On the 28th of December, in this week 16 match, Gil Vicente and Tondela will play a match in Tondela in a meeting of these two mismatched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Tondela recorded a 0-1 loss against Paços de Ferreira. Denílson scored the first goal for Paços de Ferreira in the 81st minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Tondela couldn’t muster any offence and Paços de Ferreira ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while gil Vicente sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Sporting CP. Nuno Santos struck first for Sporting CP in the 53rd minute, then Inacio added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Pote In the end, Gil Vicente couldn’t muster any offence and Sporting CP ran away with the shutout win. Gil Vicente is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Tondela won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Gil Vicente is fortunate enough to have Fran Navarro in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Tondela is glad to have João Pedro in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals.