The Primeira Liga fixture at Estádio Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira on Sunday sees home team Chaves up against Estoril.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Chaves v Estoril can be seen below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Chaves
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Chaves, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-1 Primeira Liga success versus Vizela.
In that game, Chaves had 35% possession and 7 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Vizela got 14 shots at goal with 4 on target. Jota Gonçalves (29' Own goal) was the scorer for Vizela.
Moreno Teixeira's Chaves have hit the back of the net 5 times in their preceding 6 outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in that same time stands at 11.
Their previous form shows that Chaves:
- have not registered a win against Estoril in home games against them for the last 2 league matches.
- are without a win at home for the past 3 league matches.
Estoril
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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Braga in Primeira Liga competition, Estoril and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, Estoril had 46% possession and 4 shots on goal with 0 on target. On the other side, SC Braga got 12 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Álvaro Djaló (64') scored for Braga.
The attacking players from Estoril have made hard work of scoring goals over their last six clashes, recording the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those fixtures, Canarinhos have also seen the collective goal tally against them equal 7. Historical results aside, we’ll just have to find out whether that trend shall continue on in this next game.
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Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings going back to 12/10/2019, neither club has come out on top overall with Chaves winning 2 of those games, Estoril 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.
14 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 6 for Chaves and 8 coming from Canarinhos. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.
The previous league fixture between the two was Primeira Liga match day 13 on 10/12/2023 when the final score was Estoril 4-0 Chaves.
On that day, Estoril managed 59% possession and 15 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. The goalscorers were Rodrigo Gomes (6', 61'), Alejandro Marqués (70') and Heriberto Tavares (92').
Chaves got 9 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
The referee was Carlos Macedo.
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Team News: Chaves
Sandro Cruz (unknown injury), Bruno Rodrigues (unknown injury) and Cafú Phete (unknown injury) won’t be able to feature for Chaves boss Moreno Teixeira.
We think that Chaves will probably line up in a 4-1-4-1 system for the game, beginning the first half with Hugo Souza, Carraça, Ygor Nogueira, Vasco Fernandes, Júnior Pius, Dario Essugo, Leandro Sanca, R. Martins Guima, Ruben Ribeiro, Benny and Héctor Hernández.
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Team News: Estoril
Estoril manager Vasco Seabra has not got a full squad to pick from. Jordan Holsgrove (unknown injury) and Erick Cabaco (Knee injury) won’t be making appearances.
There’s a good chance that Canarinhos could decide to begin the game with a 3-4-3 lineup, choosing Marcelo Carne, Bernardo Vital, Joao Basso, Pedro Álvaro, Wagner Pina, Mateus Fernandes, Vinicius Zanocelo, Tiago Araújo, Rafik Guitane, Cassiano and Heriberto Tavares.
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Prediction
We feel that Estoril and Chaves may both struggle to make a breakthrough here.
There should be little in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. We’re therefore expecting a very even match with a 0-0 draw by the conclusion of this game.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
17:11 19/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Chaves
Formed: 1949
Stadium: Estádio Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira (8,400)
Captain: João Correia
Chairman: Bruno Carvalho
Manager: Moreno Teixeira
Competitions: Primeira Liga position 17
🔑 Key Player: Héctor Hernández
Regularly used in the Striker position, Héctor Hernández was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. After having made a senior debut playing for Atlético Madrid in the 2014 - 2015 season, the goalscoring Forward has contributed 14 league goals in the Liga Portugal 2023 - 2024 campaign to date coming from a total of 28 appearances.