In this week 18 match, on Sun Jan 29th, Famalicão will host Estoril in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 15th placed Famalicão, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Rio Ave. Famalicão had 17 on net, and Rio Ave had 15, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Famalicão is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed Estoril, recorded a 0-1 loss against Marítimo. Renê Santos struck first for Marítimo in the 3rd minute on a feed from Pablo Moreno, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Estoril was frustrated by Marítimo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Marítimo ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 6th of August, Estoril was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Francisco Geraldes struck first for Estoril in the 20th minute, then Arthur Gomes added another in the 45th minute In the end, Famalicão couldn’t muster any offence and Estoril ran away with the shutout win.
Estoril hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Sergio Pereira Andrade and James Léa Siliki, and they each have 1 goal. Famalicão’s most prolific scorer has been Iván Jaime. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.