📊 Form Guide

Boavista

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Boavista are hoping to win again after their last result, the 0-2 Primeira Liga success versus Rio Ave.

In that match, Boavista had 33% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Boavista was Ilija Vukotić (74'). For their opponents, Rio Ave got 17 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Jonathan Panzo (17' Own goal) scored for Rio Ave.

Lito Vidigal's Boavista have scored a sum total of 5 times over their last six outings. The comparative number of goals that they have conceded in that time stands at 9.

Their previous form shows that Boavista:

• have not beaten Nacional in their last 3 league games.
• are without a win at home for the past 2 league matches.

Nacional

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After being beaten in their last game against Estrela Amadora in Primeira Liga action, Nacional and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Nacional managed 61% possession and 19 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. At the other end, Estrela Amadora had 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Jovane Cabral (81') scored for Estrela Amadora.

The stats tell the story, and Nacional have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 8 goals in total. Defensively, Nacional have some weaknesses to address. We will find out if that trend can be sustained into this next match.

Going into this encounter, Nacional haven’t won away from home in the past 3 league games.

↔️ Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels stretching back to 06/05/2017, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Boavista winning 1 of those games, Nacional 1 and 4 being drawn in normal time.

A combined total of 12 goals were scored between them in these games, with 6 of them for As Panteras and 6 coming from Os Alvinegros. The average goals per game has been 2.

The previous league game featuring these sides was Primeira Liga match day 12 on 30/11/2024 which ended up with the score at Nacional 0-0 Boavista.

That time, Nacional had 61% possession and 23 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target.

Boavista got 9 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Iancu Vasilica.

📋 Team News: Boavista

Availability isn’t a big problem, with just the lone fitness concern for the Boavista manager to be concerned with thanks to an almost full-strength group. Filipe Ferreira (Inflammation of ligaments in the knee) is out of contention.

It seems likely that As Panteras look set to go for a 3-4-3 system in the match, utilising Tomas Vaclik, Rodrigo Abascal, Vitali Lystsov, Sidoine Fogning, Salvador Agra, Sebastian Perez, Ilija Vukotic, Layvin Kurzawa, Abdoulay Diaby, Robert Bozenik and Joel da Silva.

📋 Team News: Nacional

Out of a mainly full-strength squad, there’s only the lone fitness worry for the Nacional boss Tiago Margarido to be concerned about. Miguel Baeza (unknown injury) misses out for this game.

It’s our belief that Os Alvinegros seem likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup, starting Lucas Franca, Gustavo Garcia, Ulisses Rocha, Leonardo Santos, Arvin Appiah, Luis Esteves, Matheus Dias, Dudu Teodora, Daniel Penha, Paulinho Boia and Joel Tagueu.

🔮 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Nacional and Boavista could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.

Shouldn’t be much in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. We’re therefore anticipating a very close game with a 1-1 score at the end of the 90 minutes.

Andre Moura, 14:02 12/04/2025