Covilha take on the visitors Nacional in the round 3 match of Portuguese League Cup. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 14th at Estádio José Santos Pinto (Covilhã).
Covilha are bad even at Portuguese 2nd division level. The "Mountain Lions", despite the prefix "Sporting" in the title and almost 100 years of history (the anniversary will be next year), has little to boast of. And then the cup final, and the maximum 5th place in Primeira - it was all in the 50s of the last century. At the moment, this is a weak team, even by the standards of the 2nd division of the country. Last season there was only 16th place, and it was possible to defend the "registration" only through the playoffs. Now the results are even more miserable: 1 win and 6 points by the beginning the winter. It is clear that not before the League Cup, hence 1 point in the previous 2 matches. Here the team surprises just, in a pleasant way, by drawing 2-2 with Gil Vicente.
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Nacional also do not shine at the same level. The "white-blacks", since 2002, have spent almost 2 decades in a row at the Primeira level. And not without success, half a dozen times it turned out to start in European competition. The year 2009 stands apart, when it was possible to qualify for the group stage of the Europa League. But it all ended with a relegation in 2021. Now this is a representative of the 2nd division, and things are not going well there now: if last season there was at least 6th place, now 3 wins and 13 points have been taken in 13 rounds. However, the League Cup started with a victory over Portimonense. But then followed the expected 2-0 with Gil Vicente.
Since 2017, the clubs have already played head-to-heads 6 times. Half of the meetings ended in a draw, in the same number of cases, including in September, Nacional won. The visitors have their own problems, but Covilha is frankly weak. We bet on the victory of Nacional with a 0 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Nacional to win with 0.0 handicap.
