The Portugal League Cup continues this week and we are looking forward to the match between FC Famalicão and Tondela. This is a game in Group H of the competition and will be played at the Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho on the 9th of December.
As things stand in the group ahead of this fixture, FC Famalicão are bottom on 1 point and Tondela are third on 2 points.
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FC Famalicão come into the match on the back of a 1-0 loss at Torreense in the League Cup on Friday. The only goal of the game was scored in the 50th minute and the attempts of FC Famalicão to equalise were weakened as they were reduced to ten men with 11 minutes of the match remaining.
That defeat means FC Famalicão have recorded only 1 win from their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
There have been defeats against Vitoria Guimaraes and Sporting Club in the Primeira Liga plus draws with Maritimo in the Primeira Liga and Academico Viseu in the League Cup. The only win came at home against Dumiense in the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup.
Home form shows FC Famalicão are not easy to beat on home soil and they are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 home matches. They have seen both teams score in each of their last 4 home games.
Tondela make the trip to the Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho having previously been held to a 1-1 draw at home by Torreense in the League Cup. Tondela opened the scoring after 26 minutes but Torreense equalised midway through the second half to take a point.
That was the second successive draw for Tondela in the League Cup having been held to a 0-0 draw at home by Estoril in the opening round of matches.
The draw with Torreense means Tondela have failed to win any of their last 8 fixtures in all competitions. In fact, Tondela have recorded only 1 win from their 10 most recent games.
Trends show they participate in low scoring matches and Tondela have seen under 2.5 goals scored in each of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
There have also been under 2.5 goals in 3 of the latest games in the League Cup featuring Tondela.
Team news and FC Famalicão will be without Brazilian defender Riccieli, who is suspended following his red card in the previous game.
Tondela could freshen up their starting XI with the inclusion of Simão, Mohamed Khacef, Tiago Almeida, and Rúben Fonseca.
Having analysed recent matches involving Tondela, it is likely we are going to see under 2.5 goals in a closely fought game. However, FC Famalicão have been scoring goals and this one could end level, with both teams finding the back of the net. That makes 1-1 a good prediction for the correct score.