February 16th features a match where Sporting CP hosts Midtjylland at Estádio José Alvalade in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Sporting CP recorded a 1-2 loss against Porto. Mateus Uribe struck first for Porto in the 60th minute, then Pepê added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Toni Martínez. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Sporting CP should be reasonably happy with their performance, while midtjylland is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Randers. Neither Randers nor Midtjylland could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 4 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Midtjylland is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Sporting CP’s top weapon lately has been Pote, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.