent form: Académico Viseu have won 4, drawn 4 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches across all competitions.
- Recent form (Estoril): Estoril Praia have won 0, drawn 4 and lost 6 of their last 10 across all competitions.
- Key player: Académico Viseu's Andre Clovis has scored 3 of their 7 goals across the last 5 matches.
Académico Viseu are a sturdy, but not particularly explosive, outfit
Form and momentum
Académico Viseu will bring their 3-game winning streak into their game against Estoril Praia in Portugal on Saturday and they will feel that they have a good chance of continuing their good form against a team who are on a poor run at the moment. The hosts have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 in all competitions and it's a run of results which would indicate that they are feeling very good.
Tactics and attacking threat
Bruno Pinheiro has set his Académico Viseu side up to be a sturdy, compact unit and is able to get the ball forward quickly. The Viriatos are not the most clinical side in the division, averaging just 0.50 goals per home match across all competitions, but Cihan Kahraman's 3 assists in the last 5 games indicates that they have the capacity to hurt the opposition with a counter-attack on the break.
Home form
Académico Viseu have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their 4 home matches across all competitions and they are solid but not untouchable at the Estádio do Fontelo. Their most recent results are a 2-1 victory at home to Vitória Guimarães and a 2-0 away win at Estrela Amadora, so they are on a roll.
Estoril have enough quality to get forward
Estoril are having a tough time of it at the moment and Vasco Matos' side arrive here having lost their last 2 games. A 0-0 home draw with FC Arouca, a 1-0 away defeat to SC Braga and a 1-2 home loss to Casa Pia Atlético has put the Canarinhos in a precarious position and they will have to find a way to improve their results.
- Estoril's issue is a lack of bite, so the problem is across the board.
- Estoril are winless in 4 games away from home in all competitions this season (D1, L3), a worrying statistic that indicates that their good work at home isn't translating on their travels.
- They score 0.50 goals per away match across all competitions and concede 1.50, indicating that they are still very much in the danger zone.
Viseu to edge out a win
Viseu beat Estoril 3-2 at home in the League Cup Group H in 2022/2023 and they'll know how to land a punch to the Canarinhos. The visitors may try to force the issue and in doing so they could get caught on the counter.
The draw at 3.4 is very attractive but the better option is to take the hosts at 2.18 as they have been in good form and Estoril are poor on the road. The Under 2.5 goals bet is at 1.91 and BTTS – No at 2.1.
