In this week 28 match, on Saturday Apr 2nd, Gil Vicente will travel to Arouca to battle Arouca in a clash of the Primeira Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 15th placed Arouca is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Tondela. Andre Oliveira Silva struck first for Arouca in the 4th minute on a feed from Tiago Esgaio, then Eduardo Quaresma tied it up for Tondela in the 16th minute . Arouca looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while gil Vicente sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Marítimo. Joel Tagueu scored the first goal for Marítimo in the 39th minute, then Samuel Lino tied it up for Gil Vicente in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Gil Vicente. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Gil Vicente should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Arouca and Gil Vicente last played eachother at the Estádio Cidade De Barcelos on the 5th of November. Gil Vicente and Arouca battled to a 1-1 draw. Arsenio Martins Lafuerte Nunes struck first for Arouca in the 16th minute, then Fran Navarro tied it up for Gil Vicente in the 47th minute on a feed from José Carlos earning Gil Vicente a comeback draw.
Gil Vicente hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Élder Santana and Juan Jose Calero, and they each have 1 goal. Arouca’s top weapon lately has been Oliveira Silva, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.