On the 2nd of February, in this week 20 match, Sporting CP will travel to Jamor to battle Belenenses in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Belenenses recorded a 1-1 draw against Marítimo. Safira scored the first goal for Belenenses in the 13th minute on a penalty, but Matheus Costa got the equalizer for Marítimo in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty squeezing out at least the one point for Marítimo. Belenenses looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Sporting CP, recorded a 1-2 loss against Sporting Braga. Pote struck first for Sporting CP in the 24th minute on a feed from Matheus Luiz, then Wenderson Galeno tied it up for Sporting Braga in the 52nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 24th minute on a goal by Pote. Sporting CP is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
On Sat Aug 21st, Sporting CP hosted Belenenses in their last match together. Sporting CP was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over 13000 jubilant spectators. Inacio scored the first goal for Sporting CP in the 7th minute, then João Palhinha added another in the 48th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Belenenses couldn’t manage to score, and Sporting CP took the shutout win.
Paulinho has been the most prolific scorer on Sporting CP in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Camara has been the most effective weapon for Belenenses lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.