In this 16th week match, on Thu Dec 30th, Paços de Ferreira hosts Santa Clara in a clash of these two closely matched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. Paços de Ferreira sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Tondela. Denílson scored the first goal for Paços de Ferreira in the 81st minute from the penalty spot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Tondela couldn’t muster any offence and Paços de Ferreira ran away with the shutout win. Paços de Ferreira looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Santa Clara is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Vitória SC. Rui Costa struck first for Santa Clara in the 40th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vitória SC couldn’t muster any offence and Santa Clara ran away with the shutout win. Santa Clara looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Santa Clara’s most prolific scorer has been Crysan. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.