In this week 8 match on Sep 30th, Sporting CP hosts Gil Vicente in a clash of these two evenly matched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Sporting CP is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Boavista. Bruno Lourenco struck first for Boavista in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Marcus Edwards tied it up for Sporting CP in the 55th minute. Sporting CP is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while gil Vicente sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Rio Ave. Gonçalo Rodrigues scored the first goal for Rio Ave in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Abdul-Aziz Yakubu added another in the 71st minute on a feed from Ukra . Gil Vicente is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Sporting CP won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Fran Navarro has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Gil Vicente. Sporting CP is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Francisco Trincão and Marcus Edwards each having 3 goals in their last 5.