Tondela v AVS: relegation rivals meet with survival at stake | OneFootball

Tondela host AVS in Liga Portugal on Saturday, 21 March 2026 at Estádio João Cardoso, as 17th face 18th in a direct fight to keep survival hopes alive.

The reverse fixture in November finished 2-2. Both teams remain in the relegation zone, so any swing here carries added weight with the run-in tightening.

Recent form is tight. Tondela have one win in their last five league games, with draws featuring heavily in that stretch. AVS also have one win in five, following back-to-back goalless draws with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Santa Clara last time out.

Goals have been hard to come by. Tondela have scored 19 in 25 league matches and conceded 39, while AVS have 18 in 26 and the division's heaviest defensive record with 58 conceded. For a route to goal, Tondela could lean on Pedro Henryque, who has six league goals this season, while AVS may look to keep things tight after those recent clean sheets in stalemates.

A Tondela win would lift them to 22 points and could draw them level with 16th-placed Nacional, strengthening their bid to escape the drop. AVS would move to 13 points with victory and narrow the gap at the bottom to keep their survival push alive.