On the 9th of April, in this week 29 match, Tondela will host Sporting CP at Estádio João Cardoso 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 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 16th placed Tondela, recorded a 3-1 win against Marítimo. Salvador Agra scored the first goal for Tondela in the 12th minute on a penalty shot, but Marcelo Alves got the equalizer for Marítimo on an own goal in the 33rd minute on a penalty shot. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while sporting CP is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Paços de Ferreira. Pablo Sarabia struck first for Sporting CP in the 20th minute from the penalty spot, then Nuno Santos added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro At the end of 90 a dissapointed Paços de Ferreira couldn’t manage to score, and Sporting CP took the shutout win. Sporting CP looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sun Nov 28th, Sporting CP won by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over 34000 jubilant spectators. Pablo Sarabia scored the first goal for Sporting CP in the 10th minute, then Paulinho added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Pote At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tondela couldn’t manage to score, and Sporting CP took the shutout win.
Islam Slimani has been the most effective weapon for Sporting CP lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Tondela’s most prolific scorer has been Salvador Agra. The Portugeese attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.