Porto vs Vitoria Guimaraes prediction and betting tips on April 17, 2024
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Game Prediction
On Wednesday, there will be a Champions League match. Still, it is reasonable to mention that the football schedule is modest and the return semi-final game of the Portuguese Cup will clearly not be lost in it. Vitoria Guimaraes will visit Porto at Dragao – the guests need only a victory. Is there any chance of this? The website contains the author’s prediction for the decisive game on April 17, 2024.
Porto can brighten up an unsuccessful season only in this tournament
“The Dragons” are left without the Primeira title for the second time in a row. Moreover, if a year ago they fought to the last to retain the gold medals with Benfica, the team is watching from afar as “the Eagles” fight for 1st place with Sporting this time. And the abundance of misfires led to the fact that Braga and Guimaraes were very close, and even “bronze” position was by no means guaranteed. The failure of the previous round gave an opportunity for “the Archbishops” to catch up with the grandee. Conceição’s wards won the League Cup at the end of 2023. And they again overcame the Champions League group; moreover, they fought against Arsenal in the 1/8 finals: the team won with a 1-0 score at the home arena and “the Gunners” finally advanced through a penalty shoot-out. Still, the only way to brighten up the latest setbacks is in the cup – first it just needs not to fail the second semi-final and then try to beat the current flagship, Sporting, which has already qualified for the decisive round.
Vitoria Guimaraes is spending a good cycle
“The Conquerors” have never risen above 3rd place in the Primeira. Still, they, quite often, including in recent years, were somewhere right behind the giants, in the so-called “second tier” of the championship, and performed well in the cup format. Nowadays, the club can do both simultaneously. Speaking about the Primeira, the team is in the top 5 after finishing in 6th place in 2023 and can even overtake both Braga and Porto (although it only ended in a draw in the previous round). As for the Taça de Portugal, 4 rounds have been already overcome, however, “the Dragons’” goal in the semi-final, which took place at the home arena, was not answered.
Previous head-to-head matches
A 1-0 success in the cup confrontation was the eleventh victory of “the Dragons” in head-to-head matches. Still, then they lost to “the Conquerors” in the home Primeira match in April – 1-2.
Free prediction for the match Porto vs Vitoria Guimaraes on April 17:
It is unlikely that the important fight will be spectacular. We are waiting for “total: under 3.0” (odd: 1.67).