Gil Vicente and Paços de Ferreira meet at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, in a match for the 34th matchday of the Primeira Liga. The two teams tied (0‑0), on 19‑01‑2020, in the previous meeting for this edition of the league. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 1 victory and 1 draw in the last 2 matches.
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). 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 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not had great defensive strength, but its attack has marked regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 games 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 ‘).
In a season marked by his return to the first division of Portuguese football, Gil Vicente’s team clearly exceeded expectations by having a calm, consistent and balanced campaign. At the entrance to the last round of the championship, the team led by Vítor Oliveira (the one who will leave the position of team coach) occupies the ninth place in the leaderboard, with 42 points, so he has an advantage of 12 points with in relation to the drop zone. After adding three consecutive victories, against Rio Ave (1-0), Vitória de Guimarães (1-2) and Tondela (3-2), Gil Vicente was defeated on the visit to Belenenses (1-0), in the last round, with a goal very close to the end of regulation time (88 ‘).
Paços de Ferreira:
The visiting team is currently in 16th position, with 22 points won, after 6 wins, 4 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Desportivo Aves, by (1‑3). In the last match, they lost at home to Vitória Guimarães, by (1‑2). For the championship, Paços de Ferreira conquered 8 points in 30 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats in the last 10 games that he played as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (4 in 11 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 6 of their last 24 matches for the Primeira Liga, of these 6 they reached the break in advantage in 4 and won in the late 90 ‘in 5. In 24 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only got 1 comeback. In the last 11 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
The Paços de Ferreira team was the other recently promoted to the NOS league earlier this season and also managed to meet the maintenance goal, albeit less quietly. In 13th place in the general classification, the team led by coach Pepa has 38 points, the same as the Marítimo and one less than the Boavista. In the last round, Paços de Ferreira sought to mathematically ensure maintenance, which was very well underway, by winning at home 2-1 to the depressed Portimonense, last Monday. Bruno Santos opened the scoring in the eighth minute, after an error by the rival goalkeeper, and Denilson, at 41 ‘, would put Paços ahead again, after the equalizer goal suffered in the 17th minute. The result would not change until the final.
