Belenenses vs Guimaraes Prediction and Betting Preview 11 June 2020

Here's our Belenenses vs Guimaraes Prediction analysis:

Following their poor start to the campaign, Belenenses seem to have turned a corner, thanks to the appointment of head coach Nuno Oliviera earlier this year. Ever since taking up the reins at the club, their fortunes have been turned around for the better.

Match status: 2019/20 Primeira Liga - MatchWeek 26
Kick-off: Thursday 11 Jun 2020, 07:00pm CET
 Venue: Estádio Nacional do Jamor (Lisbon - Oeiras)

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The Portuguese tactician appears to have gotten a good grasp of the abilities of every single one of his players, using them to their full potentials. It is fair to say this side have been rejuvenated since his unveiling as manager on January 15.

The hosts sit 13^th on the standings having garnered 29 points from 25 games, a whopping ten points clear of the relegation places. Provided O Belem keep performance levels on a fair pedestal, they should have enough about themselves to comfortably escape relegation.

Having plunged further into midtable obscurity, Guimaraes will set their sights on breaking into the highly-coveted top-four mix before the close of the campaign. They will need consistency on their side, starting with a win over this revived Belenenses side on Thursday evening.

With a Champions League place finish still very much in the works, will these Vitoria Guimaraes players rise to the occasion to seal a top-four spot before the season curtains draw close? We’ll find out over the coming weeks.

Belenenses vs Vitoria Guimaraes Team News

Last time out in the league, Belenenses were on the road to basement club Desportivo Aves, looking to pile on the misery for the latter side. Touted by the media as overwhelming favorites for the win, O Belem delivered the three points in comfortable fashion.

Dominating proceedings throughout the game, an own goal from Fabio and a well-taken Silvestre Varela goal ensured Nuno Manta Santos’ charges were easily swept aside. Belenenses showed supreme superiority over Aves as the opposition never really got going throughout the game.
With scores settled at half-time, the away side headed home with all three points in the bag, cutting them off the relegation picture. In fact, they are much closer to Guimaraes on the standings than they are to the drop-zone. Hence, they are pretty safe and can focus on climbing further up the ladder.

Vitoria Guimaraes have been one of the better sides in the Primeira Liga this season, churning out a couple of impressive results all season. On the last match-day, they held fourth-placed Sporting CP to a 2-2 home draw to keep them within continental qualification reckoning.

Most expecting a tightly-contested affair, both sides duly delivered, treating us to a frantic encounter in Guimaraes. Goals from Joao Carlos Teixeira and Edwards were enough to snatch a point from the jaws of a Sporting CP defeat.

The Conquerors have proved to be clinical in games at Belenenses having registered ten goals in their previous two visits to this ground, whilst conceding just the one goal in the process. More impressively, they head into this fixture on a four-game unbeaten run – three wins and a draw.

With all three wins had come against sides in the bottom half of the draw, the singular draw was salvaged against high-flying Sporting CP last time out.

While Belenenses have found goals very difficult to come by, they have struggled to keep opposition attacks at bay. They have averaged less than a goal every game but have conceded way more than they have scored.

Injured or Suspended Players

Belenenses: Eduardo Kau, Diogo Calila, Tomas Ribeiro and Francisco Varela.

Vitoria Guimaraes: Alhassan Wakaso, Joseph Amoah, Aziz and Matheus Mascarenhas.

Pre-Match Odds

Belenenses: 4.9
Draw: 3.82
Vitoria Guimaraes: 1.72

All odds are with 1xBet and are subject to change.
All odds are for Belenenses vs Guimaraes Predictions with 1xBet and are subject to change.

Belenenses vs Guimaraes Predictions

For all their struggles, it is important to note that the home side are currently on an impressive unbeaten run and have got the nod in h2h meetings with Guimaraes on this ground. Hence, they should get a goal, at least, before the end of the game.

However, Vitoria Guimaraes are by far the better side and should be celebrating victory at the end of the game. The safest punt would be backing both sides to score, with the Conquerors edging the game out narrowly.