Vitoria Guimaraes vs Chaves Betting Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga
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THE FACTS
When is Vitoria Guimaraes vs Chaves on and what time does it start? Vitoria Guimaraes vs Chaves will take place on Saturday 28th October, 2023 – 18:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Vitoria Guimaraes vs Chaves? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What channel is Vitoria Guimaraes vs Chaves on in the UK? Some Portuguese Primeira Liga matches are televised on either TNT Sports or Viaplay Sports in the UK so it is worth checking their schedules
Where can I Vitoria Guimaraes vs Chaves in the UK? If televised on either TNT Sports or Viaplay Sports, the match can be streamed on their respective streaming platforms
THE LOWDOWN
VITORIA GUIMARAES
In the summer of 2022, Vitoria lost senior players such as Andre Almeida, Oscar Estupinan, Rochinha, Ricardo Quaresma and Marcus Edwards as well as manager, Pepa. Despite all of that, they have achieved back-to-back UEFA Europa Conference League qualifications but been knocked out in the early qualifying rounds of both of those competitions.
Now, though, they come into this on the back of a 3-1 win away to Moncarapachense in their most recent outing in the third round of the Taca de Portugal. They are unbeaten in their last four matches and are challenging, once again, towards the top end of the table. They have remained low-scoring, though, with just 12 in eight.
CHAVES
Coached by former Vitoria manager, Moreno, who departed the Guimaraes-based club at the end of last season, Chaves come into this looking to build on a mid-table finish from last season that saw them push towards the European places. A season of backing that up, though, has been quite underwhelming.
The visitors come into this on the back of a penalty shootout defeat to Canelas 2010 in the third round of the Taca de Portugal after a goalless draw. They had collected seven points from three matches in the build-up to that – which are their first seven points of the season after five successive defeats to start with.
THE TEAM NEWS
VITORIA GUIMARAES
Vitoria have a fully fit and available squad for this weekend’s encounter against Chaves so they will be able to name an unchanged eleven for this weekend.
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Bruno Varela; Fernandes, M.Silva, Ribeiro; Gaspar, T.Silva, Handel, Mendes, Freitas; J.Silva, A.Silva
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE:
CHAVES
Moreno is dealing with just one injury for this weekend’s encounter with former Coventry attacking midfielder, Ruben Lameiras, being unavailable for this one.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Souza; Rodrigues, Vitoria, Queiros; Correia, Guima, Nwakali, Langa; Paulo Victor, Hector, Sanca
UNAVAILABLE: Lameiras (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
These two sides begin the weekend’s round of fixtures sitting at opposite ends of the table with Vitoria sitting just five places off the top-of-the-table and Chaves five places off the bottom. The hosts have suffered just two defeats in their opening eight matches, whilst the away team are beginning to improve and will remain a tough team to beat. Given the form of the visitors, a draw would appear the likeliest outcome for this one.
BETTING TIP: DRAW
