In this week 18 match on Jan 31st, Paços de Ferreira hosts Gil Vicente in a Primeira Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Paços de Ferreira recorded a 0-2 loss against Benfica. Álex Grimaldo struck first for Benfica in the 7th minute, then João Mário added another in the 11th minute In the end, Paços de Ferreira couldn’t muster any offence and Benfica ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Gil Vicente is fresh off their 3-1 win against Casa Pia. Rafael Martins struck first for Casa Pia in the 46th minute, then Fran Navarro tied it up for Gil Vicente in the 50th minute But luckily in the 54th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Vitor Carvalho. Gil Vicente looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On Aug 8th, Gil Vicente hosted Paços de Ferreira at the Estádio Cidade De Barcelos in their last match together. Gil Vicente was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Ali Alipour scored the first goal for Gil Vicente in the 85th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Paços de Ferreira couldn’t muster any offence and Gil Vicente ran away with the shutout win.
Fran Navarro has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Gil Vicente. Paços de Ferreira is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Uilton and Nigel Thomas each only have 1 goal in their last 5.