Academico de Viseu vs Vitoria de Guimaraes - prediction, team news, lineups

Fresh disconnected the backmost of securing their archetypal triumph of the campaign, Academico de Viseu play big to Vitoria de Guimaraes astatine the Estadio Municipal bash Fontelo successful circular six of the Portuguese Primeira Liga connected Saturday.

While the location broadside volition look to support the shot rolling this weekend, it has been a challenging commencement to the play for Os Vimaranenses, who volition beryllium retired to unafraid a morale-boosting triumph and drawback a tally of 4 consecutive distant defeats successful the league.

Match preview

Five matches into their long-awaited instrumentality to the Portuguese apical flight, Academico Viseu showed quality past Sunday erstwhile they held connected to spot retired a 1-0 triumph implicit Gil Vicente astatine the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos.

Despite being connected the backmost ft for astir of the game, Joao Guilherme’s fourth-minute onslaught proved decisive for the visitors arsenic they withstood sustained unit for overmuch of the crippled to permission with each 3 points.

Having made a connection connected the opening play erstwhile they held Benfica to a 2-2 gully astatine the Estadio da Luz, Academico Viseu person picked up 5 points from their archetypal 5 matches to beryllium 10th successful the Primeira Liga table, with aboriginal signs indicating the Viseu outfit person what it takes to clasp their ain successful the large leagues.

Bruno Pinheiro’s men are backmost successful the Primeira Liga aft a 37-year absence, having finished 2nd successful the Segunda Liga standings past play with 59 points from 34 matches, beating third-placed Torrense connected extremity quality to clinch automatic promotion.

On the different hand, Vitoria de Guimaraes were blameworthy of a wasteful show successful beforehand of extremity past Sunday arsenic they played retired a goalless gully with Casa Pia erstwhile the 2 sides squared disconnected astatine the Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques.

Despite seeing 74% of the shot possession and taking 22 much shots than Casa Pia, the location broadside squander arsenic galore arsenic 4 clear-cut chances, leaving caput manager Tiago Margarido with overmuch to interest astir astatine the attacking extremity of the pitch.

Vitoria de Guimaraes person failed to find the backmost of the nett successful 3 of their 5 league games this season, with lone Rio Ave (2), Estoril Praia (2) and rock-bottom Casa Pia (0) scoring less than their 5 goals truthful far.

Coming disconnected the backmost of a ninth-placed decorativeness successful the league past season, Margarido’s men person mislaid 3 and managed 1 gully truthful far, with their lone triumph truthful acold coming connected August 23, erstwhile they held their ain to spot retired a 1-0 triumph implicit Nacional astatine the Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques.

While Vitoria volition look to shingle disconnected past week’s show and bounce backmost astatine the Estadio Municipal bash Fontelo, their signifier connected the roadworthy remains different large origin for concern, with Os Vimaranenses failing to triumph 10 of their 11 Primeira Liga distant matches this year, including 4 defeats successful their 4 outings since May 4.

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Team News

Off the backmost of a coagulated squad show against Gil Vicente, we expect Pinheiro to sanction a akin broadside this weekend, with Cihan Kahraman, Soufiane Messeguem and nine skipper Luis Silva teaming up astatine the centre of the parkland for a 3rd consecutive game.

Having returned to the starting lineup past weekend, Guilherme repaid Pinheiro’s religion successful him with an eye-catching show down the right, and the Brazilian guardant should clasp his relation successful the XI, forming the beforehand 3 with Andre Clovis and Alvaro Zamora.

At the other extremity of the pitch, we expect to spot the backmost 4 of Gu Costa, Nikolaos Michelis, Anthony Correia and 29-year-old Robinho showing goalkeeper Ewerton, who enactment connected a amusement against Gil Vicente past clip out.

Like the location side, Vitoria de Guimaraes caput into the play with a cleanable measure of wellness and nary suspension concerns, giving Margarido the luxury of a afloat spot squad to prime from.

Having made his debut against Casa Pia past play aft joining from Osijek successful the summertime window, Austrian striker Arnel Jakupovic could beryllium handed his archetypal commencement this weekend, with Alioune Ndoye sweating implicit his relation successful the XI.

Academico de Viseu imaginable starting lineup:

Ewerton; Costa, Michelis, Correia; Robinho Silva, Kahraman, Messeguem; Guilherme, Clovis, Zamora

Vitoria de Guimaraes imaginable starting lineup:

Zych; Mendes, Balieiro, Sidibe, Strata; Doucet, Mukendi, Samu; Nogueira, Silva, Jakupovic

We say: Academico de Viseu 1-2 Vitoria de Guimaraes

Having secured their archetypal triumph of the campaign, Academico volition caput into the play successful precocious spirits arsenic they look to support the juggernaut rolling and rapidly fortify their presumption successful the standings.

With conscionable 4 points from the archetypal 15 available, it has been a comparatively mediocre commencement to the run for the much experienced visitors, but we foretell they volition instrumentality the positives from their stalemate against Casa Pia past clip retired and amusement their precocious manus astatine the Estadio Municipal bash Fontelo.

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