TIPS - GD Estoril-Praia VS Estrela Amadora

[(GD Estoril-Praia) Strength]:
1. This is the first league game of the new season. GD Estoril-Praia are expected to start with a win at home.
2. Yanis Begraoui notched 11 goals and 3 assists in the league last season, the most direct involvement in goals on the team. He will still start on offense in the new season.
3. In the last 5 years, GD Estoril-Praia slightly have the upper hand with 3 wins and 2 losses in five encounters between both sides.

[(GD Estoril-Praia) Neutral]:
1. GD Estoril-Praia scored 5 goals and conceded 11 in the last 5 games, boasting decent attack but poor defense.
2. GD Estoril-Praia received 12 wins, 10 draws, and 12 losses in the league last season, finishing 8th with average performances overall.
3. GD Estoril-Praia secured a win in the last 2 games in AH, demonstrating mediocre recent performances.

[(GD Estoril-Praia) Weakness]:
1. GD Estoril-Praia lost 3-0 to EFL Championship side Millwall F.C. in the last warm-up game. They had a poor record of only 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 5 friendlies, showing poor form.
2. GD Estoril-Praia lost the last 4 warm-up games at home, revealing poor home performances.

[(Estrela Amadora) Strength]:
1. Estrela Amadora are also motivated to go all out for a brisk start in this game.
2. Estrela Amadora recorded 2 wins and 1 loss in three friendlies away from home in the offseason, performing well on the road.
3. Estrela Amadora scored 8 goals and conceded 4 in the last 5 warm-up games, demonstrating decent performances on both ends.
4. Estrela Amadora lost the last 2 games in AH, performing under expectations.

[(Estrela Amadora) Weakness]:
1. Estrela Amadora received only 7 wins, 8 draws, and 19 losses in the league last season, finishing 15th and only 2 points ahead of the relegation zone, which showed their poor performances in the last season's league.
2. Estrela Amadora lost 1-0 to Farense in the last warm-up game. They were winless with only 1 draw and 1 loss in the last two warm-up matches, indicating underwhelming form.

[Tips]:
GD Estoril-Praia finished 8th in the Primeira Liga last season, showing average overall performances.

They had a poor record in the offseason warm-up games, currently struggling to find form.

Estrela Amadora were only ranked 15th in the Primeira Liga last season, and were on the verge of being relegated.

The team also had underwhelming records and performances in the recent friendlies.

GD Estoril-Praia had superior performances to Estrela Amadora in the league last season, giving them a better mentality in this match.

Besides, the AH line is -0.5 for the home team, which is in favor of GD Estoril-Praia.

Thus, GD Estoril-Praia are expected to win this game.

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