In this 17th week match, on Friday Jan 20th, Sporting CP will play host to Vizela in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Sporting CP is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Benfica. Francisco Trincão struck first for Sporting CP in the 27th minute, then Ramos tied it up for Benfica in the 37th minute . With 19 points in their last 10 matches Sporting CP should be reasonably happy with their performance, while vizela is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Marítimo. Milutin Osmajic struck first for Vizela in the 3rd minute on a feed from Amorim Silva, then Milutin Osmajic added another in the 5th minute In the end, Marítimo couldn’t muster any offence and Vizela ran away with the shutout win. Vizela is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses 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 Sporting CP won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Vizela’s most prolific scorer has been Milutin Osmajic. The midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Both Pedro Porro and Pote have been the hottest scorers for Sporting CP in the last five each having scored 2 goals.