Week 3 brings us a match on Aug 21st where Portimonense will play host to Vitória SC in a Primeira Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 7th placed Portimonense, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Paços de Ferreira. Y. Cariello Ribeiro struck first for Portimonense in the 32nd minute on a feed from Pedro Sá, then Luquinha added another in the 80th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Paços de Ferreira couldn’t manage to score, and Portimonense took the shutout win. Portimonense is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Vitória SC, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Estoril. André scored the first goal for Vitória SC in the 16th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Estoril couldn’t muster any offence and Vitória SC ran away with the shutout win. Vitória SC is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Portimonense won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
André has been the most effective weapon for Vitória SC lately. The Brazilian midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches. Portimonense is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, W. Aponza Carabali and Carlinhos each only have 1 goal in their last five.