Tondela vs Belenenses Match Analysis and Prediction

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Round 25 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga will see two bottom-of-the-table teams clash when Tondela welcome Belenenses to the Estadio Joao Cardoso on Monday.

The hosts head into the game fresh off the back of a Taca de Portugal first-leg victory over Mafra, while Belenenses will be looking to end their two-game losing run.

Tondela are now 90 minutes away from a spot in the final of the Taca de Portugal after securing a comfortable 3-0 victory over Segunda Liga outfit Mafra in the first leg of their semi-final clash last Thursday.

They now turn their attention on the Primeira Liga where they are currently on a run of four consecutive defeats, while managing just two victories from their last nine matches since the turn of the year.

This poor run has been due to their struggles at the defensive end of the pitch where they failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 16 games, conceding 31 goals since a 2-0 win over Belenenses in Octorber’s reverse fixture.

Meanwhile, Belenenses failed to return to winning ways last time out when they went down to a 2-0 defeat against Pacos de Ferreira at home.

In the match at the Estadio Nacional do Jamor, Denilson and Helder Ferreira scored in either side of half time to hand the visitors a second consecutive league win for the first time since last December.

While Franclim Carvalho’s side will be seeking to end their dry spell, they have struggled to get going on the road, where they are yet to win and currently have the division’s poorest record with just four points from 12 away matches.

However, they will fancy their chances of a positive result against Tondela at the Estadio Joao Cardoso, where they have won each of their three most recent visits.

Tondela vs Belenenses head to head

The two sides have previously met on 15 occasions, where Belenenses are leading with 8 victories while Tondela have won twice, and they have drawn in 5. Tondela have scored 12 goals and conceded 24. In their last five meetings, Tondela have won once, Belenenses in three with one draw.

Tondela 0-1 Belenenses 01/12/19

Belenenses 1-1 Tondela 01/07/20

Belenenses 2-0 Tondela 25/01/21

Tondela 1-3 Belenenses 11/05/21

Belenenses 0-2 Tondela 03/10/21

Tondela latest home form

Tondela won their last home game 3-0 over Mafra in the Taca de Portugal. However, they have recently been on a poor run of form, having lost three successive matches prior to that. In their five most recent matches, they have scored 8 goals and conceded 8 in the process.

Tondela 2-1 Moreirense 03/01/22

Tondela 2-3 Vizela 22/01/22

Tondela 1-3 Benfica 07/02/22

Tondela 0-1 Sporting Braga 20/02/22

Tondela 3-0 Mafra 03/03/22

Tondela latest away form

Tondela have recently been on a relatively good form on the road. However, they seem to be on a downward turn of form, as they have lost in each of the last two away matches. In their five most away matches, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.

Rio Ave 0-1(E) Tondela 12/01/22

Santa Clara 2-2 Tondela 16/01/22

Portimonense 1-2 Tondela 20/01/22

Estoril 1-0 Tondela 12/02/22

Famalicao 2-1 Tondela 26/02/22

Belenenses latest home form

Belenenses have recently been on a relatively poor form at home, as they have won just two of their seven most recent matches. Their most recent victory came on February 13 when they defeated Vitoria Guimaraes 1-0. In their last five matches, they have scored 5 goals and conceded 11.

Belenenses 2-1 Arouca 09/01/22

Belenenses 1-4 Porto 16/01/22

Belenenses 1-4 Sporting Lisbon 02/02/22

Belenenses 1-0 Vitoria Guimaraes 13/02/22

Belenenses 0-2 Pacos Ferreira 25/02/22

Belenenses latest away form

Belenenses have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having failed to win in each of their seven most recent away matches. Their last away victory came on November 21 when they defeated Caldas 5-3. In their last five matches, they have scored 2 goals and conceded 10.

Vizela 2-0 Belenenses 02/01/22

Famalicao 1-0 Belenenses 13/01/22

Maritimo 1-1 Belenenses 23/01/22

Moreirense 4-1 Belenenses 08/02/22

Gil Vicente 2-0 Belenenses 19/02/22

Tondela news

Ayestaran is likely to name a similar side that started against Mafra, with Daniel dos Anjos and Rafael Barbosa spearheading the attack once again.

Pedro Augusto, Sessi D’Almeida, Borges, Bebeto and Dantas should line up in midfield in front of a back three of Ricardo Alves, Eduardo Quaresma and Manu.

Belenenses news

Belenenses will have to do with the absence of Nilton Varela after the defender came off injured against Sporting Lisbon on February 2.

Rafael Camacho is absent as he has been sidelined since December through a muscle injury, and he is joined by Thibang Phete, who sustained an injury against Gil Vicente.

Prediction and Odds

Following a dominant cup win, Tondela enter Monday’s game with confidence as they seek to move out of the relegation places.

However, this is an important game for both sides, and with Belenenses seeking to improve their away form, we see the two settling for a draw to share points.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.05 2 2.35