Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Vizela
Match Time & Date:
28/08/2021
16:30
Prediction: 1-1
Boavista
Estadio do Vizela will host Saturday’s football game between Vizela and Boavista, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table ahead of Matchday 4. Vizela aim to bounce back from a heavy 4-0 loss to Guimaraes, but this game will be anything but a walk in the park for the hosts. Cassiano, who limped off with injury at the weekend, is unlikely to feature in the Estadio do Vizela clash.
The Black and Whites, on the other hand, head into the match following back-to-back wins over Ferreira and Santa Clara. Boavista are brimming with confidence ahead of Saturday’s game, and they are surely capable of holding Vizela to a draw. It has to be noted that the two teams have never met before in the Portuguese elite division. When Vizela and Boavista faced each other in the Portuguese Cup last year the Black and Whites defeated Alvaro Pacheco’s team 1-0.
Highlighted Player (Yusupha Njie):
Born in Banjul, Gambia, on January 3, 1994, Yusupha Njie is a forward who plays for Boavista in Primeira Liga. Njie began his youth career at Wealers FC, and in 2004 he moved to Cherno Samba Academy to continue his football development.
The Gambia international played for the likes of Real de Banjul and FUS Rabat at the senior level before signing a loan deal with Boavista in the 2017/2018 season. He later joined the Primeira Liga club permanently. In July 2018, Yusupha Njie reportedly signed a contract with French Club Stade de Reims, but the deal was canceled due to failed medical.
The Gambian footballer made his Boavista debut in Primeira Liga on August 7, 2017, in a 2-1 loss to Portimonense. Speaking of his international career, Yusupha Njie made his Gambia debut on June 11, 2017, in a 1-0 loss to Benin in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. His primary position is centre-forward, but he is used as a right winger and a second striker as well.
Highlighted Team (Boavista):
Founded on August 1, 1903, Boavista are a Portuguese club that welcome their rivals at Estadio do Bessa. The capacity of the venue is 28,263 and it was built back in 1911. As Panteras (The Panthers) are well known for their black and white shirts and white is the dominant colour of their away kit.
Famous Fellow city club Porto are considered Boavista’s main rivals and the two teams face each other in O Derby da Invicta and there have always been fireworks in clashes between the two local rivals. A Panteras did well to win their first and only Primeira Liga trophy in the 2000/2001 season, with the team finishing the campaign only one point clear of Porto.
Boavista have five Taca de Portugal trophies (1974/75, 1975/76, 1978/79, 1991/92, 1996/97), with the team winning Supertaca de Portugal three times (1979, 1992, 1997). Jose Bosingwa, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Nuno Gomes are the notable footballers who played for Boavista in the past, to name just a few.
