Portimonense go into the weekend’s Primeira Liga action against Tondela on the back of five straight matches without a win in the Portugal’s top flight.
On Sunday, Portimonense will host Tondela at the Estadio Municipal de Portimao. Portimonense are eighth in the Primeira Liga table with 25 points from 19 games.
Their form over the course of the last six games was not good as Portimonense claimed a mere five points from the last 18 available.
Tondela are 14th in the Primeira division. Seventeen points have been picked up from 19 games in the league. Like Portimonense, Tondela do not go into the game on Sunday in form.
Tondela took just five points from the last 18 points available in the division.
Portimonense claimed a 3-0 win against Tondela in the reverse fixture between them. Beto and Ayton Boa Morte scored in the first half to put Portimonense in the lead. Boa Morte’s goal came from the penalty spot.
Fali Cande added a third goal for Portimonense in the second period to give them the win. Portimonense have won the last two games against Tondela in the Primeira Liga.
Just one player will miss out for Portimonense on Sunday as it stands. Defender Lucas Possignolo is suspended for the fixture. Three players are on the Tondela injury list ahead of Sunday’s clash.
Midfielders Philip Tear and Iker Undabarrena tested positive for COVID-19 and are expected to miss out. Defender Jota Goncalves has an ACL injury and will miss the fixture.
Boa Morte leads Portimonense with three goals this season in 19 games. He scored the last time these teams met and could get on the scoresheet once more.
Joao Pedro leads Tondela in goals with seven. However, all seven goals have come from the penalty spot this season in the Primeira.
Tondela have conceded the most goals in the Primeira Liga this season with 39. They are –13 in goal difference with 26 goals for. The last four games played by Tondela in the Primeira Liga finished with both teams scoring.
Portimonense have scored 19 goals while conceding 20 times. The home side saw four of the last five matches in the Primeira finish with both teams finding the back of the net.
Tondela’s recent form against Portimonense hasn’t been good. They have lost back-to-back games against Portimonense in the Primeira.
Portimonense should claim a win at full-time with both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals tallied.
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