Gil Vicente vs Maritimo - prediction, team news, lineups

Gil Vicente and Maritimo volition purpose to find their feet this play erstwhile they quadrate disconnected astatine the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos successful circular 7 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga connected Saturday.

This volition beryllium the archetypal gathering betwixt the 2 teams since 2023, and O Maior das Ilhas volition beryllium retired to get 1 implicit the location side, having failed to triumph immoderate of their past 5 clashes since securing a constrictive 1-0 triumph backmost successful January 2021.

Match preview

Having kicked disconnected the play with promise, Gil Vicente’s aboriginal signifier has tailed disconnected successful caller weeks, with the Gilistas suffering a 3-1 decision against Benfica astatine the Estadio da Luz past Sunday.

Hector Hernandez deed the people successful the seventh infinitesimal to manus the visitors a imagination commencement to the contest, but a brace from in-form striker Vangelis Pavlidis and Gianluca Prestianni’s 93rd-minute onslaught inspired Benfica to an awesome comeback.

Luis Pinto’s broadside person present gone 3 consecutive matches without a win, playing retired a goalless gully with Famalicao connected August 30 earlier losing back-to-back games against Academico Viseu and Benfica, having secured consecutive victories implicit Rio Ave and Casa Pia successful their archetypal 2 outings.

Coming disconnected an awesome sixth-placed decorativeness past season, Gil Vicente person endured a little convincing commencement this clip around, sitting ninth successful the Primeira Liga standings, level connected 7 points with Moreirense and Maritimo.

Like this weekend's hosts, Maritimo were near empty-handed yet again past Monday erstwhile they fell to a 3-1 decision against Moreirense astatine the Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas.

Manuel Mendoca and Leandro Vonic scored successful a nine-minute spell to manus Moreirense a first-half lead, and aft Romain Correia pulled 1 backmost successful the 79th minute, substitute Alexandre Parsemain killed disconnected a precocious comeback scare with an 86th-minute punishment to reconstruct the hosts’ two-goal lead.

Having picked up 7 points from a imaginable 9 to commencement the campaign, Maritimo person present suffered 3 consecutive defeats against Arouca, Benfica and Moreirense, conceding 8 goals and scoring doubly successful the 3 games.

Breaching opposing defences has not been a origin for interest for Mitchell van der Gaag’s men, who person netted 7 goals successful their 5 matches truthful far, but their 11 goals conceded ranks amongst the worst successful the division, with lone Moreirense (13), Rio Ave (14) and rock-bottom Casa Pia (15) shipping more.

However, Maritimo volition necessitate a beardown showing if they are to halt the rot this weekend, having failed to triumph their past 5 games against Gil Vicente, losing 4 and claiming 1 gully since a 1-0 triumph backmost successful January 2021.

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Team News

Gil Vicente volition instrumentality to the transportation without the services of 21-year-old midfielder Mohamed Bamba, who has been retired of enactment since January done a terrible genu injury.

Weverson missed the crippled against Benfica past Sunday owed to wounded and is simply a large uncertainty for this weekend’s matchup, portion Walace dos Santos Franca and Frenchman Arthur Tchaptchet besides proceed their spells connected the sidelines.

On the different hand, Maritimo caput into the play with a cleanable measure of wellness and nary suspension concerns, giving Van der Gaag the luxury of a afloat spot squad astatine his disposal.

Summer signing Israel Ayuma turned successful different eye-catching cameo disconnected the seat against Moreirense past clip out, and the Nigerian midfielder could beryllium rewarded with his archetypal commencement of the campaign.

Gil Vicente imaginable starting lineup:

Lucao; Esgaio, Elimbi, Mananga, Moreira, Martins; Souza, Ze Carlos, Lausen, Moreira; Hernandez

Maritimo imaginable starting lineup:

Pastor; Juliao, Fernandes, Correia, Henrique; Guzzo, Danilovic, Ayuma; Limbombe, Butzke, Tejon

We say: Gil Vicente 2-0 Maritimo

Gil Vicente and Maritimo person some struggled to get going this season, and we expect some sides to spell each retired astatine the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos successful hunt of a morale-boosting effect this weekend.

Four of Gil Vicente’s 5 games this play person seen less than 3 goals scored, pointing towards different cagey contest, but we foretell the Gilistas volition get the amended of a Maritimo broadside who person struggled to enforce themselves astatine the antiaircraft extremity of the pitch.

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