AVS vs Vitória Guimarães Prediction, Preview and Stats
2025/2026 Liga Portugal, Portugal
Liga Portugal
Vitória Guimarães VSCSTANDINGS
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CONTEXT
The match between AVS and Vitória Guimarães is finished, ending in a 1-1 draw. Both sides scored in the opening 45 minutes and the score remained unchanged after the interval, with no red cards issued to either team. Pre-match forecasts gave Vitória Guimarães a strong edge as the clearer favorite, yet the result delivered a significant deviation against them. The away side, identified as the stronger team overall, could not convert their expected superiority into a win, producing an outcome that failed to align with those initial projections. Possession reflected their control at 61 percent to AVS’s 39 percent, although expected goals figures were not available. The efficiency shift stayed in line with the balance of play, underlining a resilient performance by the home team. In the end the draw highlighted AVS’s ability to frustrate their opponents despite the pre-match imbalance in perceived quality.
TL;DR
- Structural deviation: Vitória Guimarães showed a significant deviation from the pre-match structural baseline.
- Efficiency shift: Possession-adjusted chance creation was in line with projected levels.
- xG alignment: The final outcome was insufficient data for expected goal differential.
- Market alignment: End result was diverging from the pre-match projection.
- xG expectations: Inconclusive for xG expectations (Classify).
- Event impact: No major event distortion.
- Red card distortion: None.
Quality vs Volume
Open Play vs Set Play
Expected Points
| Team | xPts |
|---|---|
| Home | 1.8 |
| Away | 1.2 |
Match referee
I. Vasilica
Other match officials
J. Castro Pereira
1st Assistant
?. Carneiro
2nd Assistant
S. dos Santos Guelho
4th Official


Win Probabilities
Live Win Probability (90 Min)
AVS
Vitória GuimarãesMovement
Changes since opening
AVS
Vitória GuimarãesTeam Power Ranking
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10.57
17.8
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Vitória GuimarãesForm Analysis Opponent-Weighted
Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.


Heatmaps Ball coordinates
Attack and defence zones from ball position data. Filters: last 6 matches (overall/home/away), time period, competition.
AVS
Vitória Guimarães

Possession Efficiency Possession-Adjusted
How effectively each team uses and defends their share of possession. Efficiency adjusted based on team possession percentage
AVS ⚠ Proxy
Attacking Efficiency 
Defensive Efficiency 
Positive = above league average.
Negative = below league average.
Formula: EfficiencyIndex = z(AttackEff) − z(DefenceEff)




Set Pieces Efficiency Attack & Defence
Set-piece reliance and strength using expected metrics and actual outcomes for each team.
AVS ⚠ Proxy
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AVS Vitória Guimarães
Counter / Transition Attack & Defence
What happens in the 15 seconds immediately after possession changes hands — based on Last 6 matches.
AVS
AVS Vitória Guimarães


AVS Vitória Guimarães


PRESSURE INDEX
Momentum phases from smoothed minute-by-minute pressure.
- VSC had peak pressure around 67'.
- VSC started the game with stronger pressure.
Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons
Summary of 3 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.


Match Record 
Goals 
Data last updated: 2026-04-12T00:08:50+00:00
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General Information
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Events
CONCLUSION
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