Moreirense vs Gil Vicente Match Analysis & Prediction
20/04/2024 5:30 pm
Saturday’s Primeira Liga action gets underway at Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida, where Moreirense will play host to Gil Vicente.
The hosts are currently on 43 points after 29 league matches in the season, while the visitors are on 28 points over the same priod and just two spots above the relegation playoff spot.
Moreirense have had an impressive season following their promotion back into the top flight, with Rui Borges demonstrating that he is a coach who is well capable of holding his own in this company.
However, despite their solid performance to this point, Moreirense have endured a slight downturn since the start of March, managing just a single win in their last six matches, along with two draws and three losses.
The most recent of those defeats came last weekend when they lost 3-0 to Benfica, although there were plenty of positives Borges would have taken from that result, and if Alanzinho’s shot in the 34th minute had found the net for the equaliser instead of rebounding off the post, the course of the game could have been vastly different.
Moreirense have been solid at home this season, securing 22 points from 14 matches and unbeaten in their last three. They have also kept clean sheets in four of their last six matches with their only defeat in the period coming against league leaders Sporting Lisbon in mid-February.
Meanwhile, Gil Vicente enter this contest in an uncomfortable position, currently down in 14th position and just a single point above Portimonense, who occupy the sole relegation playoff spot heading into the final stretch of the season.
The Gilistas have won just a single league game since the start of February, and after a run of three draws and three losses in succession, the club axed Vitor Campelos as manager at the start of this month.
With Carlos Cunha standing in as interim manager last week, Gil Vicente were no match for the formidable Sporting, who had put the game to bed early, heading into the halftime break with a four-goal lead before seeing out the second half with ease.
With five matches to go in the season, Toze Marreco will now take charge of Gil Vicente and will be hoping to mark his debut with a win, although that will require the new manager to find the way of bringing an end to a three-game winless run with a side that currently possess the league’s worst away record of just seven points earned in 14 games on the road this season.
Moreirense vs. Gil Vicente Head to head
In the 30 previous meetings between these two teams, they have each claimed nine victories while they have drawn in 12. Moreirense have scored 38 goals and conceded 40 in the process.
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05/12/2020Moreirense1Gil Vicente1Primeira Liga
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11/04/2021Gil Vicente1Moreirense2Primeira Liga
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26/11/2021Moreirense2Gil Vicente2Primeira Liga
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08/04/2022Gil Vicente1Moreirense2Primeira Liga
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11/12/2023Gil Vicente1Moreirense1Primeira Liga
Moreirense Team News
Moreirense will be without the services of Hernani Infande, who is struggling with a muscle injury and is expected to remain sidelined until the end of the month.
Long-term absentees Alhassane Sylla and Fabiano are likely to miss the remainder of the season, while Vinicius Mingotti is flagged as a minor doubt after being withdrawn before the hour-mark against Benfica.
Moreirense's Last 5 Matches
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09/03/2024Boavista1Moreirense0Primeira Liga
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17/03/2024Moreirense1Arouca0Primeira Liga
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30/03/2024Vitoria Guimaraes1Moreirense0Primeira Liga
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07/04/2024Moreirense2Estrela2Primeira Liga
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14/04/2024Benfica3Moreirense0Primeira Liga
Gil Vicente Team News
Goalkeeper Stanislav Kritsyuk has not featured at all this season for Gil Vicente and is likely done for the remainder of the campaign as he continues his rehabilitation from injury.
Ze Carlos and Kiko Vilas Boas have started the last two matches at full-back following their respective injuries and should keep their places here, alongside Ruben Fernandes and Gabriel Pereira in the central defensive partnership.
Gil Vicente's Last 5 Matches
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11/03/2024Gil Vicente0Chaves0Primeira Liga
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16/03/2024Sporting Braga2Gil Vicente1Primeira Liga
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29/03/2024Gil Vicente1Famalicao2Primeira Liga
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06/04/2024Rio Ave3Gil Vicente0Primeira Liga
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12/04/2024Gil Vicente0Sporting Lisbon4Primeira Liga
Moreirense vs. Gil Vicente: Odds and Predictions
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Double Chance: Moreirense or X
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