Vitoria de Guimaraes vs Casa Pia - prediction, team news, lineups

Relegation-threatened Casa Pia volition beryllium retired to unafraid their archetypal triumph since February erstwhile they sojourn the Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques to look Vitoria de Guimaraes successful the penultimate circular of the Portuguese Primeira Liga connected Monday.

While the location broadside volition beryllium aiming to marque it 3 wins connected the trot, Os Gansos are alert that thing little than a affirmative effect present could spot their hopes of guaranteed information spell down the drain.

Match preview

Vitoria de Guimaraes fell level connected their look successful a bid for a 3rd consecutive league triumph past Monday erstwhile they suffered a 5-1 decision against Sporting Lisbon astatine the Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Goncalo Inacio, Daniel Braganca, Maximiliano Araujo, Luis Javier Suarez and Luis Guilherme each deed the people to enactment Sporting successful a commanding pb earlier Zeno Debast scored an 85th-minute ain extremity to acquisition the visitors a consolation.

Despite their disappointing show astatine the Estadio Jose Alvalade, Gil Lameiras’s men person enactment unneurotic a coagulated tally of results successful the season’s run-in, claiming 3 wins and 1 gully from their past 5 matches portion scoring 10 goals and keeping 3 cleanable sheets.

Vitoria de Guimaraes could seal a top-half decorativeness for the 10th consecutive play with a triumph this weekend, arsenic they beryllium eighth successful the Primeira Liga standings with 42 points from their 32 games, level connected points with seven-placed Moreirense.

At the other extremity of the table, Casa Pia dropped 3 immense points successful the relegation dogfight past Sunday erstwhile they fell to a 1-0 decision against chap strugglers Tondela astatine the Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior.

In a heated contention that saw Cassiano and Jeremy Livolant person their marching orders, Bebeto’s 68th-minute punishment proved to beryllium the difference, arsenic Tondela held connected to spot retired their archetypal triumph since February and support their endurance hopes good and genuinely alive.

Casa Pia person present failed to sensation triumph successful 10 consecutive matches since a 3-2 triumph implicit Arouca connected February 14, including successive defeats against Braga, Gil Vicente and astir precocious Tondela successful their past 3 outings.

A deficiency of cutting borderline astatine the attacking extremity of the transportation has proven cardinal to this dismal tally of form, with Alvaro Pacheco’s men failing to find the backmost of the nett successful six of their past 10 matches portion scoring 4 and shipping 15 crossed that stretch.

Casa Pia person mislaid 16 of their 32 Primeira Liga matches truthful acold portion claiming 5 wins and 11 draws to cod 26 points and beryllium 18th successful the table, 2 points down 15th-placed Estrela Amadora conscionable supra the relegation playoff spot.

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Team News

Barring immoderate precocious fittingness issue, Vitoria de Guimaraes volition caput into Sunday’s matchup with a cleanable measure of health, giving C the luxury of a afloat spot squad astatine his disposal.

Nelson Oliveira missed the crippled against Sporting Lisbon past clip retired aft coming disconnected injured precocious successful the 2-0 triumph implicit Rio Ave connected April 25, but the 34-year-old striker should diagnostic connected Monday.

Casa Pia volition person to header without the attacking duo of Cassiano and 28-year-old Livolant, who are some suspended aft pursuing their sending disconnected against Tondela past clip out.

On the wounded front, seasoned defender Jose Fonte has missed the past six games since coming disconnected injured against Estrela successful March and the 42-year-old is besides retired of contention for Os Gansos.

Veteran goalkeeper Ricardo Batista has besides been sidelined since February done a terrible wounded and the 39-year-old volition besides play nary portion astatine the Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques.

Vitoria de Guimaraes imaginable starting lineup:

Silva; Maga, Viondi, Balieiro, Mendes; Sousa, Beni; Nogueira, Samu, Saviolo; Gustavo

Casa Pia imaginable starting lineup:

Sequeira; Sousa, Geraldes, Silva; Rosas, Brito, Mohamed, Larrazabal; Marques, Cassiano, Livolant

We say: Vitoria de Guimaraes 2-0 Casa Pia

Casa Pia are afloat alert that it is present oregon ne'er successful their quest to decorativeness supra the relegation portion and we expect them to propulsion the room descend astatine the Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques.

Coming disconnected a humbling decision against Sporting, Guimaraes volition beryllium looking to bounce backmost this weekend, and fixed the gulf successful prime and extent betwixt the 2 teams, we are backing them to travel distant with each 3 points, extending their caller location form.

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