In this week 32 match on May 1st, Vitória SC will host Santa Clara in a clash of the Primeira Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 6th placed Vitória SC, recorded a 1-1 draw against Tondela. Rafael Barbosa struck first for Tondela in the 63rd minute, then Rafa Soares tied it up for Vitória SC in the 67th minute earning them at least the one point. Vitória SC is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Santa Clara recorded a 2-2 draw against Marítimo. Kyosuke Tagawa struck first for Santa Clara in the 5th minute on a feed from Allano, then Kyosuke Tagawa added another in the 33rd minute on a feed from Allano. Santa Clara is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Dec 17th, Santa Clara hosted Vitória SC at the Estádio De São Miguel in their last match together. Santa Clara won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost one thousand spectators. Rui Costa struck first for Santa Clara in the 40th 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 Santa Clara ran away with the shutout win.
Santa Clara is fortunate enough to have Kyosuke Tagawa in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Vitória SC’s most prolific scorer has been Bruno Duarte Da Silva. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.