previews, absences and probable lineups :: zerozero.pt

2024-10-05 22:45:05

Here’s one of them classics of Portuguese football. This Sunday is the day of the meeting between Vitória SC and Boavista, a duel of raw emotions, Heat on the pitch and in the stands, where the fervent fans of the two clubs fight a battle on the sidelines of the one reserved for the four lines. All the ingredients present in a recipe classicTherefore.

The time – 3.30pm – is inviting, but the rain that has been present almost continuously on the Minho promises to be incessant. On the pitch, watching the artists, who knows, maybe we’ll have one serenade in the rain on a Sunday afternoon.

The Victorians have not won for two rounds – defeat to FC Porto and draw against Casa Pia AC – but they got back on track to success in midweek, with a clear victory in the UEFA Conference League. The aim now is to carry this momentum into the championship, where Vitória SC sits in sixth place with 13 points.

For Boavista the accounts are much more complicated. THE panther they have five points and occupy a dangerous 15th place, and the moment is not exactly happy: after the first leg victory, the teams have never won again and are coming off two consecutive defeats. Bessa’s plight is known to everyone, but this is one of them take courage, heart and where the problems remain in the background.

The 140th chapter of this rivalry will be played at D. Afonso Henriques and the calculations, despite not being very old, are in favor of the Guimarães team, which has won 55 of the 139 matches already played. Boavista has 45 wins and 39 draws left, but the data changes if let’s tighten the net and we only consider the matches played in the Victorian amphitheater: 39 successes for Vitória SC, 16 victories for Boavista and 12 draws. A relevant fact, even if the statistic is worth what we want it to be: the checkered team has not won in Guimarães since April 2001, a few weeks before becoming national champions.

The die is cast. To conclude, dear reader, we invite you to take a look HERE the conversation of zerozero with Ademir Alcântara, former player of both teams, at the start of the match.