August 28th features a match where Santa Clara will travel to Vila Nova de Famalicão to battle Famalicão in a clash of the Primeira Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. Famalicão sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Gil Vicente. Neither Gil Vicente nor Famalicão could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Famalicão looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, 14th placed Santa Clara, recorded a 1-2 loss against Arouca. Rildo Gonçalves de Amorim Filho struck first for Santa Clara in the 50th minute on a feed from Kyosuke Tagawa, then in the 61st minute, Vitinho sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Rafael Sebastian Mujica Garcia But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 76th minute on a penalty goal by Joao Othavio Basso. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Famalicão won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Rildo Gonçalves de Amorim Filho has been the most prolific scorer on Santa Clara in the last 5 matches with two goals. Famalicão is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Bruno Nascimento and Simon Banza each having 2 goals in their last five.