ESGUEIRA, Portugal (Interstat) — Sporting CP will carry a 3-1 record into a women’s professional basketball game against Esgueira on Sunday, while the home team enters at 2-2. Sporting CP has won three straight after opening the season with a loss to Benfica. Esgueira has won two of its first four games. The game will be played in Esgueira, with Sporting CP as the visiting team and Esgueira as the home team. The matchup pairs a Sporting side that has won three straight with an Esgueira team looking to bounce back from a road defeat.

Sporting CP’s most recent result was a 56-52 home win against Quinta Dos Lombos. Emilia Ferreira led the way with 13 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes. Simone Costa added nine points, four rebounds and five assists, and Gabrielle Elliott had six points, six rebounds, one assist and one block. Ferreira is the player to watch for Sporting CP. She also had nine points and three rebounds in 13 minutes against SC Coimbroes and one point and two rebounds in nine minutes at GDRAR. Sporting’s other recent results this season include a 79-65 home win against SC Coimbroes, an 86-50 road win at Evora and a 75-63 home loss to Benfica.

Esgueira’s most recent result was an 81-64 road loss at CDEFF. Barbara Souza finished with five points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 32 minutes. L. Rodrigues added 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists, and Maria Andorinho scored nine points with two assists and one block. Souza is the player to watch for Esgueira. She posted 10 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in 31 minutes against Barcelos and had four points, six rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes at Quinta Dos Lombos. Esgueira’s other recent results include an 89-76 home win against Barcelos, a 61-53 loss at Quinta Dos Lombos and a 70-66 home win against SC Coimbroes. Both teams are in the early part of the season.

Sporting CP’s upcoming schedule includes games against Gdessa Barreiro, CAB Madeira, Uniao Sportiva, CDEFF, Barcelos, Sanjoanense, Benfica, Evora, SC Coimbroes and Quinta Dos Lombos. Esgueira is scheduled to face Sanjoanense, Benfica, Evora, CAB Madeira, Uniao Sportiva, Gdessa Barreiro, SC Coimbroes, Quinta Dos Lombos, Barcelos and CDEFF.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Sporting CP 70, Esgueira 68. Interstat’s ELO system projects Esgueira with a 57.3 percent probability to win. Sporting CP has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under for this game is 143.