CF Os Belenenses vs Gil Vicente betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Portuguese Cup match on October 19th, 2024

CF Os Belenenses and Gil Vicente are scheduled to play against each other on October 19th, 2024, Saturday, in a Portuguese Cup match to be held in Portugal, check the CF Os Belenenses vs Gil Vicente betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are now at the tournament stage where the teams from the lower divisions that managed to win the past matches try to stay alive, having to face theoretically stronger teams from the Segunda Liga or even from the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

It's at this stage that the bettors can start paying attention to the surprise teams, which aren't usually favorites in their matches, studying their last games in the competition, in comparison with the current form of the teams from the upper echelons, which start their way in the Portuguese Cup at this time.

Unlike other competitions, the Portuguese Cup has a one-leg format per round, with the exception of the semi-final which is played two-legged. Thus, each game will be seen as a final and there is no room to let your guard down.

However, not every team goes through every knockout round. Clubs from the Portuguese first league only compete from the third qualifying round onwards and as visitors. In the previous rounds, clubs from the second league, senior national championship or below play.

The game takes place in the Estádio do Restelo stadium, in the city of Lisboa, with a capacity for 19856 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the CF Os Belenenses vs Gil Vicente betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams from the national lower division will be playing in this match, which guarantees a competitive game, disputed until the last minute. The home factor in these qualifiers also influences and allows the home team to dream of advancing to the next phase.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. CF Os Belenenses performance to this stage is 5 goals scored and still 1 against.

On the other hand, Gil Vicente will play the first game of the competition in this game.

The last time these teams met was for a Portuguese Cup match, on 22-10-2023, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a victory of the Gil Vicente team by 1-2.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it doesn't make that much difference, as neither team has had the honor of adding a Portuguese Cup trophy to their respective trophy cabinet.

In fact, the objective of these teams is to try to go as far as possible. They know that it is difficult to win the title in this edition. Even so, the surprise could be the Cup, as in the championship the fight is quite different.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that CF Os Belenenses has shown greater consistency over the past five recent matches, accumulating 2 wins, compared to Gil Vicente, which won 1 game. However, it's worth noting that at least one of CF Os Belenenses matches was a friendly game, and therefore, the final score might not carry the same level of significance as the other matches.

To get a more recent analysis of the form of both teams individually, their performance in recent matches, featured players, and other essential statistics will also be evaluated.

CF Os Belenenses

To exploit their home field advantage, the team under the guidance of José Carlos Leite de Sousa must adopt an attacking style in the game. Playing at home in a Cup match is essential, and we should expect to see the team constantly on the front foot, resulting in more corners and shots.

Considering this, we analyzed CF Os Belenenses's record in the Portuguese Cup and found that, with a record where the team has never even reached a final of any edition of the Portuguese Cup, along with other factors, CF Os Belenenses can be considered an outsider team, so their main goal is to give their best in the Cup, and just reaching the final stages will already be an outstanding achievement. But the players won't be satisfied so easily, so they must give their best to achieve a historic achievement.

Gil Vicente

In away matches, Gil Vicente may opt to play a more conservative game plan to secure at least a draw against their opponent. It is well known that scoring goals as the away team is a daunting task, especially in Cup matches where the hosts try their utmost to make use of their home advantage. Therefore, the away team is likely to score a minimal number of goals.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Gil Vicente, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Estrela Amadora team with a final score of 3-0.

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Score market betting suggestions

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.