In this week 17 match on the 22nd of January, Casa Pia will play host to Gil Vicente in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Casa Pia, recorded a 0-2 loss against Estoril. Francisco Geraldes struck first for Estoril in the 32nd minute on a penalty shot, then Tiago Gouveia added another in the 77th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Casa Pia couldn’t manage to score, and Estoril took the shutout win. Casa Pia is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Gil Vicente recorded a 2-1 win against Vitória SC. Anderson Silva struck first for Vitória SC in the 17th minute, but Ali Alipour got the equalizer for Gil Vicente in the 40th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 82nd minute on a goal by Fran Navarro to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Fran Navarro has been the most effective weapon for Gil Vicente lately. The Spanish attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Rafael Martins and João Nunes are the top scorers for Casa Pia in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.