Lagoa vs Famalicão betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Portuguese Cup match on October 20th, 2024

Lagoa and Famalicão are scheduled to play against each other on October 20th, 2024, Sunday, in a Portuguese Cup match to be held in Portugal, check the Lagoa vs Famalicão 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 is set to be played in the Estádio Capitão Josino da Costa stadium, in the city of Lagoa.

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Introduction to the Lagoa vs Famalicão 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. Lagoa performance to this stage is 2 goals scored and still 0 against.

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

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 after five games, the Lagoa team achieved more level results, accumulating 2 wins when compared to Famalicão, which won 0 games.

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.

Lagoa

In an effort to capitalize on the home advantage, the team under the tutelage of Roberto Miguel da Silva Alberto ought to adopt an attacking approach in the game. Given the significance of playing at home in a Cup match, it's natural to anticipate the team's offensive presence most of the time, which should result in an increased number of corners and shots.

Lagoa arises from a draw in the last match they played. The contest against Operário, valid for the 2. Division: Group D, ended with a score of 0-0.

Considering this, we analyzed Lagoa'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, Lagoa 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.

The possession rate for Lagoa in this competition has been 37%, indicating a tendency to play reactively and struggle to control matches. For the Lagoa vs Famalicão 2024/2025 game, the team should focus on keeping possession and being more proactive in their attacking play.

Famalicão

In away games, Famalicão may decide to play a more defensive style of football, with the primary goal of securing a draw against their rival. Scoring goals as an away team can be a formidable challenge, particularly in Cup matches where the hosts are determined to use their home ground to their advantage. Therefore, we can expect the away team to score very few goals.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Famalicão, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Rio Ave team with a final score of 1-1.

Regarding the history of the Famalicão team in the Portuguese Cup, we can see that they have never even reached a final of the Portuguese Cup. Besides that, Famalicão comes into this game expecting to do well in the Portuguese Cup even though they are not favorites for the title.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Score market betting suggestions

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.