Fresh off the back of securing their spot in the Europa League, Braga journey to the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos to take on Gil Vicente in round four of the Primeira Liga on Sunday. The hosts have failed to win any of the last four meetings between the two sides since, losing three and claiming one draw, and will head into the weekend looking to get one over Os Arcebispos. © Imago Gil Vicente were denied consecutive Primeira Liga wins for the first time this season as they played out a goalless draw with Estoril Praia when the sides squared off last Sunday.
The Gilistas were guilty of a wasteful display in front of goal as they failed to finish off multiple clear-cut chances at the Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota before settling for a share of the spoils. Prior to that, Gil Vicente kicked off the season with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Porto on August 10, six days before claiming a 4-2 home victory over newly-promoted AVS courtesy of a hat-trick from Kanya Fujimoto and Jorge Aguirre 's 37th-minute strike. Despite the result at the Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota, head coach Bruno Pinheiro will be impressed with his side's start to the new campaign as they look to improve on their 12th-placed finish from last term.
Gil Vicente managed just nine Primeira Liga wins last season while losing 16 and claiming nine draws to collect 36 points and finish 12th in the table, just four points above the relegation zone. © Imago Braga, on the other hand, turned in a resilient team display.