Estoril Praia vs Belenenses Match Analysis and Prediction

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Belenenses travel to the Estadio Antonio Coimbra de Mota to face Estoril Praia on Sunday, as they will be looking to claim successive Primeira Liga wins for the first time since last July and move out of the relegation zone.

Meanwhile, the hosts head into the match wihtout a win in any of their last four fixtures and will be seeking to put an end to this dry spell.

Estoril Praia turned in a resilient display in the Primeira Liga last Monday when they held fourth-placed Sporting Braga to a goalless draw on their home soil.

Despite 64 percent of ball possession being on their side, Carlos Carvalhal’s side were guilty of a wasteful display in front of goal as they failed to tuck home their chances before settling for a share of spoils.

Estoril were on a run of three consecutive defeats prior to that, losing to Benfica, Vizela and Santa Clara, while scoring twice and conceding six goals in the process.

The Canarinhos are currently ninth in the Primeira Liga standings, with 35 points from 30 matches, leaving them level on points with 10th-placed Santa Clara, but could rise as high as seventh with all three points on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Belenenses kept their survival chances alive as they secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Vizela when the sides met last Saturday.

Despite being on the back foot for most of the game, Yves Baraye came to the rescue of O Belem as he scored the only goal of the game at the Estadio do Restelo to condemn the visitors to a defeat.

While Belenenses remain rooted to the bottom of the table with 24 points from 30 matches, a victory on Sunday could see them leave the automatic relegation places as they sit two points off Moreirense in the playoff spot.

Estoril Praia vs Belenenses head to head

The two teams have previously met on 24 occasions across all competitions, where Estoril have claimed 11 victories while Belenenses have won five, and they have drawn in eight. Estoril have scored 28 goals and conceded 21. In their last five meetings, Estoril have won three while Belenenses have won twice.

Belenenses 1-3 Estoril 14/04/17

Belenenses 0-1 Estoril 02/08/17

Belenenses 2-1 Estoril 17/09/17

Estoril 0-2 Belenenses 17/02/18

Belenenses 0-1 Estoril 12/12/21

Estoril Praia latest home form

Estoril have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their five most recent matches. In their last home game, they drew 0-0 with Sporting Braga in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded five.

Estoril 1-0 Tondela 12/02/22

Estoril 2-3 Boavista 27/02/22

Estoril 2-0 Portimonense 12/03/22

Estoril 1-2 Vizela 02/04/22

Estoril 0-0 Sporting Braga 18/04/22

Estoril Praia latest away form

Estoril have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having failed to win in any of their eight most recent matches. In their last away game, they lost 2-0 to Santa Clara in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored one goal and conceded seven.

Maritimo 0-0 Estoril 05/02/22

Sporting Lisbon 3-0 Estoril 27/02/22

Gil Vicente 0-0 Estoril 04/03/22

Benfica 2-1 Estoril 20/03/22

Santa Clara 2-0 Estoril 10/04/22

Belenenses latest home form

Belenenses have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Vizela 1-0 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded two.

Belenenses 1-0 Vitoria Guimaraes 13/02/22

Belenenses 0-2 Pacos Ferreira 25/02/22

Belenenses 0-0 Boavista 12/03/22

Belenenses 2-0 Portimonense 02/04/22

Belenenses 1-0 Vizela 16/04/22

Belenenses latest away form

Belenenses have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having failed to win in any of their ten most recent matches. In their last away game, they were defeated 3-1 by Benfica in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded 10.

Moreirense 4-1 Belenenses 08/02/22

Gil Vicente 2-0 Belenenses 19/02/22

Tondela 1-1 Belenenses 07/03/22

Santa Clara 0-0 Belenenses 19/03/22

Benfica 3-1 Belenenses 09/04/22

Estoril Praia news

Pinheiro will not be able to call upon the services of Ruben Providence, as the 20-year-old French youngstar continues his lengthy speel on the sidelines through an ankle problem.

He is joined on the Estoril Praia injury table by defender Lucas Africo, who picked up a knee injury last November.

Belenenses news

Belenenses are set to be without 23-year-old midfielder Chico Teixeira, who has been out of action since last September through a knee problem.

Baraye ended an eight-game goal drought with his effort against Vizela last time out and he is expected to team up with Safira and Rafael Camacho in attack.

Prediction and Odds

Estoril Praia have won three out of five recent encounters and will be backing themselves to come away with positive results against a Belenenses side yet to win away from home this season.

However, we predict the visitors will build on last week’s win over Vizela and claim a victory here.

Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.05 2 2.20