On the 13th of September, in this week 2 match, Sporting CP hosts Tottenham Hotspur at Estádio José Alvalade in a Champions League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Sporting CP recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Eintracht Frankfurt. Marcus Edwards struck first for Sporting CP in the 65th minute, then Francisco Trincão added another in the 67th minute In the end, Eintracht Frankfurt couldn’t muster any offence and Sporting CP ran away with the shutout win. Sporting CP is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Tottenham Hotspur recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Olympique Marseille. Richarlison scored the first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 76th minute, then Richarlison added another in the 81st minute on a feed from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg At the end of 90 a dissapointed Olympique Marseille couldn’t manage to score, and Tottenham Hotspur took the shutout win. Tottenham Hotspur should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Tottenham Hotspur is fortunate enough to have Harry Kane in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Both Pote and Marcus Edwards have been the hottest scorers for Sporting CP in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.