On Saturday Jan 15th, in week 18, Sporting Braga plays host to Marítimo in a clash of the Primeira Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 4th placed Sporting Braga, recorded a 2-2 draw against Famalicão. Ricardo Horta scored the first goal for Sporting Braga in the 13th minute, but Rúben Lima got the equalizer for Famalicão in the 31st minute . With 20 points in their last 10 matches Sporting Braga should be reasonably happy with their performance, while marítimo sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Portimonense. Rafik Guitane struck first for Marítimo in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Fabricio tied it up for Portimonense in the 68th minute. Marítimo is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Sporting Braga took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Raul Michel Melo da Silva struck first for Sporting Braga in the 61st minute, then Ricardo Horta added another in the 69th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Marítimo couldn’t manage to score, and Sporting Braga took the shutout win.
Marítimo is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Joel Tagueu and Rafik Guitane each having 3 goals in their last 5. Sporting Braga’s most prolific scorer has been Vitor Manuel Carvalho Oliveira. The Portugeese attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.