On Sat Dec 11th, in week 14, Sporting CP hosts Boavista in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 2nd placed Sporting CP is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Ajax. Sébastien Haller scored the first goal for Ajax in the 8th minute on a penalty, then Nuno Santos tied it up for Sporting CP in the 22nd minute on a feed from Bruno Tabata , but luckily for Ajax it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Sporting CP is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Boavista, recorded a 1-1 draw against Marítimo. Petar Musa struck first for Boavista in the 5th minute, then Henrique got the equalizer for Marítimo in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Clésio earning Marítimo at least a draw. Boavista looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Sporting CP won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Petar Musa has been the most effective weapon for Boavista lately. The Croatian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Pote has been the most prolific scorer on Sporting CP in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.