Belenenses vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 30/01/2022, 16:15  by Sayak | Modified on 02/02/2022 at 08:43 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Belenenses host Sporting at the outskirts of Lisbon in a Derby day encounter on Matchday twenty of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. The hosts find themselves at the bottom of the league standings with a mere twelve points from their first nineteen matches so far and look highly likely to get relegated to the lower divisions by the end of the current season. Sporting Lisbon are currently placed at second in the league standings with forty-sevenBelenenses have lost twice and drawn once in their last three matches. points from their first nineteen matches. Belenenses come into the game with a 1-1 draw with Maritimo in an away match and are currently on a three-game winless streak. The hosts have lost twice and drawn once in their last three matches and have won just once in their last nine matches overall.

Sporting are just short of the league leaders Porto and will be hoping to keep on the pressure on their cross country rivals with a win over Belenenses. They come into the game with an away 2-1 win over Benfica. Sporting have lost just twice in their last eleven matches and are on a two-game winning streak. It is also to be noted that Sporting have won six out of the past seven meetings between the two teams and will be favourites to repeat the winning run against Belenenses.