Feirense – Boavista Prediction & Picks (03.03.2018)

Feirense and Boavista face at Estádio Marcolino de Castro, in a match for the 25th round of the Primeira Liga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 09-30-2017, Boavista won at home against (1-0). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 3, tied 1 and lost 2. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 17th and 8th of the league table, in reality it is a match between the 15th classified in home matches and the 12th as a visitor.

Feirense:

After 6 wins, 2 draws and 16 losses, the home team is currently in the 17 th position of the league, with 20 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Belenenses by (1-0), after in the previous match they have lost (1-3) at home, against Portimonense. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 13 points in away matches, with 8 goals scored and 16 conceded, against 12 points won at their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Feirense has a record of 3 wins and 7 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 30 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 12 matches they played ended in Under 1,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 6 of their last 24 matches for the Primeira Liga, of these 6 they reached the break in advantage in 5 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 5. In 24 matches in the competition, suffered the first goal 17 times and only got 1 comeback.

The Feirense enters this unmotivated game, after a foreign snub, by 1-0, in the visit to the Belenenses field. The club of the house usually acts in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Hugo Seco, João Silva and Farias. The player responsible for defining the attacks of the team is the Portuguese Tiago Silva and his best quality is the vision of the game. The technician Nuno Manta Santos will not be able to count on José Valencia, Cris and Barge, to be injured. The central defender Flávio will also be on the outside, because he is suspended.

Boavista:

After 10 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses, the away team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 33 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Benfica, by (4-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Vitória Setúbal, by (4-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 9 points in away matches and 24 at their stadium, with 10 goals scored and 19 conceded at home, against 17 goals scored and 13 conceded at home. For the championship, Boavista won 9 points out of 30 possible, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 matches as a visitor. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (5 out of 12 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 14 times and only managed 3 comebacks. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 12 away matches for this competition: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘); He suffered 7 of his 19 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).

The Boavista comes to this meeting motivated, after a home win, by 4-0, in the reception to Vitória de Setúbal: Nuno Henrique, Njie and Mateo scored the goals of the victory. The visiting team presents more individual arguments for this match, so, despite acting away from home, you can try to dominate the game. The Boavista usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, in which the zone of the midfield is occupied by Fábio Espinho, David Simão and Idris. The visiting team will have to be very careful with the counterattacks of the opponent, since one of its great difficulties is usually to defend the fast transitions of the opponents.