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 Nacional - Famalicao  Prediction, Picks and Tips  


 

Nacional and Famalicão meet at Estádio da Madeira, in a match for the 16th round of the Primeira Liga. There is only record of 2 recent head-to-head matches between these two teams: on 04‑02‑2018, which ended with the victory of Famalicão by (3‑2), and on 23‑08‑2017, which ended with the victory of Nacional by (3‑0). In this match, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
 
 
 
 

 
 
    
The home team is currently in 14th position, with 14 points won, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away against Vitória Guimarães by (3‑1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Benfica, by (1‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Nacional won 9 points out of 24 possible, after 2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats in the last 8 matches they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (31' ‑ 45 ').

Nacional da Madeira has failed to stand out from other rivals in the fight for maintenance, in this season marked by its return to the elite of the Portuguese championship. Entering the sixteenth round of the championship, Luís Freire's team occupies fourteenth position in the qualifying table, with the same 14 points as Famalicão, only one above the relegation zone. Last Monday, Nacional broke a series of four consecutive defeats in style, taking a point from the visit to Benfica's home (1x1). The Madeira team started the game badly and suffered a goal at 13 ', but it was equal at the beginning of the second half, by Rochez (48'), and kept the tie until the final whistle.
 
 
 
 
 

After 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the visiting team is currently in 15th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they lost against Vitória Guimarães at home by (0‑1), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Santa Clara, by (1‑2). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats as a visitor, with 21 goals scored and 17 suffered; against 3 victories, 7 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 18 goals scored and 24 suffered. For the championship, Famalicão conquered 8 points out of 21 possible, after 2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats in the last 7 matches they played as a visitor. In their away league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (4 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. This is a team that scores few times in the first place and that only managed to open the scoring in 2 of its last 15 games for the Primeira Liga, of these 2 it reached the break in 1 and won at the end of the 90 'in 1. In 15 games in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 11 of their 28 goals between minutes (76' ‑ 90 ').

Famalicão's team has struggled to stay away from the relegation places to the division for a long time and comes to this sixteenth matchday of the Liga NOS in fifteenth place in the qualifying table, the first above the relegation zone, with the same 14 points as Nacional and only one advantage over Gil Vicente. After breaking a long winning streak by beating Santa Clara (1x2 in Azores), João Pedro Sousa's team returned to defeats last weekend, in the reception to Vitória de Guimarães (0x1). The team sought the tie until the end, but did not have the necessary efficiency to reach the tie.
 


 


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