Week 23 features a match on Sunday Mar 5th, where Vitória SC will travel to Ponta Delgada to battle Santa Clara in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Santa Clara sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Marítimo. Gabriel Silva Vieira scored the first goal for Santa Clara in the 18th minute, but Kennedy Boateng got the equalizer for Marítimo on an own goal in the 61st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 72nd minute on a penalty goal by Cláudio Winck. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while vitória SC sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Sporting Braga. Tiago Silva struck first for Vitória SC in the 31st minute on a penalty kick, then Safira added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Fonseca Amaro. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Vitória SC should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Sep 9th, Vitória SC was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Anderson Silva struck first for Vitória SC in the 48th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Santa Clara couldn’t muster any offence and Vitória SC ran away with the shutout win.
Safira has been the most prolific scorer on Vitória SC in his last five matches with 3 goals. Santa Clara is glad to have Gabriel Silva Vieira in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.