Gil Vicente, Recent Form

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With a 2-1 away win last time out against Porto, Gil Vicente will be looking forward to this one, and there will undoubtedly be a mood of confidence among their squad.  They achieved 61% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Porto's tally of 11 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.  

While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 9, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 6 goals and some valuable points in the process.  Having found the back of the net in 5 of their last 6 matches at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, they are developing an impressive scoring record at home.  They are in some turmoil defensively at the moment and have been unable to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.  

There will be mixed feelings from Gilistas, although undefeated in their last 4 league games at home, 2 of these games ended in a draw.  

Goalscorer Fran Navarro will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Gil Vicente.  

Marítimo, Recent Form

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Marítimo will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 3-1 win in their home outing against Santa Clara.  In that game they had 72% possession and managed 26 attempts on goal, with 7 on target, compared to Santa Clara who had 11 attempts and 6 on target.  

José Gomes will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 7 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 9 goals and, as a result, lost some important points.  When it comes to attacking performances, they can consider themselves in a good and consistent form, having chalked up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches.  Having conceded at least 1 goal in 10 out of 11 away games this season, they are not making it easy for themselves to pick up valuable points on their travels.  

They have lost 4 of their last 6 matches, which will be a focus of concern, but their 2 wins in that period did produce some valuable points nevertheless.  So far this season, the bulk of their league games on the road have ended in disappointment, having won just 1 of their first 11 away games.