On the 17th of September, Estoril will play host to Porto in a clash of these two closely matched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Estoril recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Vizela. Erison struck first for Estoril in the 28th minute on a feed from Joãozinho, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vizela couldn’t manage to score, and Estoril took the shutout win. Estoril is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while porto sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Club Brugge. Ferran Jutglà struck first for Club Brugge in the 15th minute on a penalty, then Kamal Sowah added another in the 47th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Porto couldn’t manage to score, and Club Brugge took the shutout win. Porto should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Porto won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Porto’s top weapon lately has been Mehdi Taremi, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Estoril’s top weapon lately has been João Carlos, who has two goals in the last five matches.