On Wed Oct 12th, Sporting CP and Olympique Marseille will play a match in Lisboa in a Champions League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. Sporting CP is fresh off their 2-1 win against Santa Clara. Hidemasa Morita struck first for Sporting CP in the 29th minute, then Nuno Santos added another in the 90th minute. Sporting CP should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while olympique Marseille is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Ajaccio. Dimitri Payet scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille in the 15th minute on a penalty shot, then Bevic Selad Moussiti Oko tied it up for Ajaccio in the 25th minute on a penalty shot Finally they completed the comback victory in the 47th minute on a goal by Leonardo Balerdi to cap off a wild match. Olympique Marseille is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
Sporting CP and Olympique Marseille last played eachother at the Orange Vélodrome on Oct 4th. Olympique Marseille was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Francisco Trincão scored the first goal for Sporting CP in the 1st minute, but Alexis Sánchez got the equalizer for Olympique Marseille in the 13th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 16th minute on a goal by Amine Harit.
Olympique Marseille hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Mattéo Guendouzi and Gerson, and they each have 1 goal. Sporting CP’s top weapon lately has been Hidemasa Morita, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.