E don reach now or never for Casa Pia for Primeira Liga relegation battle as dem go face Rio Ave for Estadio Municipal de Rio Maior for Saturday for final match of the season.
Rio Ave don already survive relegation despite their poor form for late season, but for Casa Pia, na must-win game and dem need other results to go their way to escape relegation playoff spot.
Casa Pia pick important victory on Monday against Vitoria de Guimaraes, 1-0, to still remain for survival fight heading into final matchday.
Spanish midfielder Gaizka Larrazabal score for 86th minute to give dem all three points and deny Guimaraes third home win for a row.
Before that win, Casa Pia no fit win any match for 10 straight games since February 23, with four draws and six losses, including defeats against Braga, Gil Vicente and Tondela.
Os Gansos don stay for Primeira Liga since promotion for 2022-23 season, but one win from last 11 games put their four-year stay for top flight at risk.
Casa Pia get 29 points from 33 matches, dey sit 16th for table, one point above automatic relegation zone and behind 15th-placed Estrela Amadora on goal difference of -8.
Dem need favourable result for Estrela game against Braga to climb out of relegation playoff spot, and while dem need maximum points, dem face Rio Ave wey no lose for eight of last 10 meetings since December 2021.
Casa Pia go draw encouragement from Rio Ave late-season problems, as visitors no win any of last four games, losing two and drawing two since 2-0 win over Santa Clara on April 11.
Rio Ave suffer 4-1 defeat by Sporting Lisbon on Monday, with Brazilian winger Diogo Bezerra score first for 14th minute, but Sporting turn game around with goals from Luis Javier Suarez, Francisco Trincao, Geovany Quenda, and own goal from Gustavo Macha for 42nd minute.
Result show Rio Ave defensive problems, as dem don concede 56 goals this season, second-highest among teams outside relegation places.
Despite recent struggles, Rio Ave don do enough to survive, dey occupy 13th place with 35 points, six points above relegation zone.
Casa Pia go miss veteran goalkeeper Ricardo Batista, wey don miss 14 consecutive games since severe injury for February.
Lawrence Ofori get injury worry after being forced off against Vitoria de Guimaraes, and Ghanaian midfielder fit miss crunch finale.
If Ofori no fit play, Abdu Conte fit start, team up with Colombian Sebastian Perez for midfield.
For Rio Ave, Francisco Petrasso and Ryan Guilherme go miss match due to suspension after red card against Sporting.
Joao Tome and Andreas Ndoj fit come into team, while attacking quartet of Diogo Bezerra, Jalen Blesa, Dario Spikic and Tamble Monteiro remain unchanged.
Costa Rican midfielder Brandon Aguilera Zamora still out since January with cruciate ligament injury.
Casa Pia possible starting lineup: Sequeira; Silva, Geraldes, Sousa; Larrazabal, Conte, Perez, Rosas; Livolant, Cassiano, Marques.
Rio Ave possible starting lineup: Mista; Tome, Mancha, Brabec, Vrousai; Ndoj, Nikitscher; Spikic, Blesa, Bezerra; Monteiro.
While Rio Ave get little to play for, stakes high for Casa Pia, wey know anything other than win fit see dem drop to Segunda Liga.
Off back of huge result against Guimaraes, Casa Pia go play for home crowd with momentum, and dem go exploit Rio Ave defensive frailties to get desired result.
