In this week 7 match on Sep 17th, Sporting CP will travel to Porto to battle Boavista in a Primeira Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Boavista is fresh off their 2-1 win against Arouca. Rafael Sebastian Mujica Garcia scored the first goal for Arouca in the 27th minute, then Vincent Sasso tied it up for Boavista in the 31st minute But luckily in the 70th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Martim Miguel Carneiro Tavares. Boavista is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Sporting CP, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Tottenham Hotspur. Paulinho struck first for Sporting CP in the 90th minute, then Arthur Gomes added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tottenham Hotspur couldn’t manage to score, and Sporting CP took the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Sporting CP should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Sporting CP won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Francisco Trincão has been the most prolific scorer on Sporting CP in his last 5 matches with three goals. Boavista’s most prolific scorer has been Martim Miguel Carneiro Tavares. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.