Vitoria de Guimaraes and Chaves will be taking on each other in round 18 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga at Estadio Dom Alfonso Henriques.
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The nail biting and thrilling action in the Primeira Liga 2022/23 will continue with Vitoria de Guimaraes coming up against Chaves in matchday 18. Both the teams have endured highly similar league journeys in their season so far and that is reflected in their league standings. The hosts occupy the eighth spot in the league with 24 points so far. While, Chaves are a spot below at ninth with two points less at 22. It promises to be a tough and close match to predict.
| Vitoria de Guimaraes vs Chaves | Key Details |
| Date | 31 January, 2023 (India) 30 January, 2023 (Portugal) |
| Venue | Estadio Dom Alfonso Henriques |
| Kickoff time India | 1:45 am IST (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time Portugal | 9:15 pm WEST (Monday) |
Vitoria de Guimaraes will be greatly disappointed with their form in recent matches. In their last six matches, they have managed two draws to go along with four defeats. In fact, there are without a league win since the 13th of November. This has in some way undone all the good form that Guimaraes were in before the World Cup break. They will be determined to beat Chaves to protect their position in the league table and try to climb up towards the European spots.
Chaves, too have been enduring difficult results in their recent games. They have obtained three defeats to go with three draws in their last six fixtures. However, a fixture against fellow strugglers, Chaves presents them with the perfect opportunity to redeem themselves in the league table and possibly climb up to the seventh position. Chaves will be delighted with a great chance to kickstart a possible comeback in the league season.
Andre Andre, Ze Ferreira, Tiago Silva and Tomas Handel will miss the game for the hosts while Chaves have only one reported absentee in Hector Hernandez.
Vitoria de Guimaraes possible line-up: Varela, Fernandes, Amaro, Villanueva, Maga, Silva, Janvier, Freitas, Silva, Andre, Johnston
Chaves possible line-up: Vitor, Sylla, Ponck, Monte, Langa, Obiorah, Teixeira, Guima, Arriba, Abass, Juninho
Vitoria de Guimaraes
| Opponents | Score |
| Porto | 0-1 (L) |
| Gil Vicente | 2-1 (L) |
| Braga | 3-2 (L) |
| Rio Ave | 0-0 |
| Vizela | 3-0 (L) |
Chaves
| Opponents | Score |
| Boavista | 1-1 |
| Arouca | 1-1 |
| Pacos de Ferreira | 1-1 |
| Famalicao | 0-2 (L) |
| Mafra | 1-2 (L) |
| Last 5 Matches | Result |
| Chaves lost to Vitoria de Guimaraes | 0-1 |
| Vitoria de Guimaraes beat Chaves | 4-0 |
| Chaves lost to Vitoria de Guimaraes | 0-1 |
| Chaves beat Vitoria de Guimaraes | 4-3 |
| Vitoria de Guimaraes beat Chaves | 3-2 |
The Portuguese Primeira Liga fixture between Vitoria de Guimaraes and Chaves will take place at Estadio Dom Alfonso Henriques on Tuesday at 1:45 am IST.
Live coverage of the match between Vitoria de Guimaraes and Chaves will be available for Portuguese viewers on Sport TV.
