On Wednesday Dec 29th, in week 16, Vitória SC will play host to Boavista in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. Vitória SC sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Santa Clara. Rui Costa struck first for Santa Clara in the 40th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vitória SC couldn’t manage to score, and Santa Clara took the shutout win. Vitória SC is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Boavista, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Moreirense. Yanis Hamache struck first for Boavista in the 34th minute on a feed from Yusupha Njie, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Moreirense couldn’t manage to score, and Boavista took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Vitória SC won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Boavista’s most prolific scorer has been Petar Musa. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Marcus Edwards has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Vitória SC.