David Flower
Dailysports's expert
Farense
Boavista
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One of the matches of the 30th round of the Portuguese championship will be played on Friday at the Algarve stadium, where local side Farense will host Boavista. I suggest betting on the outcome of this encounter with good chances of success.
Match preview
Before the start of the championship, most experts predicted Farense would battle for survival — and as the season shows, the forecasts were quite accurate. After 29 rounds, the team is firmly rooted at the bottom of the standings, occupying the penultimate spot with 21 points.
However, the gap from AFS in the playoff zone is only two points, and their nearest pursuer, the absolute outsider Boavista, is just three points behind. In the last round, Farense managed to take three points away against Estrela, scoring the only goal at the beginning of the second half.
Boavista, from the first rounds, found themselves among the main candidates for relegation and, unfortunately, only strengthened this disappointing status as the season progressed. By the 30th round, the "panthers" are at the bottom of the Primeira table with a meager 18 points after 29 matches. The gap from the safe zone is already eight points, and essentially, the club from Porto can only hope for a football miracle.
Recent results only worsen the situation — defeats to Vitoria Guimaraes (1:2), Moreirense (0:1), Gil Vicente (1:3), and Nacional (0:1) are pushing Lito Vidigal's team deeper into the relegation mire. Even the away victory over Rio Ave in the previous round — 2:0 — did little to help the situation.
Probable lineups
- Farense: Velho – Lucas, Falcon, Moreno – Pastor, Meninho, Neto, Victor – Mergem, Tomane, Mathias
- Boavista: Vaclik - Fonying, Vukotic, Abascal - Kurzawa, Van Ginkel, Perez, Kake - Reizinho, Bozenik, Kone
Match facts and head-to-head
- In the first round, the teams drew 1:1
- The "Over 2.5 goals" bet has hit in two out of five matches
- The "Both teams to score" bet has hit in three out of five matches
Prediction
Bookmakers favor Farense and believe in a victory for the home team. Odds for the "Algarve Lions" to win are given at 1.83. Another point is that even at home, Farense has only two victories, so it's better to opt for "Under 2.5 goals" with odds of 1.70.
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