Vilaverdense vs Mafra Prediction & Betting Tips (7 April)

Although results have picked up a bit recently, the fact that Vilaverdense have recorded just two victories in their previous 11 top-flight home fixtures, losing on five occasions, goes a long way towards explaining why they find themselves locked in a difficult battle. As for title-chasing Mafra, they have triumphed four times in five trips at this level of late.

Under 3.5 goals has been the order of the day in recent Vilaverdense matches at the top table of the Liga Portugal 2, with nine games on the bounce subscribing to this particular scoring model. Not only that, but 17 of the previous 19 Mafra away games in the Liga Portugal 2 have also served up three goals or fewer, so the pattern has been set ahead of this encounter.

At least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from each of the previous five Vilaverdense matches in the Liga Portugal 2, so there is no reason to see this pattern changing against Mafra. One reason for this is that it has also been the case in each of the Toffees’ last three away games at this level, so both teams are on the same page.