Primeira Liga preview: Can Vitória Guimarães edge out victory against Boavista?

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sun 18.August
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques (30165 seats)

This promises to be another interesting encounter at Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques in the Primeira Liga. Vitória Guimarães is in 12th position and welcome Boavista in 4th place. Read all about the match here!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Vitória Guimarães form and stats

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Vitória Guimarães have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.

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Boavista form and stats

Boavista are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. From a total of seven matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for Vitória Guimarães, 3 draws and 1 win for Boavista. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 7 games.

Top Goalscorers

Rafael Costa
1 goals
Y. Njie
1 goals

Vitória Guimarães missing players

Boavista missing players

Vitória Guimarães Boavista
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 2
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 1
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 3
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 8
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Vitória Guimarães Last season Boavista
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
34 17   Played   17 34
15 10   Won   3 13
7 4   Drew   4 5
12 3   Lost   10 16
46 27   Scored   14 34
34 12   Conceded   27 40
94% 94%   Over 0.5   88% 91%
59% 59%   Over 1.5   71% 62%
35% 29%   Over 2.5   41% 32%
29% 29%   Over 3.5   18% 15%
15% 12%   Over 4.5   12% 9%
44% 35%   BTTS   41% 32%
29% 47%   Clean Sheets   29% 41%
32% 24%   Failed To Score   41% 35%
 
5.4 5.6   Corners For (avg)   3.7 4.7
5.8 5.4   Corners Against (avg)   7.9 7.3
2.1 2.1   Yellow Cards (avg)   3.1 3.1
3 2   Red Cards   4 6
Key stats last season:
  • Boavista have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Boavista have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Boavista have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vitória Guimarães have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

Vitória Guimarães
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal Europa League League Cup Super Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
17-07-19 CF Rio Ave 0 - 1 Vitória Guimarães
25-07-19 EL Jeunesse d'Esch 0 - 1 Vitória Guimarães
01-08-19 EL Vitória Guimarães 4 - 0 Jeunesse d'Esch
05-08-19 LC Feirense 0 - 1 Vitória Guimarães
08-08-19 EL Ventspils 0 - 3 Vitória Guimarães
14-08-19 EL Vitória Guimarães 16:00 Ventspils
18-08-19 PL Vitória Guimarães 17:30 Boavista
25-08-19 PL Vitória Guimarães 20:00 Famalicão
01-09-19 PL Porto 17:30 Vitória Guimarães
15-09-19 PL Vitória Guimarães 15:00 Desportivo Aves
Boavista
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal Carioca 1 Serie D League Cup Club Friendlies Carioca 1 - Taca Rio
All Home Away
06-05-19 PL Vitória Setúbal 0 - 3 Boavista
11-05-19 PL Boavista 4 - 2 Sporting Braga
18-05-19 PL Marítimo 0 - 1 Boavista
03-08-19 LC Casa Pia 2 - 0 Boavista
11-08-19 PL Boavista 2 - 1 Desportivo Aves
18-08-19 PL Vitória Guimarães 17:30 Boavista
24-08-19 PL Boavista 20:30 Pacos de Ferreira
30-08-19 PL Belenenses 20:15 Boavista
15-09-19 PL Boavista 15:00 Sporting CP
22-09-19 PL Gil Vicente 15:00 Boavista

  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 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Famalicão 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Sporting Braga 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Boavista 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Gil Vicente 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Belenenses 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Marítimo 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Portimonense 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Sporting CP 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Rio Ave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Tondela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Vitória Guimarães 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Vitória Setúbal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Desportivo Aves 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Porto 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
16 Moreirense 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
17 Santa Clara 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Paços de Ferreira 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

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