Preview: Gil Vicente vs. Moreirense - prediction, team news, lineups

A spot successful the quarter-finals of the Taca de Portugal volition beryllium up for grabs erstwhile Gil Vicente and Moreirense spell caput to caput astatine the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos connected Sunday evening.

The astir caller clash betwixt the 2 teams ended successful a pulsating 3-2 triumph successful favour of Os verdes e brancos, and if we are to spell by that encounter, different thrilling brushwood could beryllium connected the cards this weekend.

Match preview

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Gil Vicente were progressive successful a stock of the spoils for a 3rd consecutive games arsenic they opened the caller twelvemonth with a 1-1 stalemate against Rio Ave erstwhile the 2 teams met connected Monday.

In an action-packed contention astatine the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos, Felix Correia struck 8 minutes aft the half-hour people to enactment the hosts successful beforehand but Brandon Aguilera deed backmost for Rio Ave to unit a stock of the spoils.

With that result, Gil Vicente person present gone 5 consecutive games without decision since December's 4-0 nonaccomplishment against Vitoria de Guimaraes, seeing disconnected Nacional and Farense respectively earlier playing retired 3 back-to-back stalemates.

Bruno Pinheiro's men, who person picked up 19 points from their 17 Primeira Liga matches to beryllium 11th successful the league table, present crook their absorption to the Taca de Portugal, wherever they person cruised done the opening 2 rounds, scoring 4 goals and keeping 2 cleanable sheets truthful far.

Second-half goals from Tidjany Toure and Jorge Aguirre saw Gil Vicente unafraid a 2-0 triumph implicit Belenenses successful the cupful opener astatine the Estadio bash Restelo connected October 19, 3 weeks earlier edging retired Campeonato de Portugal outfit Vila Real by the aforesaid scoreline.

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Like this weekend's host, Moreirense had to settee for a stock of the spoils successful their opening crippled of the twelvemonth arsenic they were held to a somewhat disappointing 1-1 gully by AVS astatine the Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas past Saturday.

After falling down to Alan's ninth-minute opener, Spanish midfielder Jaume Grau netted connected the changeable of fractional clip to gully AVS level earlier they turned successful a antiaircraft amusement of people successful the 2nd fractional to spot retired their 5th consecutive stalemate.

Prior to that, Moreirense suffered back-to-back defeats astatine the hands of Nacional and Porto earlier holding retired for a 2-2 gully against Estoril Praia astatine the Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota successful their last outing of 2024 connected December 28 to halt the rot.

Os verdes e brancos person present gone 4 consecutive matches without a triumph successful the Primeira Liga, a tally which has seen them plunge into eighth-place successful the league standings with 22 points from 17 games, 9 points adrift of the European qualifying places.

Moreirense volition present look to find their feet successful the Taca de Portugal, wherever they kicked disconnected their run with a 2-1 triumph implicit third-tier Uniao Santarem connected October 19, 4 weeks earlier showing their mettle successful the 2nd circular with a stunning 2-1 triumph implicit 30-time Portuguese champion Porto.

Cesar Peixoto's men volition beryllium backing themselves to get the occupation done this play arsenic they travel to the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos wherever they are unbeaten successful each of their past 5 competitory visits, picking up 4 wins and 1 gully since a constrictive 4-3 decision successful October 2013.

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Team News

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Gil Vicente stay without the services of South African planetary Sphephelo Sithole, who has been ruled retired since sustaining a ligament wounded portion connected planetary work against South Sudan successful September.

Correia was standout performer successful the crippled against Rio Ave past clip retired and the erstwhile Juventus man, who has 7 extremity involvements successful the league this season, volition beryllium 1 to support an oculus on.

He should pb the Gilistas' onslaught alongside Jordi Mboula and Spanish striker Jorge Aguirre portion Ze Carlos, Josue Sa, Ruben Fernandes and 24-year-old Kazu should signifier the backmost 4 erstwhile again.

As for Moreirense, Hernani Infande continues his agelong roadworthy to afloat fittingness aft suffering a terrible ankle wounded successful March's crippled against Arouca and the Portuguese guardant is ruled retired of Sunday's clash.

Brazilian midfielder Guilherme Liberato has missed the past 15 matches since tearing his genu ligament backmost successful September and the 23-year-old is besides retired of contention for Os verdes e brancos.

Gil Vicente imaginable starting lineup:
Andrew; Ze Carlos, Sa, Fernandes, Kazu; Fujimoto, Gbane, Caseres; Mboula, Aguirre, Correia

Moreirense imaginable starting lineup:
Kewin; Pinto, Maracas, Marcelo, Frimpong; Ofori, Ismael; Gabrielzinho, Alanzinho, Benny; Schettine

We say: Gil Vicente 2-1 Moreirense

Looking astatine past meetings betwixt Gil Vicente and Moreirense, we tin expect different action-packed contention this play with plentifulness of goalmouth action. While Peixoto's men are unbeaten successful their past 5 visits to the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos of late, they person failed to triumph immoderate of their astir caller 5 distant games since precocious October and we are them struggling here.

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