In this week 2 match on the 12th of August, Sporting Braga and Famalicão will play a match in Vila Nova de Famalicão in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Famalicão recorded a 0-2 loss against Estoril. Francisco Geraldes scored the first goal for Estoril in the 20th minute, then Arthur Gomes added another in the 45th minute on a feed from Tiago Gouveia At the end of 90 a dissapointed Famalicão couldn’t manage to score, and Estoril took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Sporting Braga, recorded a 3-3 draw against Sporting CP. Pote struck first for Sporting CP in the 9th minute on a feed from Pedro Porro, then in the 14th minute, Ricardo Horta sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Simon Banza . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Famalicão won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Ricardo Horta has been the most effective weapon for Sporting Braga lately. The Portugeese midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Both Adrián Marín and Bruno Nascimento have been the hottest scorers for Famalicão in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.