Boavista vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 22/04/2022, 01:23  by Indran in Liga Portugal Predictions

Boavista welcomes Sporting to the Estadio do Bessa Seculo for this match in the Portuguese Premier League. The hosts are in 11th position with 33 points while the visitors are in second position with 73 points. Boavista were soundly beaten 4-0 by Maritimo in their last league game. They were on a two game winning run before this defeat. Boavista will be looking to finish in the top half of the table with many teams scrambling for these spots. There are just three points separating the team in seventh position and the twelfth place team. Boavista have only lost once in their last ten home matches across all competitions and in the league they have only suffered two defeats all season at home. They have a woeful record against Sporting, failing to win in their last 16 matches, losing 14 and drawing two. Boavista last recorded a win against the reigning champions in 2008.

Sporting have had a week they would rather forget after losing 2-0 to Benfica in the league they were then beaten 1-0 by Porto in the Portuguese Cup second leg. They lost the tie 3-1 on aggregate which means they are in serious danger of losing both their league and Cup titles of last season to Porto. Sporting trail Porto by nine points and with just four matches to play it is an almost impossible task to catch the league leaders. This is the first time this season that Sporting have lost two consecutive matches. Sporting's more realistic aim for this season will be to secure second spot which gains them entry into next season's Champions League. They are currently six points ahead of third placed Benfica with a win in this match going a long way to securing the second spot.