Preview: SC Farense vs. Vitoria de Guimaraes - prediction, team news, lineups

Farense SC and Vitoria de Guimaraes bring their twelvemonth to a adjacent erstwhile they fastener horns astatine the Estadio de Sao Luis successful circular 16 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga connected Sunday.

Both sides caput into the crippled disconnected the backmost of contrasting results, with Os Vimaranenses dropping points successful a somewhat disappointing stalemate against Nacional connected Monday.

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A rejuvenated Farense broadside secured their archetypal Primeira Liga distant triumph since April arsenic they held connected to spot disconnected Famalicao a 2-1 erstwhile the 2 sides squared disconnected astatine the Estadio Municipal de Famalicao past Saturday.

While they saw conscionable 74% of the shot possession, Famalicao recovered themselves trailing by 2 goals aft Marco Matias and Miguel Menino deed the people for visitors earlier Oscar Aranda halved the shortage with an 80th-minute strike.

This was an instant effect from Farense, who saw their four-game unbeaten tally crossed each competitions travel to an extremity connected December 14, erstwhile they were beaten 1-0 by Gil Vicente courtesy of a second-half ain extremity from Lucas Africo.

Despite their caller upturn successful form, Toze Marreco's men stay bottommost but 1 successful the Primeira Liga standings, having picked up conscionable 12 points from their 15 games, but could determination level with 12th-placed Estrela Amadora with a triumph this weekend.

While Farense volition beryllium looking to adjacent the twelvemonth connected a high, they look the situation of an opposing broadside whom they person failed to get the amended of successful immoderate of their erstwhile 4 encounters since February 2021.

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Elsewhere, Vitoria de Guimaraes were progressive successful a stock of the spoils for the 3rd consecutive crippled arsenic they played retired a 2-2 gully with Nacional astatine the Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques connected Monday.

After falling down to Isaac's ninth-minute opener, Tiago Silva and Nuno Santos recovered the backmost of the nett to crook the crippled connected its head, but substitute Joao Aurelio struck successful the 3rd infinitesimal of stoppage clip to manus Nacional a hard-earned point.

This followed a 1-1 gully with Italian outfit Fiorentina successful the Conference League connected December 19, erstwhile Rolando Mandragora netted successful the 87th infinitesimal to cancel retired Gustavo Silva's 33rd-minute opener to unit a stock of the spoils.

Vitoria de Guimaraes person present gone 4 consecutive games without decision and are unbeaten successful 8 of their astir caller 9 games crossed each competitions, claiming 4 draws and 4 wins, including a 2-0 triumph implicit Uniao Leiria successful the Taca de Portugal 4th circular connected November 23.

This coagulated tally of results has seen Os Vimaranenses surge into second-place successful the Conference League standings, 4 points down leaders Chelsea who boast a 100% record, portion they beryllium sixth successful the Primeira Liga array with 23 points from 15 games.

While Guimaraes volition beryllium looking to instrumentality to winning ways this weekend, they volition request to beryllium astatine their champion astatine the Estadio de Sao Luis arsenic they person failed to triumph six of their past 7 distant matches crossed each competitions since claiming back-to-back victories implicit Pacos de Ferreira and Djurgarden backmost successful October.

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Farense volition caput into the last crippled of the twelvemonth without the services of 29-year-old defender Africo, who is suspended aft crossing the yellowish paper threshold with his booking against Famalicao past clip out.

In his absence, 30-year-old Artur Jorge volition propulsion for his ninth league start, teaming up with Claudio Falcao and Marco Moreno successful the backmost three, portion Matias, Dario Poveda and Elves Balde should clasp their roles successful the beforehand three.

Following the departure of Rui Borges, who has taken implicit the Sporting Lisbon vacant relation pursuing Joao Periera's daze dismissal, Vitoria de Guimaraes person named Daniel Sousa arsenic the club's caller caput manager and the 40-year-old volition beryllium looking to statesman his stint connected a affirmative note.

For his archetypal crippled astatine the helm of affairs, Sousa volition beryllium incapable to sanction experienced defender Bruno Gaspar, who has missed each of the past 4 games aft sustaining a musculus injury.

Jesus Ramirez and 33-year-old Nelson Oliveira besides proceed their spells connected the sidelines portion Croatian defender Toni Borevkovic is besides acceptable to beryllium retired his sixth consecutive crippled done a musculus problem.

SC Farense imaginable starting lineup:
Velho; Jorge, Falcao, Moreno; Pastor, Neto, Menino, Poloni; Matias, Poveda, Balde

Vitoria de Guimaraes imaginable starting lineup:
Varela; Baio, Villanueva, Rivas, Mendes; Samu, J Silva, T Silva; Cesar, G Silva, Santos

We say: SC Farense 1-2 Vitoria de Guimaraes

Farnese cognize that triumph could beryllium a catalyst for a good tally of signifier to kickstart the caller twelvemonth arsenic they look to propulsion wide of the information zone. However, Guimaraes person been pugnacious to ace of precocious and we fancy them to travel distant with each 3 points.

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