Portimonense – Nacional SOCCER PICKS
Portimonense and Nacional meet at Estádio Municipal de Portimão, in a match for the 25th round of the Primeira Liga. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 10-26-2018, the Portimonense won away by (0-1). The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 10th and 12th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 7th ranked in home games and the 15th as a visitor.
Portimonense:
After 8 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 28 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Sporting Lisboa by (3-1), after in the previous match they have tied (1-1) at home, in a match against Desportivo Aves. This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he won 19 points, against only 9 in his away matches. In the last 10 home league matches Portimonense has a record of 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 18 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 8 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 the competition, they suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 1 comeback.
After having lost some very relevant players, the Portimonense seems to continue without finding its way. In fact, he has not managed to win any game for six days. The last match played was in Alvalade, when he lost 3-1. Jadson is injured and can not play. Dener and Marcel continue unavailable and will not be an option for Antonio Folha. In the opposite direction is Jackson Martinez, who returns after having served a suspension.
National:
The away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 26 points won, after 7 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Santa Clara, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Tondela, by (3-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 9 points in away matches and 15 at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 33 conceded at home, against 12 goals scored and 16 conceded at home. For the championship, Nacional won 9 points out of 30 possible, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches.
For this competition, record a sequence of 5 defeats in the last games away. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 24 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 14 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The National continues with the memory of 10-0 well present, and although they have already spent three days is still noting that it is very difficult for this team to play in the quality of visitor. Costinha continues to work with a small staff, due to the wave of injuries that fell on the team. In total, there are seven unavailable players: Felipe Lopes, Filipe Ferreira, Avto, Camacho, Arabidze, Alhassan and Riascos.
