In this 27th week match, on Saturday Mar 19th, Vitória SC will host Sporting CP 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 13 degrees, which is great football weather. 6th placed Vitória SC is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Marítimo. Janvier struck first for Vitória SC in the 82nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Marítimo was frustrated by Vitória SC’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vitória SC ended the match with the shutout victory. Vitória SC is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while sporting CP sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Moreirense. Islam Slimani scored the first goal for Sporting CP in the 29th minute, then Paulinho added another in the 39th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Moreirense couldn’t manage to score, and Sporting CP took the shutout win. Sporting CP should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Oct 30th, Sporting CP won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 21000 fans. Sebastián Coates struck first for Sporting CP in the 31st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vitória SC was frustrated by Sporting CP’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sporting CP ended the match with the shutout victory.
Sporting CP is glad to have Islam Slimani in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Oscar Estupiñan has been the most prolific scorer on Vitória SC in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.