Santa Clara vs Gil Vicente: Portuguese Primeira Liga Match Preview – 25th October 2024
Match Preview
On Saturday, 25th October 2024, Santa Clara will host Gil Vicente at the Estádio de São Miguel in a matchday four fixture of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. Both teams will be looking to build on their respective starts to the season, with Santa Clara currently sitting in 8th place with 4 points, while Gil Vicente are in 11th place with 3 points.
Santa Clara come into this match off the back of a 1-0 defeat away to Estoril Praia last weekend. It was their first defeat of the season, having drawn their opening two matches against Arouca and Portimonense. Gil Vicente, meanwhile, will be looking to bounce back from a 2-1 defeat at home to Vitória de Guimarães last time out. That was their second defeat of the season, having also lost their opening match of the campaign against Rio Ave.
Team News
Santa Clara will be without the suspended defender Kennedy Boateng for this match. Gil Vicente, meanwhile, have no fresh injury concerns, but they will be without the suspended midfielder Vitor Carvalho.
Predicted Lineups
Santa Clara: * Goalkeeper: Marco Pereira * Defenders: Rafael Ramos, Paulo Henrique, Cristian González, Tomás Domingos * Midfielders: Ricardinho, Nené, Anderson Carvalho * Forwards: Cryzan, Allano, Carlos Gil Vicente: * Goalkeeper: Andrew * Defenders: João Afonso, Lucas Cunha, Rúben Fernandes, Adrián Marín * Midfielders: Kanya Fujimoto, Ruben Lameiras, Bozhidar Kraev * Forwards: Fran Navarro, Bilel Aouacheria, Antoine LeauteyMatch Prediction
This is a tough match to call, with both teams evenly matched on paper. Santa Clara have the home advantage, but Gil Vicente have a slightly better squad on paper. Ultimately, we think Gil Vicente will edge this one out by a narrow margin.
Prediction: Santa Clara 1-2 Gil Vicente