Week 13 brings us a match on Dec 4th where Paços de Ferreira hosts Vitória SC in a clash of the Primeira Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 12th placed Paços de Ferreira is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Marítimo. Joel Tagueu struck first for Marítimo in the 49th minute on a feed from Edgar Costa, then Stefano Beltrame added another in the 78th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Paços de Ferreira couldn’t manage to score, and Marítimo took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Vitória SC, recorded a 1-2 loss against Porto. Marcus Edwards scored the first goal for Vitória SC in the 36th minute on a penalty, then Luis Díaz tied it up for Porto in the 39th minute on a feed from Mateus Uribe Finally they completed the comback in the 60th minute on a goal by Evanilson to cap off a wild match. Vitória SC is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Marcus Edwards has been the most prolific scorer on Vitória SC in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Paços de Ferreira hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Nuno Santos and Lucas Silva, and they each have 1 goal.