Vitoria Guimaraes take on the visitors Hajduk Split in the second leg of UEFA Conference League qualification semifinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, August 10th at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (Guimarães).
Vitoria Guimaraes, of course, are not among the flagships of Portuguese football. Clearly stronger than them are not only the top three recognized favorites of the country, but also the eternally 4th Braga. But quite regularly, the conquerors had finished in 5-6 positions (and 5 years ago - the Cup and the Super Cup were won), going to international tournaments. In 2013, 2017 and 2018, the Portuguese played in the group stage of the Europa League. The last Primeira season brought another 6th place. They are now making their debut in the Conference League. As expected, Vitoria overcame the first barrier. The rival was Puskas Akademia, and they were defeated already in the 1st home match 3-0. On the road after that, Guimaraes pragmatically limited themselves to a goalless draw in Hungary. After that, there was a duel in Split, where the Croats took a fairly confident victory - 3-1. Now the hosts need to win by 2 goals in order to at least transfer the dispute to overtime.
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Hajduk Split The were well rated back in the days of Yugoslavia. And several times became the champion of Croatia. But now Dynamo Zagreb dominates there, and the last “gold” of the “masters from the sea” dates back to 2005. So in the current situation last season was successful. Wards of Valdas Dambrauskas were able to take 2nd place. They also consolidated their success by winning the cup. This is the 16th such trophy in history. But last time it was possible to win the cup in 2013. True, the new season began with a defeat. Hajduk lost to the main historical opponent, Dinamo (Zagreb). The match for the Super Cup went without goals in both regular and extra time. But in the penalty shootout, the champion did better. The new European Cup cycle started last week. With the Portuguese at home, neither the hosts nor the opponent could score an hour. It helped, curiously, a goal conceded in the 61st minute. In less than half an hour it was answered three times!
The teams are not bad, but nothing more, and you can't call them European Cup regulars. Until the current confrontation, Vitoria (Guimaraes) and Hajduk (Split) have not played with each other. Bookmakers believe that Vitoria can win - another thing, that this may not be enough for overall success. Croats will play by the score which suggests to expect " less than 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
