On Feb 19th, Gil Vicente will play host to Belenenses in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Gil Vicente, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Vizela. Fran Navarro scored the first goal for Gil Vicente in the 27th minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vizela was frustrated by Gil Vicente’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Gil Vicente ended the match with the shutout victory. Gil Vicente is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Belenenses, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Vitória SC. Safira scored the first goal for Belenenses in the 50th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Vitória SC couldn’t muster any offence and Belenenses ran away with the shutout win. Belenenses looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Sep 18th, Belenenses hosted Gil Vicente at the Estádio Nacional in their last match together. Belenenses and Gil Vicente battled to a 1-1 draw. Žiga Frelih struck first for Belenenses on an own goal in the 83rd minute, then Giorgi Aburjania got the equalizer for Gil Vicente in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Murilo squeezing out at least the one point for Gil Vicente.
Belenenses’s most prolific scorer has been Camara. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Gil Vicente’s most prolific scorer has been Samuel Lino. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.