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

Vitoria de Guimaraes person the accidental to grounds consecutive Primeira Liga victories astatine Estadio D. Afonso Henriques erstwhile they play big to bottom-placed Casa Pia connected Sunday.

The Conquerors beryllium 12th successful the Portuguese top-flight table aft managing conscionable 3 points from their opening 4 fixtures, whereas the visitors from Lisbon are yet to unafraid a azygous constituent from their ain 4 matches of the campaign.

Match preview

Finishing ninth past word was Vitoria's lowest placement successful the past 8 years successful the Portuguese apical flight, and fans of the Conquerors would person expected their broadside to marque up for that downturn this time, particularly with a alteration astatine the helm.

However, Tiago Margarido, who took implicit the reins this summer, has endured an inconsistent commencement to his tenure astatine the Guimaraes club, who person suffered 3 defeats from their opening 4 fixtures of the caller campaign.

A 1-0 triumph implicit Nacional connected matchday 3 appeared to rise hopes of a resurgence for Vitoria pursuing defeats successful their opening 2 fixtures against Arouca and Sporting Lisbon, but Monday's Minho derby decision has halted immoderate momentum.

The Conquerors were near spitting feathers successful that 1-0 nonaccomplishment astatine Braga, having conceded a 79th-minute extremity from Diego Rodrigues, leaving the Guimaraes broadside with defeats successful each of their past 4 league matches connected the road, including 2 astatine the adjacent of 2025-26.

However, a instrumentality to Afonso Henriques should connection immoderate optimism for Vitoria, whose sole triumph this word has travel astatine the ground, portion Margarido volition beryllium alert of a signifier that has seen lone 1 broadside people successful each of the past 5 league games there, with the hosts winning 3 of those.

Meanwhile, Casa Pia secured endurance done the playoff way aft finishing 16th successful the league past season, and look to beryllium heading for a much hard run this clip nether Filipe Coelho, who was appointed this summertime pursuing the departure of Alvaro Pacheco.

The Geese person recovered themselves connected the incorrect broadside of respective metrics 4 games into the season, arsenic they are not lone the lone broadside yet to registry a azygous constituent successful the part but are besides the lone squad yet to find the net.

Meanwhile, nary different broadside has conceded arsenic galore goals arsenic Casa Pia’s 11 successful the Primeira Liga this season, aft Coelho's men suffered defeats against Maritimo (1-0), Benfica (7-0), Gil Vicente (2-0) and Moreirense (1-0) past weekend, erstwhile Kiko's worldie proved decisive.

While the Geese volition beryllium hoping to extremity their mediocre tally of results this weekend, they person managed conscionable 1 triumph successful their past 12 league outings connected the roadworthy (D3, L8), stretching backmost into the erstwhile campaign.

Interestingly, Casa Pia's lone triumph during that distant tally came astatine Afonso Henriques, wherever the visitors ran retired 1-0 winners successful May, meaning the Lisbon outfit person taken 3 points successful 3 of their erstwhile 4 Primeira Liga visits to the ground, each of which person besides travel by a lone goal.

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Team News

Vitoria volition request to measure the fittingness of Gustavo Silva, who was forced disconnected injured past clip out, and should the Brazilian winger beryllium deemed unfit for this one, Victor Andersson oregon Telmo Arcanjo could capable in.

Meanwhile, 20-year-old goalkeeper Gui Ribeiro is moving his mode backmost to afloat fittingness from a cruciate ligament injury, though his lack is not expected to person overmuch interaction fixed that helium is not a regular.

Alioune Ndoye is expected to pb the enactment erstwhile again, with the 24-year-old striker looking to adhd to his solitary extremity this season.

Korede Osundina has been near retired of the starting XI successful Casa Pia's past 2 matches and could instrumentality to the broadside here, portion Kelian Nsona has secured a determination to Rodez AF.

Alassana Jatta was picked to pb the enactment past clip retired up of Henrique Araujo and could clasp his spot here, though seasoned attacker Cassiano is pushing for his archetypal commencement of the season.

Vitoria de Guimaraes imaginable starting lineup:

Zych; Strata, Viondi, Balieiro, Mendes; G Nogueira, Doucet; Gustavo, Samu, M Nogueira; Ndoye

Casa Pia imaginable starting lineup:

Gomes; Geraldes, Goulart Silva, Sousa, Rosas; Ofori, Clua; Prieto, Rego, Rochinha; Jatta

We say: Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-0 Casa Pia

The signifier of results astatine Afonso Henriques has been clear, with lone 1 broadside uncovering the nett successful each of the past 5 league matches there, portion the aforesaid has occurred successful each of the erstwhile 4 league meetings betwixt Vitoria and Casa Pia astatine the ground.

A akin result could beryllium connected the cards here, though the hosts person a bully accidental to assertion maximum points fixed that the visitors are struggling for assurance and person yet to people this season.

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