Week 20 brings us a match on Jan 26th, where Paços de Ferreira will host Benfica in a clash of the Primeira Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 18th placed Paços de Ferreira, recorded a 1-2 loss against Sporting Braga. Carvalho Oliveira scored the first goal for Sporting Braga in the 58th minute, then Jordan Holsgrove got the equalizer for Paços de Ferreira in the 68th minute on a feed from Nicolás Gaitán. Paços de Ferreira looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 1st placed Benfica, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Santa Clara. Fredrik Aursnes struck first for Benfica in the 9th minute, then Ramos added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Álex Grimaldo In the end, Santa Clara was frustrated by Benfica’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Benfica ended the match with the shutout victory. Benfica is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Do Sport Lisboa E Benfica, Benfica was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. N’Dri Koffi struck first for Paços de Ferreira in the 39th minute on a feed from Antunes, but David Neres got the equalizer for Benfica in the 42nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 49th minute on a penalty goal by João Mário.
Benfica’s most prolific scorer has been Ramos. The Portugeese midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Paços de Ferreira is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Uilton and Nigel Thomas each only have 1 goal in their last five.