In this week 18 match, on Monday Jan 17th, Portimonense and Vitória SC will play a match in Portimão in a meeting of these two evenly matched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 7th placed Portimonense is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Marítimo. Rafik Guitane struck first for Marítimo in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Fabricio tied it up for Portimonense in the 68th minute. Portimonense is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while vitória SC is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Gil Vicente. Fran Navarro struck first for Gil Vicente in the 23rd minute, then Fran Navarro added another in the 53rd minute. Vitória SC is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Vitória SC and Portimonense last played eachother at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques on the 8th of August. Portimonense was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost nine thousand dissapointed fans. Beto struck first for Portimonense in the 86th 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 Portimonense ran away with the shutout win.
Vitória SC is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Oscar Estupiñan and Marcus Edwards each having 3 goals in their last 5. Aylton Boa Morte and Luquinha are the top scorers for Portimonense in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.