Tondela and Boavista face at Estádio João Cardoso, in a match for the 11th round of the Primeira Liga. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 3 wins and 2 draws in the last 5 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 07-21-2017, ended with a draw by (0-0). Despite being a match between 12th and 8th of the table, it is actually a match between the 15th classified in home matches and the 6th as a visitor.
Tondela :
The home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 9 points won, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Belenenses, by (2-0). In the last match, they lost out to Marítimo by (2-0). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since it won 5 points in away matches and 4 at their stadium, with 5 goals scored and 6 conceded in away matches, against 7 goals scored and 8 conceded at home. In the last 5 home league matches Tondela has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 15 possible. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed 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 10 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback.
The Tondela comes to this game unmotivated, fruit of the defeat away from home against the Maritime, by 2-0, totaling the fifth desaire followed in the Portuguese championship. In this match at home coach Pepa must act in the usual 4-2-3-1, privileging the defensive organization and counterattacks: Murillo and Cardoso must occupy the flanks of the Tondela team. Tomané is one of the highlights of the landlords, with 2 goals and 3 assists. Everything indicates that there are no important absences for this game.
Boavista:
The away team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 13 points won, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Estoril, by (0-3). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Porto, by (0-3). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they have won 9 points, against only 4 in their away games. For the championship, Boavista won 4 points out of 15 possible points, after 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 5 home matches. 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 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 10 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 6 matches they have conceded the first goal.
Like his rival, the Boavista does not go through a brilliant period in the season and in the last match for the championship lost at home against FC Porto, by 0-3. In this game away from home coach Jorge Simão must opt for a style of play based on counterattack, to take advantage of the space in the back of the defense of Tondela. The left winger Renato Santos and Rochinha are some of the highlights of the visitors with 2 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count Mezquita and Bulos, both injured.
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