On Monday evening, Boavista and Belenenses will close the program of the ninth round of the Portuguese Primeira Liga with a face-to-face duel. Your attention is invited to the forecast for this match.
"Boavista"
Boavista is currently in eighth place in the standings, but has only 10 points after eight rounds played. Joao Pedro Sousa's team has failed to win for 5 rounds in a row. Which is true and the Panthers lost only away to Benfica (1:3). Before the October international break, they drew at home with Estoril (1:1) and away with Braga (2:2). After the holidays, Boavista crashed out of the Portuguese Cup from Rio Ave (0:4).
"Belenenses"
Belenenses is the worst team in the championship at the moment, and it is possible to score points only due to draws, of which there were four in a row from the end of August to the end of September. Before the matches of the national teams in October, there was a home defeat against Tondela (0:2), which predetermined the dismissal of Armand Petit from the post of head coach. In his place came Filipe Candido, with whom Berko managed to go with a squeak in the Portuguese Cup (2:1), scoring the winning goal in the 120th minute of the match.
Statistics and figures
- Boavista has lost only 1 match out of the last seven in the championship, winning twice;
- In the last five matches of Boavista in the championship, the bet "Both teams will score" took place;
- Boavista has a 7-match unbeaten streak in home matches (4 wins + 3 draws);
- Belenenses has a 10-match winless streak in the championship (4 draws + 6 defeats);
- In six of the last seven matches of Belenenses, the Total bet was less than 2.5;
- In four of the last five away matches in the championship, Belenenses have not scored.
Forecast
Boavista will do everything possible to rehabilitate itself in front of its native audience for the shameful defeat in the Cup. At home, "chess" is played many times better. Belenenses really looks like the weakest team in the championship, and just changing the head coach won't solve the problem.