On Sun Jan 30th, in week 20, Sporting Braga will play host to Moreirense in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. 4th placed Sporting Braga is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sporting CP. Pote struck first for Sporting CP in the 24th minute, but Wenderson Galeno got the equalizer for Sporting Braga in the 52nd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 24th minute on a goal by Pote to cap off a wild match. Sporting Braga should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Moreirense recorded a 0-2 loss against Santa Clara. Antonio scored the first goal for Santa Clara in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Mohammad Mohebi added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Marco Pereira In the end, Moreirense was frustrated by Santa Clara’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Santa Clara ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match on Aug 20th, Sporting Braga won by a score of 3 to 2. Fábio Martins struck first for Sporting Braga in the 39th minute, then Iuri Medeiros added another in the 41st minute.
Rafael Martins has been the most prolific scorer on Moreirense in the last 5 matches with three goals. Carvalho Oliveira has been the most effective weapon for Sporting Braga lately. The Portugeese attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.