Portimonense host visitors Moreirense at The Estadio Municipal de Portimão in this Primeira Liga tie on Sunday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Portimonense v Moreirense can all be found here - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
Portimonense
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Portimonense go into this game following on from a 2-2 Primeira Liga drawn match vs Famalicão.
In that match, Portimonense had 51% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For Portimonense, goals were scored by Alemão (7') and Carlinhos (77'). Famalicão got 18 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Jhonder Cádiz (60', 63') scored for Famalicão.
It has not been often in recent games that Portimonense haven’t conceded. The facts show that Portimonense have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 15 goals on the way.
Ahead of this clash, Portimonense haven’t won at home in the past 7 league matches. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.
Moreirense
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Since a losing effort in their last game against Gil Vicente in Primeira Liga competition, Moreirense and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, Moreirense managed 70% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. On the other side, Gil Vicente had 4 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Mory Gbane (38') scored for Gil Vicente.
The trend of at least one team drawing a blank in games involving Moreirense has become apparent in recent matches. A glance at their last six meetings reveals that this has happened 5 times. During these clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal tally of 8 and Moreirense have scored 3. That kind of pattern might not be sustained into this game, though.
Coming into this contest, Moreirense are without a win away from home in their last 3 league games.
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Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels going back to 15/02/2020, there has been little between the sides with Portimonense winning 2 of those games, Moreirense 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.
18 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 8 of them from Portimonense and 10 netted by Os verdes e brancos. That’s an average goals per game of 3.
The last league meeting featuring these sides was Primeira Liga match day 14 on 17/12/2023 when it finished Moreirense 5-2 Portimonense.
That day, Moreirense had 50% possession and 16 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Goals were scored by Maracás (23'), Madson (25'), André Luís (84'), Kobamelo Kodisang (89') and Matheus Aiás (92').
Portimonense got 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Sylvester Jasper (40') and Filipe Relvas (74') scored.
The match was refereed by André Narciso.
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Team News: Portimonense
The Portimonense boss Paulo Sérgio will be grateful not to have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this match with a fully healthy group available to choose from.
It looks as if Portimonense will probably line up in a 4-3-3 system for this one featuring Kosuke Nakamura, G. Moura de, Pedrão, Alemao, Filipe Relvas, Taichi Fukui, Carlinhos, Lucas Ventura, Midana Cassama, T. Ulisses Folgado and Hélio Varela.
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Team News: Moreirense
There’s a good chance that Os verdes e brancos appear most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 system, going with Kewin, Fabiano, Carlos Ponck, Maracás, Godfried Frimpong, Lawrence Ofori, Gonçalo Franco, Joao Camacho, Alanzinho, Kobamelo Kodisang and Vinicius Mingotti.
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Prediction
We feel that Moreirense and Portimonense could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.
Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. We therefore think that it’s going to be a very close game with a 1-1 score draw at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
09:16 26/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Portimonense
Formed: 1914
Stadium: The Estadio Municipal de Portimão (4,907)
Captain: Carlos Carlinhos
Chairman: Rodiney Sampaio
Manager: Paulo Sérgio
Competitions: Primeira Liga position 16
⭐ Key Man: Carlinhos
Generally taking up the Centre Midfield position, Carlinhos was born in Camacan, Brazil. After making a first senior appearance for Regensburg in the 2012 - 2013 season, the dangerous Midfielder has struck 8 league goals in this Liga Portugal 2023 - 2024 campaign to date from a total of 28 appearances.