Soccer betting preview: Boavista welcomes Belenenses in what could be a tight duel

Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sun 31.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Bessa Século XXI

Boavista hope to sell all 28263 tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 26 points and a 13th position in the Primeira Liga table. Visiting Belenenses holds 7th place with 38.

Boavista and Belenenses should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Boavista form and stats

6-1-6 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Boavista so far this season. Boavista has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Lito Vidigal and the players.

The fans are hoping that Boavista will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Vitoria Guimaraes (placed 5th). Before that game, the home loss against Sporting CP with the scoreline 1-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Boavista perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Boavista as a small favourite), we find five games. Boavista has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Boavista aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI with only 10 goals from 13 games. Boavista are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.

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Belenenses form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 4 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats.

There were no winners in Belenenses's previous match, a Primeira Liga home game that ended 2-2 vs Portimonense (placed 10th). Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Portimonense.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 20 similar matches played by Belenenses in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Belenenses, 9 draws and 6 defeats.

Belenenses find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 13 away fixtures. As opposed to that, Belenenses have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Boavista and Belenenses have met before this season: Belenenses - Boavista 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Boavista 3 wins, 4 draws and Belenenses 3 victories.

Boavista missing players

Belenenses missing players

Boavista Belenenses
Total Home Statistic Away Total
26 13 Played 13 26
88% 92% Over 0.5 85% 81%
62% 46% Over 1.5 54% 58%
31% 15% Over 2.5 46% 42%
12% 0% Over 3.5 38% 31%
8% 0% Over 4.5 15% 12%
35% 15% Both teams to score 31% 38%
38% 54% Clean Sheet 46% 46%
38% 38% Failed To Score 38% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Benfica 26 20 3 3 72 23 12 9 2 1 43 13 14 11 1 2 29 10 49 63
2 Porto 26 20 3 3 53 15 13 11 0 2 32 8 13 9 3 1 21 7 38 63
3 Sporting Braga 26 18 4 4 44 24 13 11 1 1 24 8 13 7 3 3 20 16 20 58
4 Sporting CP 26 17 4 5 50 27 14 12 1 1 32 12 12 5 3 4 18 15 23 55
5 Vitória Guimarães 26 12 6 8 31 23 13 8 3 2 16 7 13 4 3 6 15 16 8 42
6 Moreirense 26 13 3 10 31 34 13 7 3 3 15 13 13 6 0 7 16 21 -3 42
7 Belenenses 26 9 11 6 33 27 13 5 4 4 19 14 13 4 7 2 14 13 6 38
8 Santa Clara 26 9 5 12 32 33 13 4 2 7 18 21 13 5 3 5 14 12 -1 32
9 Rio Ave 26 8 8 10 36 38 13 4 5 4 20 20 13 4 3 6 16 18 -2 32
10 Portimonense 26 9 5 12 36 41 13 6 4 3 25 17 13 3 1 9 11 24 -5 32
11 Marítimo 26 8 3 15 16 31 12 4 2 6 9 14 14 4 1 9 7 17 -15 27
12 Desportivo Aves 26 7 5 14 26 39 14 4 3 7 16 19 12 3 2 7 10 20 -13 26
13 Boavista 26 7 5 14 20 34 13 6 1 6 10 10 13 1 4 8 10 24 -14 26
14 Nacional 26 7 5 14 28 55 14 5 2 7 12 17 12 2 3 7 16 38 -27 26
15 Vitória Setúbal 26 5 10 11 20 27 13 3 5 5 10 11 13 2 5 6 10 16 -7 25
16 Tondela 26 6 7 13 29 40 13 4 3 6 12 17 13 2 4 7 17 23 -11 25
17 Chaves 26 6 6 14 19 36 13 3 5 5 12 15 13 3 1 9 7 21 -17 24
18 Feirense 26 2 9 15 16 45 12 1 5 6 12 19 14 1 4 9 4 26 -29 15

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