On Mar 5th, Sporting CP plays host to Arouca in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 2nd placed Sporting CP, recorded a 1-1 draw against Marítimo. Bruno Xadas struck first for Marítimo in the 5th minute, then Islam Slimani tied it up for Sporting CP in the 38th minute on a feed from Matheus Reis squeezing out at least the one point for Sporting CP. Sporting CP should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Arouca, recorded a 1-1 draw against Moreirense. Yan Souza scored the first goal for Moreirense in the 44th minute, then Bruninho tied it up for Arouca in the 79th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Arouca. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On the 2nd of October, Arouca hosted Sporting CP at the Estádio Municipal De Arouca in their last match together. Sporting CP won by a score of 2 to 1. Matheus Luiz struck first for Sporting CP in the 16th minute, but Oday Dabagh got the equalizer for Arouca in the 51st minute.
Arouca is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Watshini Bukia and Antony each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Pablo Sarabia and Matheus Reis have been the hottest scorers for Sporting CP in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.