On Oct 8th, Paços de Ferreira will play host to Vitória SC in a Primeira Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Paços de Ferreira recorded a 1-1 draw against Arouca. Nicolás Gaitán struck first for Paços de Ferreira in the 61st minute, then Oday Dabagh got the equalizer for Arouca in the 84th minute on a feed from Jerome Opoku earning Arouca a comeback draw. Paços de Ferreira looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while vitória SC is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Benfica. Neither Vitória SC nor Benfica could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Vitória SC is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Vitória SC won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Ruben Lameiras and Anderson Silva have been the hottest scorers for Vitória SC in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. For Paços de Ferreira, their top scorers are N’Dri Koffi and Adrián Butzke, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.