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It’s not easy to beat Santa Clara at their home, they are unbeaten at 11 of their last 12 games in Açores for the Liga NOS. Nevertheless, the Azoreans never beat Benfica for the Liga NOS and have suffered at least 2 goals in 4 of their last 5 games against the encarnados. In their last match, they managed to draw against the Portimonense. AndresonCarvalho will not play due to an injury and GuilhermeSchettine is in doubt.
Probable 11: Marco – João Lucas, João Afonso, César Martins, Fábio Cardoso, Patrick – Zé Manuel, Chico Ramos, Rashid, Carlos Junior – Thiago Santana.

The Benfica won their last 13 games away from home for the Liga NOS and 8 of their last 9 against Santa Clara. The encardados broke a series of 5 victories in their last match for the champions league against Lyon. Practically out of the fight for the passage to the next phase of this competition their big focus now will be the Liga NOS where they are in the first position. The only injured player for Benfica is Rafa. Ferro suffered an injury in the champions league match but will probably recover.
Probable 11: Vlachodimos – Grimaldo, Ruben Dias, Ferro, André Almeida – Cervi, Florentino, Gabriel, Pizzi – Chiquinho, Seferovic.

I believe that the Eagles are the clear favorites here, they never lost to Santa Clara, and besides the Santa Clara are not at their best with just one win in the last 5 games. This will be a good opportunity for Benfica to start winning again and secure their first place.

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Braga lost in their last journey away from home against Boavista after a series of 9 games without a loss, with 7 Wins. The Braga need to win points in the league to go up in the classification table and take a position that is more consistent with their real value, which would be between the first 3/4 places in the league.

No players from the home team will be missing for this game.

Problable 11: Matheus – Sequeira, Bruno Viana, Pablo Santos, Esgaio – André Horta, Palhinha, Novais – Ricardo Horta (Galeno), Wilson Eduardo, Paulinho.



Famalicão started to win again in their last game against Gil Vicente after a heavy loss against Porto in the Dragão stadium last weekend. Although Famalicão is one of the big surprises of this championship I believe that they are far above what they are really worth. I don’t like the way they defend, they give too much space between the lines, against teams with the quality of Braga they suffer a lot and give away many scoring opportunities.

The visitors will play without their big star and key player Fábio Martins who was loaned by Braga.

Probable 11: Defendi – Centelles, Pérez, Roderick, Lionn – Guga, Gustavo Assunção, Pedro Gonçalves – Diogo Gonçalves, Lameiras, Tony Martínez.



I believe that Braga will not waste this opportunity to win the 3 points, they are a much more experienced team and better team both individually and collectively. The Braga will use the defensive weaknesses of the Famalicão team to score goals and win the match.

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Porto is coming from 9 wins in their last 10 games in all competitions, their only loss happened precisely in this league, in an away match against the Feyenoord. With this mishap, Porto needs the 3 points here. Sérgio Conceição affirmed the desire to win this league and that’s why I believe that he will not go easy and use his best 11. Romário Baró and Sérgio Oliveira will not play due to injuries.

The Rangers lost a chance to take the lead of the Scottish league last weekend with a disappointing draw against the Hearts. They started this competition with a victory at home against the Feyenoord but after that, they were defeated in the second round by Young Boys in Switzerland. Ryan Jack, Ryan Kent, Joe Aribo, Jordan Jones, and Jon Flanagan are in doubt for this match.

In the Europa League group draw, Porto was considered the great favorite for the group, after the mishap in the road against the Feyenoord a win is obligatory for this match. The Dragons are far superior to the Rangers, and playing in front of their fans they are the clear favorites here.

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Feyenoord interrupted a run of 3 games without a win in the last matchday of the Dutch league with a 5-1 win against Twente. In the first round of the Europa League they lost 1-0 against Rangers.
Sven van Beek is injured and will not play. Orkun Kokcu was injured in the last match and is in doubt.
Probable 11: Vermeer – Haps, Botteghin, Edgar Ié, Karsdorp – Toornstra, Tapia, Leroy Fer – Larsson, Berghuis, Sinisterra.

Porto is in a great phase with 8 straight wins in all competitions. They have 3 wins in a row away from home, including a brilliant 2-0 win away from home against Benfica. In the first round of the competition they won at home against Young Boys by 2-1. The Dragons are the big favorites of this group, I believe that Sérgio Conceição will make the team give everything it has to quickly resolve the passage to the next phase and then have the chance to better manage the team and make adjustments in the last games.
Romário Baró and Sergio Oliveira are injured and will not play on Thursday.
Probable 11 initials: Marchesin – Telles, Marcano, Pepe, Corona – Otavio, Danilo, Uribe – Diaz, Marega, Soares.

Taking into account the recent form and the difference in quality individually and collectively between the two teams I see here a good value in this line.

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Vitória de Guimarães is normally very strong at home, they are undefeated in their stronghold in 10 of the last 11 games for the Liga NOS. They are making a very positive season with only one defeat in 6 games, playing a very attractive kind football and for sure they will fight for the first 4/5 positions in the table.
André André, Wakaso, Al Musrati, Joseph, Jonathan, Celis and Miguel Oliveira are still injured.
Posible 11: Miguel Silva – Rafa Soares, Bondarenko, Tapsoba, Sacko – André Almeida, Pepe, Lucas Evangelista – Davidson, Rochinha, Guedes.

Paços de Ferreira lost 5 out of 6 games outside home. The team did not start the season well, they are at the last position of the league with only 1 victory and one draw in 6 games, with one of the worst attacks of the league and also one of the worst defences. Despite the victory in the last round against weak Aves, Paços de Ferreira is also one of the worst teams of the league and in my opinion, one of the top candidates for a relegation. Welthon will not play once he is on loan for Vitória de Guimarães. André Pereira was punished after being sent off against Aves.
Posible 11: Ricardo Ribeiro – Bruno Teles, Baixinho, Maracas, Bruno dos Santos – Diaby, Luiz Carlos, Bernardo Martins, Pedrinho, Helder Ferreira – Douglas.

The difference in quality both individually and collectively is huge, when playing before your public I don’t see any other result than the victory for Vimaranenses. My prediction for this match is Guimaraes AH -1.

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Famalicão is making a dream season start, remaining an isolated leader with 5 wins in 6 games, the last of which against Sporting in Alvalade and is currently one of the two teams still undefeated in the league alongside Boavista. At home, they have obtained 9 victories in the last 10 games and scored 2 or more goals in 8 of them. Famalicão are living a historical moment and their motivation is on top.
Roderick Mirana will be the only injured for Saturday’s game.
Posible 11: Defendi - Centelles, Pérez, Willian, Lionn - Guga, Assunção, Pedro Gonçalves - Fabio Martins, Lameiras, Martínez;

Belenenses are not making a positive start of season, they haven’t scored a single goal in the last 5 of the 6 games of the Liga NOS and in the last 8 games they obtained only one single victory. I believe that Belenenses in this season will be in the group that will fight for maintenance until the last day.
Varela and Eduardo Kau are injured for this game.
Posible 11: Koffi – Tomás Ribeiro, Gonçalo Silva, Nuno Coelho – Calila, Robinho, André Santos, Benny, Akas – Kikas, Licá;

I can’t see other result here than Famalicão’s victory. They will play with a stadium full of beloved fans. Belenenses are the ideal opponents to keep the first isolated place at least for one more journey. Lameiras and Fabio Martins in good shape will create many problems for the away team.

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PSV is in great form and had a very consistent start to the season, winning all the last 5 games with just 1 goal conceded and they are unbeaten in their last 12 games at home. In the last round for the Dutch football league, they beat Vitesse by 5-0. They are 2nd in the league with 4 wins and 1 draw in 5 games and an excellent 14 goals scored and only 3 conceded. At home, PSV has 2 wins in 2 league games this season.
Sam Lammers, Yannick Van Osch and Gastón Pereiro are out due to injuries.

Sporting side, on the other hand, is not having a good time, they have only won 2 matches in the last 5. In the last matchday for Liga NOS, the visitors did not go beyond a draw 1-1 against Boavista. The Lions occupy the 5th position in the league with only 8 points from 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses with a record of 9 goals scored and 7 goals conceded. Their record away from home is bad, with only 1 win in 3 rounds this season.
Jovane Cabral and Stefan Ristovski are out for injuries.

I see good value in a PSV victory, the team is in good form, with a very strong attack and plays at home, against a very inconsistent Sporting that suffers from many goals; I believe they will suffer a lot in the defensive area.

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Boavista is unbeaten in their last 8 Liga NOS matches. The home team had a very positive start this season, reaching 4th place in the league with 8 points after 2 wins and 2 draws. In the last round they got a 1-0 win at Belenenses.
Helton Leite is still injured and will not play Sunday.

Sporting won the last 7 games against Boavista and remain unbeaten in 10 of the last 11 matches for Liga NOS. They currently occupy the 6th position of the league with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The defeat came precisely in a surprising 3-2 game against Rio Ave in the last game.
Joave Cabral and Ristovski are still injured and are out of the game. Sebastian Coates is suspended after a red card in the last game.

I believe the change of coach on Sporting’s side can have a positive effect on the team and so I will bet on them. Boavista, despite having a very positive start to the season, doesn’t convince me much. Sporting has excellent players, and also the great Bruno Fernandes who is the biggest star of the league. I also see value in the bet Bruno Fernandes to score for those who have access to this type of bet.

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Vitória Setúbal have not won in 13 of their last 14 home matches and have not scored any goals in 6 of their last 8 Primeira Liga matches. In the last round, they tied (0-0) against the newly promoted Gil Vicente. In the league, they are one of the only 2 teams that haven’t scored any goals in 4 matches. I consider Vitória one of the weakest teams in the league, and in my opinion, they will be one of the relegation candidates for this season.
André Pedrosa and Alex Freitas are still injured and will not play on Friday.

Braga side is unbeaten in 25 of their last 28 games against Vitória de Setúbal. They haven’t started the season in the best way, they are 13th in the league with just one win in their first 4 games, but they’ve played 2 of the big 3, Benfica and Sporting. In the last round, Braga was beaten by Benfica 4-0, which further reinforces the importance of winning the 3 points in this game. Braga has a great team and needs to win this game so as not to lose sight of the top places in the league. In the head-to-head against Setúbal, Braga has won all of their last 5 matches.
Raul Silva and Murillo remain out of the game due to injuries.

I see great value in this line, although I don’t consider it an easy game, Braga is a better team and I think they will win. The Sadinos are struggling to score goals, have no goals in the league and play very poor football. On the other hand, Braga won 4 of their last 6 matches in all competitions and haven’t scored goals only against Benfica. After a slow start, I believe that Braga with their excellent team will start their recovery towards the first places in the table, their natural place since the ‘Minhotos’ is one of the best teams in the league.

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Santos had a great season, they are currently sharing their lead with Flamengo. Against Atlético Paranaense they have an impressive record of 13 wins in the last 13 home matches. After 3 games, they returned to winning ways on their last matchday at Chapecoense and this certainly left the team motivated to continue the fight for first place.

Atletico Paranaense lost their last 3 away matches and conceded 2 or more goals in the last 5. In addition, the first leg of the Brazil Cup is next Wednesday and the Sunday match will definitely be in the background, they will probably change virtually the entire team and field the reserve team.

I see clear value on the home team, Santos, and believe that they will play practically at full strength against Atletico who will present a reserve team due to the important game they have next Wednesday. Sampaoli’s side is strong at home, they will take on the second line of the Atletico side in this match, and I believe they will not waste this opportunity to stay close to Flamengo.

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Rio Ave started Liga NOS with a defeat against Famalicão away from home, but after that they beat Aves by a significant 5-1 at home and in the last match day they beat Sporting with a 3-2 score at Alvalade. The team is having a good phase and is very confident.
For this match Rio Ave has a significant loss, Taremi, to the Iranian national team, Nadjack is out for injury in the next 6 months. Aderllan Santos, Lucas Piazon and Diogo Figueiras weren't registered by the club on August 11th when the match was supposed to take place and are out.

Vitória Guimarães lost 5 of the last 6 away matches in the Liga NOS. They haven’t won any league games this season, started with 2 draws against Boavista at home and Famalicão away and on the last day they lost 3-0 at Porto.
For this match the visitors have a true crisis of absentees, more than half a team between injured, expelled and national teams and this will be a big problem. In the absent lot are key team players like Rochinha and Davidson (suspend), probably the best players of Vitória this season. The visitors have also injured players like André André, Wakaso, Mikel, Musrati and Joseph. Players not yet registered for the first round, Denis Poha, Bruno Duarte, Lucas Evangelista, Marcus Edwards, Leo Bonatini and Touré. And finally Tapsoba and Sacko are representing their selections. To get an idea of ​​the magnitude of this problem, coach Ivo Vieira will have to move 7 of the last 11 starter who faced Porto, they are Sacko, Tapsoba, Musrati, Poha, Lucas Evangelista, Davidson and Rochinha.

Although the odds have already dropped a little, I believe it still has great value with Guimaraes completely devastated with 15 players missing. On the other hand Rio Ave has made good performances and scored many goals, I believe the team will be victorious before yur audience.

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Vitória de Guimarães side is unbeaten in the last 10 games and has won 8 of them. At home they have an amazing record, remaining unbeaten in 20 out of their last 23 games, and winning 5 of their last 6 matches. This season began very well with an excellent record of 5 wins and 2 draws in 7 official matches. The ‘Vimaranenses’ played very well against Boavista in the previous round, dominated the game, created several opportunities, but did not have a good finish, eventually giving the equalizer a time-out draw, this was the first goal conceded this season in 6 games. The home team has European ambitions and has clearly prepared for it, I do not believe this is a game to waste points at home.
Joseph Amoah, André André, Ola John, Wakaso, Agu, and Jonathan remain out due to injury.
Probable starting 11: Miguel Silva – Rafa Soares, Pedro Henrique, Tapsoba, Sacko – André Almeida, Mohamed, Pepe – Davidson, João Teixeira, Guedes.

Famalicão, on the other hand, started Liga NOS perfectly with 2 wins in their first 2 games without conceding a goal, it’s the best start ever for the team in the Portuguese main league. The visitors have a very young team, practically all new and still with major deficiencies, especially in the defensive process, I believe that the home team’s offensive transitions will make a dent in Famalicão’s defense, although they haven’t conceded any goals in the League yet. I saw big weaknesses in the defensive process of Famalicão, mainly in the game against Santa Clara where they could easily have scored 2 or 3 goals.
Nico Schiappacasse has returned to training this week after the injury and is likely to be available for Sunday.
Probable starting 11: Defendi – Josh Tymon, Perez, Willian, Lionn – Guga, Asuncion, Pot – Fabio Martins, Diogo Gonçalves, Toni Martinez.

I believe Famalicão’s perfect start ends on Sunday against Vitória and their fans in a fantastic environment. Vitoria is a better team than Famalicão individually and collectively and with the home factor that is very strong in their favor, I believe they will leave this game with 3 points.

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Benfica continues their big start of the season, with 11 straight wins in the Liga NOS and have scored at least 4 goals in their last 5 matches playing at home. This season, in the 3 official games played, they have scored 12 goals and conceded none, and their confidence is surely on the rise. Bruno Lage is doing a great job, the team plays exciting football, and all goes well for the Reds.
Gabriel Pires, Gedson, Conti, and Ebuehi are out of this match due to injuries.
Probable starting 11: Vlachodimos – Grimaldo, Ruben Days, Iron, Nuno Tavares – Rafa, Samaris, Florentine, Pizzi – Seferovic, Raúl de Tomás.

Porto, on the other hand, did not start the season well, for the Liga NOS they suffered a surprising defeat against the newly promoted Gil Vicente and after that, they were scandalously eliminated against the Krasnodar in the Champions League, a serious blow to the Porto side. Their first win of the season appeared on Matchday 2 of Liga NOS, 4-0 against Vitória de Setúbal. Important players left the team last season, Porto has suffered a true revolution of the squad and needs time to adapt to the new players, this game is not coming in good time.
Sérgio Oliveira will be absent due to an injury. Nakajima will also be absent due to his daughter’s birth in Japan.
Probable starting 11: Marchesin – Alex Telles, Pepe, Marcano, Corona – Baro, Danilo, Uribe – Diaz, Zé Luís, Marega.

Everything points to an Eagles victory, the current national champions are making a dream start, on the other hand, Porto will not have much confidence after the last away defeat against the Gil Vicente. I believe Benfica will take advantage of the home factor and the great atmosphere of the Estádio da Luz and will be victorious on Saturday. It is the ideal time for Benfica, much more consolidated, against a renewed Port full of new faces, to distance itself even more from its great rival.

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Moreirense lost 5 of their last 6 Liga NOS matches and have drawn the last 3 times against Gil Vicente in all competitions. The hosts come from a 3-1 loss against Braga in the inaugural journey at Liga NOS. They were already eliminated in the League Cup when they lost 1-0 against Vitória de Setúbal. I think Moreirense will not have an easy season, they lost very important players in the excellent last season where they finished in a surprising 6th place, among them the best player, Chiquinho, and have an inexperienced coach, Vitor Campelos.
Ibrahima Camará and Filipe Soares are in doubt for the Saturday match.
Probable starting 11: Pasinato – Djavan, Steven Vitória, Iago Santos, João Aurélio – Alex Freitas, Fabio Pacheco, Pedro Nuno – Patito Rodriguez, Bilel, Nenê.

Gil Vicente, on the other hand, played in the third division last season but returns to the top level of Portuguese football this season by federative decision. The visitors come to this game after the fantastic victory against Porto and they will be very motivated. Gil played very well and with a great quality attack, with Lourency and Kraev, two high-quality players in the attack. For the League Cup, they started equally well by eliminating Aves 3-2.
Vitor Oliveira will have no casualties and will present the same 11 that defeated Porto.
Probable starting 11: Denis – Alex Pinto, Rodrigo, Ruben Fernandes, Edwin Banguera – William Soares, John Afonso, Arthur Henry, Kraev, Lourency – Sandro Lima.

I see a Moreirense returning to his reality this season in the fight for permanence even being one of the main candidates for the descent. On the other hand we have Gil Vicente very motivated and perfectly capable of stealing points. I believe this will be a balanced game so I think this line have great value.

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Belenenses have not been in good shape at home, they have only won twice in the last 10 matches, usually they stronger away from home. In addition, the hosts have big difficulty scoring goals, in the last 3 games they failed to score a single goal against accessible teams such as Portimonense, Santa Clara and Alverca. Their season did not start well, they were eliminated by Santa Clara in the League Cup in the first round. For Liga NOS they started with a draw at Portimonense’s home, although they were lucky to leave with 1 point. I think Belenenses is far from what they showed last season, they have lost some important players, and Silas will have a lot of work ahead of him.

Benfica side, on the other hand, are the current national champion, still in great form with a strong attack and great confidence, they have won all of their last 10 games including the opening match of the championship against Paços de Ferreira 5-0. In recent matches Benfica won against Académica, Chivas, Fiorentina, AC Milan, Sporting, and Paços de Ferreira, and have scored an incredible 24 goals and conceded just 1 goal against Fiorentina.

The Eagles breathe confidence, are scoring goals very easily and a novelty compared to last season is the fact that they are not conceding, everything points to a comfortable victory for Benfica, I believe they will win at least 2 goals difference, and this line have good value in my eyes.

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Estádio da Luz will be the stage on Saturday for Benfica’s debut in the 2019/20 season, where it will face the newly promoted Paços de Ferreira in a match counting for the first round of the NOS League.

Benfica won 26 of their last 29 games and have scored at least 2 goals in 25 of the last 29 matches against Paços de Ferreira in all competitions. The hosts started the season with a 5-0 thrashing against big rival Sporting in the Super Cup. This win will further increase confidence for this match and the start of the Portuguese league. The Eagles are lethal at the start of the season and can easily find their way into the opposition’s goal, as shown by the many goals they have achieved this pre-season, including 8-0 against Académica. They will play in front of their audience with the stadium full and with a great atmosphere.
Gabriel will not be able to play after the Super Cup injury and must be replaced by Samaris.
The starting 11 will likely be: Vlachodimos – Grimaldo, Rúben Dias, Ferro, Nuno Tavares – Rafa, Samaris, Florentino, Pizzi – Seferovic, Raul de Tomás.

Paços de Ferreira is one of the newly promoted to the top level of Portuguese football and must go through some difficulties to stay at the top level. Although they have not had an extraordinary preseason, they have achieved a reasonable record, but have not faced anyone approaching Benfica’s level so I predict they will have a tough time in this game, I don’t think they can cope with the offensive eagles’ dynamics.
There are no injuries to register on Paços de Ferreira’s side.
The starting 11 will likely be: Ricardo – Bruno Teles, Baixinho, André Pereira, Bruno dos Santos – André Leão, Luiz Carlos, Zé Uilton, Pedrinho, Bernardo Martins – Douglas.

All statistics point to a convincing and smooth victory for Benfica and I predict this will happen relatively easily.

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On Sunday the champion of the Liga NOS in the 2018/19 season, Benfica, will face the winner of the Portuguese Cup, Sporting, in the Algarve stadium in a game for the Portugal Supercup.

The Benfica had a great Champions Cup and a great pre-season with a total of 15 goals scored and only 3 conceded, surely they will be confident for this match. Although they have lost João Felix in the transfers, I believe that they were able to get some nice reinforcement and that this will start to show. The Benfica showed a good performance with it’s squad and its offensive and high quality football. The starting 11will probably be: Vlachodimos – Grimaldo, Ferro, Dias, Tavares – Rafa, Gabriel, Samaris, Pizzi – Raul de Tomás, Seferovic.

The Sporting, on the other hand, did not win any of it’s 5 pré-season games with 8 goals scored and 10 conceded. I see a Sporting with less problems than in the last season, besides being able to score goals, their defense is still not the best and the high offensive quality of the Benfica will not be wasted. I believe that in this match we will see the difference in quality between the 2 teams. The starting 11will probably be: Renan – Thierry Correia, Mathieu, Coates, Borja – Bruno Fernandes, Doumbia, Wendel – Raphinha, Vietto, Dost.

A derby is always a derby but I see the Benfica as the favorites for the victory, they have the better team and play a good football, on the other hand, the Sporting always depended too much on Bruno Fernandes and has a lot of problems in its defense, I think that the higher quality of Benfica will take then to victory.

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Feirense will go extremely focused to this game and give this gift to their fans.
Kuca and Fábio Sturgeon remain injured and are ruled out. Flávio Ramos picked up his fifth yellow card of the season last weekend and will miss this game.

Aves secured top-flight football for next season and they have nothing to play here, which could work in Feirense's favour. Probably they must promote some players of the team of sub23 in order to reward the excellent campaign of the team that won the cup and the championship of the category. Aflalo, Varela, Rodrigues, Abdoulaye, Miguel Tavares and Bruno Lourenço, all players of the U-23 team are working with the first team.
Luis Farina is the only injury concern for the visitors.

Great value for the hosts here.

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Sporting have won 24 of their last 27 home matches (Liga NOS). They are in fantastic form, last match they thrashed Belenenses 8-1.
Battaglia, Bruno Gaspar and Jefferson are all injured.

Tondela have lost 5 of their last 6 away matches and have failed to score in their last 4 away matches (Liga NOS). The visitors are in a very complicated situation, they sit in the relegation zone heading into the penultimate game of the season.
Azongha Tembeng, João Reis and Ricardo are injured and will miss out on Sunday.

The hosts are in top form and I think that they will win confortably here.

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Boavista have won 6 of their last 7 home matches (Liga NOS). By defeating Vitória FC last weekend, Boavista have beaten the drop and can play without pressure here.
Helton Leite and Raphael Silva are out due to injury.

Braga have lost three of their last five matches and have lost four of their last seven away games. They started the season well but they slipped off the pace in the second half of the season and will now finish in their fourth place.
Claudemir joins Raúl Silva, Aílton and Ricardo Ferreira on the sidelines. Fransérgio is ruled out due to an accumulation of bookings and it is a big blow.

With nothing left to play and Braga in bad form I think that Boavista will not lose this game at home.