Farense vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 14/04/2021, 06:34  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 14/04/2021 at 06:37 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Farense’s return to the Primeira Liga after 18 years out hasn’t gone well so far and they’ll be hoping to take a step towards their push for survival when they host Sporting Lisbon. The two sides are on opposite ends in the league standing and have different ambitions going to this game. Survival-seeking Farense are placed 17th with 22 points while Sporting, who are chasing the title are top with 66 points. Farense have four losses in their last five matches and only three wins in their last 13 league matches. They don’t score a lot; in their 26 league matches, they’ve managed 24 goals, and head to this game having failed to score in three of the last five in the league. In their first leg meeting with Sporting, they held on well for the better part of the game but had Rafael Defendi sent off in the 86th minute before Andra Sporar scored a 90th minute penalty. That was Sporting’s ninth win in 10 matches against Farense and while they hope to avoid another defeat, their home form hasn’t been inspiring at all, with a six-game winless run. In the six home matches, they’ve lost four and failed to score in three. Despite being lowly placed, Farense haven’t been entirely poor defensively; they’ve conceded two goals in just two of their last 11 home matches. They go to this game having lost 1-0 to Maritimo in the last game, which left them three points below safety.

Sporting are still unbeaten in the league this season, but the last two matches haven’t gone to plan, with the team dropping four points after back to back draws. A 10-point lead has been slashed to six points as Porto claimed maximum points in their last two matches. Sporting have been low-scoring this season; in their last 19 matches in the league, they haven’t scored more than two goals, and in the last four, they haven’t scored more than one. In the last two matches, they’ve failed to protect 1-0 leads, first drawing 1-1 with Moreirense then drawing with Famalicao in their latest game, by the same margin. However, they head here with seven wins in 10 league matches and at home, they have five wins and four clean sheets in the last six.