Gil Vicente vs Arouca - prediction, team news, lineups

Top-five hopefuls Gil Vicente look to get backmost to winning ways arsenic they invited Arouca to Barcelos for the penultimate fixture of the 2025-26 Primeira Liga run connected Monday.

The hosts presently inhabit sixth spot successful the Portuguese top-flight table, 2 points adrift of fifth-placed Famalicao, portion the visitors are 11th, already harmless from relegation and lone 2 points shy of the apical half.

Match preview

Gil Vicente person really enjoyed an awesome run considering they finished successful the bottommost fractional successful each of the erstwhile 3 seasons, though nonaccomplishment to unafraid European shot could inactive travel arsenic a flimsy disappointment fixed however their play has unfolded.

Having occupied 4th spot for overmuch of the opening fractional of the campaign, the Roosters concisely slipped to 5th pursuing decision to league leaders Porto connected matchday 19, though they rapidly responded by winning each of their adjacent 3 matches.

However, Cesar Peixoto’s broadside person managed conscionable 2 victories successful their past 10 outings (D4, L4), and that inconsistency surfaced erstwhile again precocious aft they failed to physique connected their triumph implicit Casa Pia, settling for a goalless gully distant to Rio Ave past weekend.

That effect saw the Roosters registry a associated league-high 11th gully of the campaign, with their inability to crook stalemates into victories proving costly successful the contention for a continental spot, though a triumph connected Monday could assistance Gil Vicente into 5th should Famalicao gaffe up against Estrela Amadora.

A instrumentality to acquainted surroundings should supply encouragement for Peixoto’s men, who person won 9 of their 16 location league matches this play (D3, L4), though caller signifier astatine Barcelos has been somewhat mixed, with conscionable 2 victories from their past 5 outings connected their ain turf (D1, L2).

Meanwhile, Arouca caput into this brushwood connected the backmost of a 2-2 gully against Santa Clara, successful a contention wherever the Wolves showed large tone contempt manager Vasco Seabra being sent disconnected from the dugout and midfielder Lee Hyun-ju receiving his marching orders midway done the 2nd half.   

Tiago Esgaio appeared to person secured maximum points for Arouca erstwhile helium struck successful the 83rd minute, lone for Elias Manoel to snatch a stoppage-time equaliser for the Azoreans, leaving the Lobos with conscionable 1 triumph from their past 4 matches (D1, L2).

Seabra’s broadside person present conceded 62 goals successful the Primeira Liga this season, with lone bottom-placed AVS (66) shipping more, portion 3 of their past 4 victories person travel alongside cleanable sheets, highlighting however important antiaircraft solidity could beryllium if they are to instrumentality thing from Monday’s encounter.

However, with 5 defeats successful their past six distant league outings (W1), adjacent a gully present would apt beryllium viewed arsenic a respectable result, though their awesome grounds successful this fixture should supply confidence, with the Wolves unbeaten successful the erstwhile 10 meetings betwixt the sides (W4, D6).
 

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Team News

Gil Vicente volition stay without antiaircraft midfielder Mohamed Bamba, who has been sidelined since precocious February done injury.

Tidjany Toure has besides missed the matchday squad successful each of the past 5 outings, making him a large doubt, portion full-back Jonathan Mutombo could beryllium unavailable for a 2nd consecutive match.

Winger Murilo de Souza remains the Barcelos outfit’s starring scorer with 11 league goals and volition look to rediscover his scoring interaction aft failing to find the nett past clip out.

As for Arouca, Puche could miss a 3rd consecutive game, portion chap guardant Dylan Nandin is besides doubtful aft being sidelined since suffering an wounded against Moreirense successful March.

Meanwhile, Lee is expected to service a suspension pursuing his dismissal successful the erstwhile outing, meaning Pablo Gozalbez could deputise successful the fig 10 role.
 

Gil Vicente imaginable starting lineup:

Figueira: Konan, Mananga, Elimbi, Ze Carlos; Esteve, Ze Carlos Natario; Moreira, Garcia, Souza; Varela

Arouca imaginable starting lineup:

Arruabarrena; Esgaio, Sanchez, Fontan, Kuipers; Fukui, Van Ee; Trezza, Gozalbez, Djouahra; Barbero

We say: Gil Vicente 2-1 Arouca

This fixture has produced goals astatine some ends successful each of the past 4 meetings, including a 2-2 gully successful the reverse encounter, truthful different entertaining contention could beryllium connected the cards, particularly fixed Arouca’s menace going forward.

However, the Wolves’ antiaircraft vulnerabilities could yet beryllium decisive, and with Gil Vicente carrying greater information successful the contention for a top-five finish, the hosts should person capable prime to borderline this encounter. 

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