January 16th features a match where Belenenses will host Porto at Estádio Nacional 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 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 18th placed Belenenses is fresh off their 2-1 win against Arouca. Oday Dabagh struck first for Arouca in the 37th minute on a feed from Othavio Basso, but Nilton got the equalizer for Belenenses in the 73rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by Abel Issa Camara to cap off a wild match. Belenenses looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while porto sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Estoril. Arthur Gomes struck first for Estoril in the 38th minute on a feed from Racine Coly, then Andre Filipe Russo Franco added another in the 43rd minute on a penalty shot But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 89th minute on a goal by Conceicao. Porto is on a hot streak lately, having won 10 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Porto won by a score of 2 to 0. Toni Martínez struck first for Porto in the 19th minute on a feed from Otavinho, then Luis Díaz added another in the 65th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Belenenses couldn’t manage to score, and Porto took the shutout win.
Luis Díaz has been the most effective weapon for Porto lately. The midfielder has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Belenenses is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Abel Issa Camara and Nilton each only have 1 goal in their last 5.