Feb 1st features a match where Sporting Braga will travel to Lisboa to battle Sporting CP in a clash of these two evenly matched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Sporting CP sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Vizela. Pote scored the first goal for Sporting CP in the 59th minute, then in the 75th minute, Matheus Pereira sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Alex Méndez. Sporting CP is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while sporting Braga sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Paços de Ferreira. Vitor Manuel Carvalho Oliveira struck first for Sporting Braga in the 58th minute on a feed from Abel Ruiz, then in the 68th minute, Nicolás Gaitán sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jordan Holsgrove. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Sporting Braga should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Sporting Braga and Sporting CP battled to a 3-3 draw. Pote scored the first goal for Sporting CP in the 9th minute, but Simon Banza got the equalizer for Sporting Braga in the 14th minute .
Sporting Braga is fortunate enough to have Ricardo Horta in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Pote has been the most prolific scorer on Sporting CP in his last five matches with 3 goals.