On Wednesday Dec 29th, Sporting CP hosts Portimonense in a Primeira Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Sporting CP recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Gil Vicente. Nuno Santos struck first for Sporting CP in the 53rd minute, then Inacio added another in the 64th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gil Vicente couldn’t manage to score, and Sporting CP took the shutout win. Sporting CP is on a hot streak lately, having won 10 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Portimonense, recorded a 1-1 draw against Arouca. Andre Oliveira Silva scored the first goal for Arouca in the 52nd minute, then Luquinha tied it up for Portimonense in the 71st minute earning Portimonense a comeback draw. Portimonense should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Sporting CP won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Aylton Boa Morte has been the most prolific scorer on Portimonense in the last five matches with 2 goals. Sporting CP is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Pablo Sarabia and Nuno Santos each having 3 goals in their last five.