Aug 13th features a match where Sporting CP plays host to Rio Ave in a meeting of these two mismatched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 9th placed Sporting CP, recorded a 3-3 draw against Sporting Braga. Pote scored the first goal for Sporting CP in the 9th minute, then Simon Banza got the equalizer for Sporting Braga in the 14th minute on a feed from Ricardo Horta . Sporting CP looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Rio Ave is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Vizela. Nuno Moreira struck first for Vizela in the 66th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Rio Ave couldn’t muster any offence and Vizela ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Rio Ave is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Carlos Mané and Aderllan Santos each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Sporting CP’s top weapon lately has been Pote, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.