Vitoria Setubal vs Tondela Predictions

Vitoria Setubal beat Moreirense in the Taca da Liga last weekend and will be hoping to transfer their excellent pre-season form into the new Primeira Liga campaign, while Tondela have struggled for wins and goals in pre-season and were beaten in the cup by lower league side Penafiel.

The statistics all points towards a home win for Vitoria Setubal on Monday but the hosts can’t afford to get ahead of themselves as, even though they haven’t been winning, Tondela have proven their defensive qualities in recent matches. Vitoria Setubal have won three of their last six matches against Tondela and have kept three clean sheets in the pairs’ last six encounters.

The form and performances of both clubs make for interesting reading as Vitoria Setubal are unbeaten in their last six matches, picking up four wins and two draws, while Tondela are without a win during that same period, with three draws and three defeats. As mentioned above Tondela have kept three clean sheets in their last six matches and on each occasion that has lead to the matches ending in draws. However, Setubal have only failed to score in one of their last six matches and look very confident in the final third following some big pre-season wins.

Looking at the attack of the visitors and the defence of the hosts, it’s Vitoria Setubal that come out on top, as Tondela have failed to score in four of their last five matches, while Monday’s home side have kept four clean sheets in their last six attempts. We honestly can’t find a single stat that goes in favour of Tondela but if the visitors were to take something from the game then the only realistic result we could see happening is a 0-0 draw.

However, we’re confident that Vitoria Setubal will win and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0. The hosts dominate the form guide and look confident heading into the match. Tondela are struggling for goals and go up against a defensively strong side on Monday night, one that they have only managed to beat once in their last six attempts.