Portimonense vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 05/05/2022, 12:47  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 05/05/2022 at 12:47 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Sporting have secured second place in the Primeira Liga but will not be able to defend their league title. They travel to Portimonense in their penultimate league game, seeking to finish the season on a high. Sporting have 79 points going into this game while Portimonense are 12th with 35 points. Portimonense aren’t in very good shape coming into this game; their last 18 matches have produced just two wins and both were against teams below them. Portimonense have three losses in their last five matches, and have scored two goals only in that period. In one of their three losses, they conceded seven goals against FC Porto. They have back to back wins at home, but those two are the only victories in the last 11 home matches. The last time they earned victory against Sporting was in 2018 October.

Sporting have seven straight wins over Portimonense; in their first meeting this season though, they had to labor through a 3-2 win, with Paulinho scoring a hattrick. Going into this game they have two straight wins and three in five but they have managed just one clean sheet in the last five matches. Three times in those five matches, Sporting have scored three or more goals, including a 4-1 win over Gil Vicente in their most recent game. Sporting have lost three times in the league this season but they have the best defence in the league so far, having conceded 21 goals. Away from home, they have four straight wins in the league, having scored two or more goals, and they are unbeaten in the last eight matches on the road.