AVS vs Os Belenenses Prediction & Betting Tips (12 August)

AVS and CF Os Belenenses face each other in the first round of Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG, on Saturday, at 18:00, at Estádio do CD das Aves, in Vila das Aves. AVS, a club created this summer after the merger of Aves 1930 with Vilafranquense SAD, beat two first division teams and qualified for the group stage of the Portuguese League Cup. After eliminating Chaves on penalties, in the first round, AVS also beat, again at home, the Vizela team, by 1-0, with the goal being scored by the experienced striker Nené. The team coached by Jorge Costa has yet to lose this season, having played seven preparatory games, in which they won five of them, and drew two others - the last one against Valladolid, from Spain, to three goals. The Lisbon team won Famalicão in the first round, by 3-2, but lost in the second, against Estoril, by 5-1, and was out of the group stage of the League Cup.

The Restelo team also played five friendly games, having won two and suffered three defeats. In the last preparation game, last Saturday, they beat the first division Estrela da Amadora, by 4-1, leaving good indicators for the new season. AVS ended last season in seventh place in Liga 2, while CF Os Belenenses finished second in Liga 3 and rose to the second tier of Portuguese football. Who will get off on the right foot in this league 2?

Witnessing goals at both ends has been pretty uncommon in recent AVS home matches in the second tier, with just four of their last 20 contests being devoid of any clean sheets. Given that both teams have scored in only two of the ten away games played by Os Belenenses so far this season, it is hard to see that pattern changing here.