Gil Vicente and Famalicão meet at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, in a match for the 26th round of the Primeira Liga. Famalicão won at home by (2‑1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 30‑10‑2019. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 05‑11‑2017, for the Liga de Honra, which ended with the Famalicão winning by (1‑2). The goals of the match were scored by J. Igbekeme (45 ‘), for Gil Vicente, and Rui Costa (55’ and 65 ‘), for Famalicão. The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since Famalicão presents significant differences between home and away results.
Gil Vicente :
The home team is currently in 9th position, with 30 points won, after 7 wins, 9 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Boavista, by (0‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Santa Clara, by (1‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 13 goals scored and 17 suffered; against 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses in his stadium, with 17 goals scored and 18 suffered. For the championship, Gil Vicente conquered 14 points in 30 possible, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats in the last 10 games he played in his stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (6 in 12 games). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 12 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Gil Vicente’s team has been doing a very balanced campaign upon his return to the highest echelon of Portuguese football and reaches this 26th round as 10th place. With 30 points, the formation led by Vítor Oliveira is three from Santa Clara and Moreirense, has Boavista, Vitória de Setúbal and Belenenses at one and takes advantage of 11 over the relegation zone. In the last round, which marked the resumption of the championship after almost three months of interregnum, the gilistas defeated Portimão, against Portimonense, 1-0. Despite the setback, Barcelos’ team was not inferior, in terms of exhibition, and even created enough opportunities, either to open the scoring, before suffering or to later reach a draw.
Famalicão :
The visiting team is currently in 7th position, with 37 points won, after 10 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Sporting Lisbon by (3‑1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Belenenses, by (0‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 24 suffered; against 8 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 28 goals scored and 22 suffered. For the championship, Famalicão conquered 12 points in 30 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 games that he played as a visitor. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (5 in 12 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 12 matches have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 24 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only got 2 comebacks. In the last 12 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Famalicão continues with an incredible trajectory, at the moment that marks the return of the northern team to the coexistence of the “greats”, after more than two decades of absence from the first step. With 40 points, the Famalicense team provisionally occupies fifth place, with two more points than Vitória de Guimarães and Rio Ave (which has one less game). In the meeting that marked João Pedro Sousa’s return to competition, the team received and won, behind closed doors, then-leader FC Porto, 2-1.
