The fight for survival in the Portuguese Primeira Liga is still very much alive with just two rounds of games remaining. One of the teams embroiled in the battle Portimonense visit Pacos de Ferreira on Monday evening, with the home side still not assured of their place in the Primeira Liga for next season.
Pacos de Ferreira are just five points clear of the relegation zone. Therefore, a draw in this game will mean that the home team cannot suffer relegation to the second tier.
A 1-1 draw at Moreirense last time out in the Portuguese top-flight means that Pacos de Ferreira have won just one of their previous four league outings.
The fact that the home team has not kept a clean sheet in their last 15 matches in the Portuguese top-flight has not helped their chances of breaking clear of the drop zone.
They have struggled for victories on home soil of late, as they have won just two of their previous seven league games at home, suffering five defeats in the process.
Portimonense are in an incredibly tight relegation battle. The team from Portimao are only outside of the relegation zone because of a 2-1 win at 17th Tondela earlier in the season. The two away goals are the reason the visitors are just outside the danger zone.
Last time out Portimonense recorded a 2-1 home win over Boavista, ending a mini two-game losing run in the Portuguese top-flight. The result means that the visitors have suffered just two defeats in eight league games, which for a relegation-threatened team it isn’t a terrible run.
Portimonense have been poor travellers of late in the Primeira Liga, as they have won just once in 17 league games on their travels, suffering defeat in six of their last eight away games in the Portuguese top-flight.
Forebet predicts that this game will end in a draw, confirming the home team’s top-flight status for next season, but leaving the visitors in a perilous position for the final game of the season.