In a mid week match in week 1, on Wednesday Sep 7th, Sporting CP will travel to Frankfurt am Main to battle Eintracht Frankfurt in a clash of the Champions League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Eintracht Frankfurt recorded a 4-0 shutout win against RB Leipzig. Daichi Kamada scored the first goal for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 16th minute, then Sebastian Rode added another in the 22nd minute In the end, RB Leipzig was frustrated by Eintracht Frankfurt’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Eintracht Frankfurt ended the match with the shutout victory. Eintracht Frankfurt is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while sporting CP is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Estoril. Jeremiah St. Juste scored the first goal for Sporting CP in the 13th minute, then Marcus Edwards added another in the 21st minute In the end, Estoril couldn’t muster any offence and Sporting CP ran away with the shutout win. Sporting CP is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Sporting CP’s most prolific scorer has been Pote. The Portugeese midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Eintracht Frankfurt’s top weapon lately has been Daichi Kamada, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.