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2026-01-17 - Gil Vicente vs Nacional
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : Portugal: Liga Portugal
Venue: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Saturday 17th January 2026, 1530hrs (GMT)
Gil Vicente will be eager to halt a frustrating run of stalemates in the Portuguese top flight on Saturday afternoon as the hosts have drawn six of their last seven games in the Liga Portugal along with being dealt one defeat.
Gil Vicente still remain in the top four of the Portuguese top flight table despite gaining just a point at a time in recent weeks and although they were handed a 1-0 loss at home by Tondela, Cesar Peixoto’s side have lost just once in their last nine matches in all competitions.
The fact remains though that Gil Vicente have lost on just three occasions so far in this season’s Liga Portugal campaign and hold a reasonable looking record on home soil at their Estádio Cidade de Barcelos of 4-2-2 10/6 so the hosts will be confident that they can return to winning ways.
Nacional sit in the lower half of the Liga Portugal table in 13th place and the visitors have produced a string of disappointing results in recent weeks despite collecting all three points with a 3-1 home win against Tondela.
Indeed, Tiago Margarido’s side have managed just his one victory within their last 10 matches overall in all competitions alongside being involved in four draws as well as being handed five defeats in the process.
Three of Nacional’s recent five losses were inflicted upon the visitors on their travels with defeats in the Liga Portugal at Alverca and Vitoria, along with a 4-2 defeat on the road at Braga in the Taca de Portugal, while picking up just two wins in their nine outings on the road to date.
The Betting Verdict
Gil Vicent have won the last five competitive meetings on the trot against Nacional with three of these victories also resulting in Over 2.5 goals.
The Pick :
Gil Vicente 2-1 Nacional
