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Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
Referee
Anzhony Rodrigues, Portugal
Form

Recent form

GIL Vicente
73Strong

Last 5 matches · 3W-1D-1L · +1 goal difference

Casa Pia
52Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · -2 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Match Winner
GIL Vicente to win

BetGenius backs GIL Vicente to win (Match Winner) at 68% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

68%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

GIL Vicente welcome Casa Pia to the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos in Primeira Liga action. The hosts started their campaign on positive footing with a 1-0 home victory over Rio Ave, positioning them in 8th place with 3 points from their sole outing. Under their 4-2-3-1 set-up, they demonstrated defensive stability, keeping a clean sheet in their opener.

In contrast, Casa Pia find themselves at the foot of the table in 18th place after a dismal opening two fixtures. Having suffered a 1-0 defeat at Marítimo followed by a heavy 7-0 home loss against Benfica, they have yet to score a goal while conceding 8 in their 4-3-3 tactical framework. Their discipline has also been tested, accumulating 5 yellow cards and 1 red card across the two fixtures.

Historical trends also favor GIL Vicente, who remain unbeaten at home against Casa Pia across five recorded encounters (3 wins, 2 draws). With the visitors experiencing severe offensive drought and defensive vulnerabilities, the home side enters this contest with distinct statistical momentum.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Casa Pia have failed to score in their opening 2 Primeira Liga matches while conceding 8 goals (average of 4.0 goals against per game).
  2. GIL Vicente kept a clean sheet in their sole league match, winning 1-0 against Rio Ave.
  3. Head-to-head history heavily favours GIL Vicente at home, where they are unbeaten against Casa Pia in 5 matches (3 wins, 2 draws).
  4. Historical meetings between the two teams average only 1.67 goals per game, with Over 2.5 occurring in just 22.2% of the 9 encounters.
Numbers

Statistical comparison

GIL Vicente at homeCasa Pia away
4
Played
4
2-1-1
W-D-L
1-1-2
1
Scored /game
0.5
0.5
Conceded /game
1
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
80%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 1.5 goals per game (GIL Vicente at home plus Casa Pia away).

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
3Sporting CPPromotion - Champions League (Qualification)8+1118
4Santa ClaraPromotion - Europa League (Qualification)8+818
5AroucaPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)8+414
6GIL Vicente8+214
7Academico Viseu8+114
8Alverca8+111
9SC Braga8-111
14Famalicao8-17
15Rio Ave8-97
16NacionalLiga Portugal (Relegation)8-94
17Casa PiaRelegation - Liga Portugal 28-144
18EstorilRelegation - Liga Portugal 28-82
History

Head-to-head

4
GIL Vicente
4
Draws
1
Casa Pia

GIL Vicente have won 4 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 1.7 goals a game, only 22% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-04-27GIL Vicente2-1Casa Pia
  • 2025-12-13Casa Pia1-1GIL Vicente
  • 2025-02-22Casa Pia1-0GIL Vicente
  • 2024-09-22GIL Vicente1-1Casa Pia
  • 2024-03-03Casa Pia0-0GIL Vicente
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Our record in Primeira Liga

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Match Winner
GIL Vicente to win
68%
Confidence

GIL Vicente have started their league campaign with a solid 1-0 home victory and hold a strong head-to-head record against Casa Pia at home, with 3 wins and 2 draws in 5 fixtures. Casa Pia enter in poor form, having lost both opening league fixtures with an aggregate scoreline of 0-8.

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Published August 23, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.