In the red corner we have Casa Pia, who appear to be lacking an iota of consistency with their 2-0-3 regular season records. Interesting enough, their goalkeeper, Patrick Sequeira, has been doing a decent job stopping a few balls with six saves under his belt. Their top players Duplexe Tchamba and Nuno Moreira are locked in a dance-off with a 7.27 and a 7.25 rating respectively and each with a goal scored. Accuracy in passing seems to be the order of the day for them.
Waltzing on the blue corner is Gil Vicente. Their regular season record of 1-3-1 suggests that they would rather kiss and make up than hurt feelings with outright wins. Andrew, their goalkeeper, is seemingly ignoring the rule book on sharing as he is tied with Sequeira with six saves to his merit. Their star players Félix Correia and Zé Carlos slightly dazzle us with a 7.57 and 7.37 rating respectively. Curiously, Zé Carlos has no shots on goal, perhaps he’s saving that for a special occasion.
Now, here's the interesting tidbit, when looking at previous meetings, it seems Gil Vicente entered a cheat code as they have pretty much had Casa Pia's number with only one draw marring a spotless record.
So, bear with me as I dig out the crystal ball. Given past encounters, better goalkeeper rating, and superior top player stats (even with their penchant for draws), I’d put my money... figuratively speaking of course... on Gil Vicente.
Albert’s Prediction: Gil Vicente by 1