On Mar 13th, Sporting Braga will host Gil Vicente in a clash of the Primeira Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 4th placed Sporting Braga, recorded a 1-1 draw against Boavista. Ricardo Horta scored the first goal for Sporting Braga in the 37th minute from the penalty spot, then in the 53rd minute, Gustavo Sauer sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Yusupha Njie earning Boavista at least a draw. Sporting Braga should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while gil Vicente is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Estoril. Neither Gil Vicente nor Estoril could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Gil Vicente is on a hot streak lately, with 6 wins in their last 10 matches.
Gil Vicente and Sporting Braga last played eachother at the Estádio Cidade De Barcelos on Monday Oct 25th. Sporting Braga won by a score of 1 to 0. Vitor Manuel Carvalho Oliveira struck first for Sporting Braga in the 4th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Gil Vicente was frustrated by Sporting Braga’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sporting Braga ended the match with the shutout victory.
Fran Navarro has been the most prolific scorer on Gil Vicente in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Ricardo Horta has been the most prolific scorer on Sporting Braga in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.