Primeiro de Agosto vs Desportivo Huila Prediction: A tricky encounter to be careful of

Estádio França Ndalu will be the venue for this round 23 Angola Girabola League game between Primeiro de Agosto and Desportivo Huíla. Off to this game, the hosts are favorites at home, while the visitors are road underdogs. How will this encounter unfold?

Primeiro de Agosto are coming off a 2-2 draw with Kabuscorp in their last league game. In that encounter, Bonifacio Caetano put Primeiro de Agosto in the lead just 11 minutes into the game, but Lisandro leveled the scores for their opponents. However, Mankola Afonso's 52nd minute saw Kabuscorp overturn the game, but Antonio Hossi scored just seven minutes to see the game leveled.

Looking at Primeiro de Agosto's recent league games, this side has now failed to win five times, losing to Sagrada and Sporting de Cabinda. However, they were held to a draw by Academica, C.R.D Libolo, and CD Lunda Sul but secured a 2-0 home win over Interclube.

This season, Primeiro de Agosto have seen themselves secure 27 points from 19 league games, positioning them 8 in the standings. In that span of games, Primeiro de Agosto have now scored 25 league games while conceding 19 in the same run.

Desportivo Huíla showed character against Bravos do Maquis, securing a 2-1 win at home. In the meantime, the prior games to that win did see Desportivo Huíla lose just one of four straight league games. In that run, their only defeat was against Wiliete. However, their games against Academica, Kabuscorp, and Sporting de Cabinda all ended in wins.

This season, Desportivo Huíla have hit the back of the net 17 different times, while also scoring 17. Having played in competitive 20 league games, Desportivo Huíla accumulated 29 league points, positioning them 6th in the league standings.

In their last meetings, Primeiro de Agosto won three games, while Desportivo Huíla won one. However, their last league game ended in a 1-1 draw.

This could be a tough encounter, as the home team, Primeiro de Agosto, have struggled this season. On the other hand, we have seen Desportivo Huíla play one of their best games recently, and they boast of good form in this game. Regardless of their previous results, this game is expected to be a heated one, and we can sure expect goals here. Also, the Primeiro de Agosto are still the better team on paper, and we can sure trust them to get the job done at home in what should end with a close scoreline.