Lusitânia Lourosa vs Portimonense Prediction

Right then, let's have a proper look at this Segunda Liga scrap between two sides who've been struggling to find their feet this season. Lusitânia Lourosa welcome Portimonense to their patch, and on paper, this looks like a golden chance for the home side to grab three precious points.

The lads from Lourosa are sitting 10th in the table with 14 points from 12 games. They've been a bit hit-and-miss lately, but there's some decent stuff in there. They went and beat FC Porto B 2-1 away in their last league game - not bad considering Porto B are pushing for promotion spots. Before that, they had a decent 1-1 draw at home against União de Leiria, who're flying high in 5th place. Mind you, they did get turned over 0-4 by Sporting CP B at home, so they can be a bit Jekyll and Hyde.

Portimonense, though? Blimey, they're in a right old mess. Rock bottom stuff, really. They're 16th with just 12 points, and their recent form is shocking - 1 win, 2 draws, and 7 losses in their last 10. They're barely scoring, averaging just 0.7 goals per game, and they haven't kept a single clean sheet in 10 matches. That's some going, that is.

When it comes to away days, Portimonense are absolutely dreadful. Zero wins in their last four on the road, scoring a pathetic 0.5 goals per game while letting in two per game. They've lost 1-0 at FC Porto B, 1-0 at FC Serpa (who aren't even in this league), got hammered 4-1 at Pacos Ferreira, and lost 2-1 at Arouca in the cup. Not exactly the form of a team that's going to travel and get a result, is it?

Lusitânia haven't been world-beaters at home either, mind you. Only one win in their last five at their place, but they've been scoring and conceding at about a goal a game there. They've had some tough fixtures at home against the better sides in this division.

The bookies have got the home win at 1.95, which looks about right to me. Given Portimonense's shocking away form and inability to score goals on the road, you'd have to fancy Lusitânia to edge this one. They've shown they can compete with the better teams, and Portimonense look like they'd struggle to beat a pub team at the moment.

Both teams tend to concede, but with Portimonense scoring just half a goal away from home, I'm not convinced they'll find the net here. The goal expectancy has the home side on 1.5 goals and the visitors on just 0.75, which tells its own story really.

Sometimes you've got to back against the team in terrible form, and Portimonense are absolutely stinking the place out away from home. Lusitânia aren't brilliant, but they're decent enough at this level to take advantage of a team that's completely lost confidence on their travels.