Week 21 brings us a match on Feb 6th, where Gil Vicente will host Santa Clara in a meeting of these two closely matched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Gil Vicente sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Benfica. Samuel Lino struck first for Gil Vicente in the 11th minute on a feed from Pedrinho, then Giorgi Aburjania added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Pedrinho. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Gil Vicente should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 10th placed Santa Clara, recorded a 2-1 win against Boavista. Crysan scored the first goal for Santa Clara in the 6th minute on a penalty shot, then Petar Musa tied it up for Boavista in the 26th minute on a penalty shot. Santa Clara should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 29th, Santa Clara won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost one thousand jubilant spectators. Rui Costa scored the first goal for Santa Clara in the 12th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Gil Vicente couldn’t muster any offence and Santa Clara ran away with the shutout win.
Santa Clara’s most prolific scorer has been Ricardo Antonio. The Portugeese midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. For Gil Vicente, their top scorers are Fran Navarro and Samuel Lino, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.