Portimonense will be looking to make it two wins from two in the Primera Liga for the first time this year when the welcome Vitoria de Guimaraes to the Estadio Municipal de Portimao on Sunday.
On the other hand, the visitors head into the weekend on a run of three consecutive victories across all competitions and will look to maintain that run.
Portimonense claimed their first win of the season in fashion as they comfortably saw off Pacos de Ferreira 3-0 when the sides met at the Capital do Movel Municipal Stadium last Monday.
They had previously endured an unconvincing pre-season campaign, where they picked up two wins and one draw from their six friendly matches, before suffering a 1-0 defeat against Boavista in their league opener on August 7.
Meanwhile, Vitoria de Guimaraes made it two wins from their opening two Primeira Liga matches last weekend when they defeated Estoril Praia 1-0 at the Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques.
In a contest where Goncalo Esteves received his marching orders, Andre Silva scored the only goal of the game inside their opening 16 minutes to the visitors to their first defeat of the season.
Joao Teixeira’s side had previously claimed a 1-0 victory over Chaves in their league curtain-raiser on August 7, before defeating Hajduk Split 1-0 in the second leg of the Europa Conference League third qualifying round tie three days later.
Os Vimaranenses head into the weekend unbeaten in their last seven league matches, claiming four wins and three draws since a 1-0 defeat against Porto on April 10.
While Vitoria de Guimaraes will be seeking a fourth win on the bounce for the first time since August 2021, they travel to the Estadio Municipal de Portimao where they have managed just one win in their last six visits since 2011.
Portimonense vs Vitoria de Guimaraes head to head
The two teams have previously met on 16 occasions across all competitions, where Vitoria Guimaraes have claimed nine victories while Portimonense have won five, and they have drawn in two. Portimonense have scored 20 goals and conceded 30. In their last five meetings, they have won twice each while drawing once.
Portimonense 0-1 Vitoria Guimaraes 04/07/20
Vitoria Guimaraes 1-0 Portimonense 05/12/20
Portimonense 3-0 Vitoria Guimaraes 09/04/21
Vitoria Guimaraes 0-1 Portimonense 08/08/21
Portimonense 1-1 Vitoria Guimaraes 17/01/22
Portimonense latest home form
Portimonense lost 1-0 to Boavista in their last home game in the league. However, they have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, as they have won each of their previous three matches. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded three.
Portimonense 0-1 Porto 14/07/22
Portimonense 2-0 Sporting Braga 23/07/22
Portimonense 1-0 Sporting Covilha 27/07/22
Portimonense 2-1 Estoril 30/07/22
Portimonense 0-1 Boavista 07/08/22
Portimonense latest away form
Portimonense have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their four most recent matches. They defeated Pacos Ferreira 3-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded three.
Arouca 1-0 Portimonense 30/04/22
Maritimo 0-1 Portimonense 14/05/22
Roma 2-0 Portimonense 16/07/22
Sporting Lisbon 0-2 Portimonense 20/07/22
Pacos Ferreira 0-3 Portimonense 15/08/22
Vitoria de Guimaraes latest home form
Vitoria Guimaraes have recently been on a good run of form at home, having won each of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Estoril 1-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and kept clean sheets.
Vitoria Guimaraes 5-0 Gil Vicente 15/05/22
Vitoria Guimaraes 1-0 Torreense 13/07/22
Vitoria Guimaraes 3-0 Puskas 21/07/22
Vitoria Guimaraes 1-0 Hajduk Split 10/08/22
Vitoria Guimaraes 1-0 Estoril 14/08/22
Vitoria de Guimaraes latest away form
Vitoria Guimaraes have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their six most recent matches. They defeated Chaves 1-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded six.
Boavista 1-1 Vitoria Guimaraes 06/05/22
Porto 2-1 Vitoria Guimaraes 16/07/22
Puskas 0-0 Vitoria Guimaraes 28/07/22
Hajduk Split 3-1 Vitoria Guimaraes 04/08/22
Chaves 0-1 Vitoria Guimaraes 07/08/22
Portimonense news
Portimonense will head into the contest without the services of Brazilian midfielder Carlinhos, who has been sidelined since May’s game against Sporting Lisbon through an ankle injury.
Anderson Olivera came of with an injury in the game against Pacos Ferreira and the midfielder is out of contention for the hosts.
Vitoria de Guimaraes news
Teixeira will be unable to call upon midfielder Tomas Handel, who has been out of action since February through a severe muscle injury.
Defender Jorge Fernandes is set to sit out his sixth game on the bounce after coming off injured midway through the Europa Conference League qualifying game against Puskas.
Prediction and Odds
Portimonense will be looking to build on Monday’s victory, but they face a Vitoria de Guimaraes side who are unbeaten in their last three matches.
The visitors are one of just four sides to win their opening two game and we predict that they come away with at least a draw.
Odds: 1 2.28 X 2.05 2 2.15
Probable outcomes
Portimonense 0-0 Vitoria Guimaraes
Portimonense 1-1 Vitoria Guimaraes
Portimonense 2-2 Vitoria Guimaraes
Portimonense 0-1 Vitoria Guimaraes
Portimonense 1-2 Vitoria Guimaraes
