On the 21st of January, in this week 19 match, Paços de Ferreira will host Boavista in a clash of the Primeira Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 11th placed Paços de Ferreira is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Famalicão. Famalicão had 10 on net, and Paços de Ferreira had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Paços de Ferreira looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Boavista recorded a 1-1 draw against Gil Vicente. Gaïus Makouta scored the first goal for Boavista in the 4th minute, then Samuel Lino got the equalizer for Gil Vicente in the 67th minute on a feed from Pedrinho earning Gil Vicente a comeback draw. Boavista looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
Boavista and Paços de Ferreira last played eachother at the Estádio Do Bessa Século Xxi on Aug 16th. Boavista was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Yusupha Njie scored the first goal for Boavista in the 19th minute, then Javi García added another in the 61st minute In the end, Paços de Ferreira was frustrated by Boavista’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Boavista ended the match with the shutout victory.
Boavista is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Yanis Hamache and Tiago Ilori each only have 1 goal in their last 5.