On Sunday evening, OS Belenenses and Famalicao clash at the Estadio do Restelo in the first round of the Taca da Liga.
The home team has played just two pre-season friendlies since winning promotion to the Portuguese Segunda last season, losing against Dezembro and last time out Estoril.
❗#OBelenensesVoltou❗Em época de regresso às competições profissionais, o #Belenenses estreia-se na Allianz Cup e estás convocado para um forte apoio no Restelo. 💙⚽🙌🆚 @FCF1931_Oficial🏆 #AllianzCup, Fase 1⏰ Domingo, 18h00📌 Estádio do Restelo🎥 SportTV#tweetpastel pic.twitter.com/Fo3jNLpbP2— Os Belenenses (@CFosBelenenses) July 19, 2023
❗#OBelenensesVoltou❗Em época de regresso às competições profissionais, o #Belenenses estreia-se na Allianz Cup e estás convocado para um forte apoio no Restelo. 💙⚽🙌🆚 @FCF1931_Oficial🏆 #AllianzCup, Fase 1⏰ Domingo, 18h00📌 Estádio do Restelo🎥 SportTV#tweetpastel pic.twitter.com/Fo3jNLpbP2
The defeats mean that the home team is winless in their last six games in all competitions, including suffering four losses in their previous five matches.
OS Belenenses' main issue of late has been scoring goals, as they have failed to score in five of their previous six outings. The lack of goals has contributed to three of their last four matches producing under 2.5 goals.
This game will see OS Belenenses feature in the Taca da Liga for the first time in their short history as a separate club after splitting from Belenenses SAD.
The visitors have played just one friendly game in pre-season, where they recorded a 1-0 win over Trofense. The victory ended a seven-game winless run in all competitions for Famalicao.
It also ended a woeful recent defensive run, as they have conceded at least two goals in seven of their last nine outings.
Famalicao doesn’t have a great recent record in the Taca da Liga, as they have won just one of their previous five games in the competition. The one win came in a 1-0 victory in their last match in the competition.
Famalicao’s recent away record in the Taca da Liga is highly inconsistent, as they have won two, lost two and drawn one of their previous five games in the competition.
Forebet predicts that Famalicao will record a victory in a low-scoring encounter to book their place in the next round of the competition.