Sporting Lisbon vs Portimonense Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 18/02/2021, 00:13  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 18/02/2021 at 00:13 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Sporting CP plays host to Portmonense for the chance to open up a 13-point gap as they go for their first Portuguese league title since 2002. These two sides are on opposite ends of the Primeira Liga, Sporting top of the table with 51 points and Portimonense 12th with 19 points. The hosts go to the game unbeaten in the last eight matches, across all competitions with seven wins therein. They have one loss in 24 matches and in the league, they haven’t lost a game this season. In 19 league matches, they have 16 wins. Going to this game, Sporting have five clean sheets in their last six matches and have scored two or more in four of the last five. Their consistency in scoring has been a key factor in the gains made this season. The team has played 27 matches in the season so far, and has scored in 26. They have the second best attack, having scored 40 goals, and the best defence, having conceded 10 goals. Head to head, with Portimonense, Sporting have five wins in five.

Portimonense have no win in nine away matches, and only one win in 13 on the road. Heading here straight from a 4-1 win over relegation threatened Gil Vicente should give them the impetus but here they face the best side in Portugal at the moment. That win is Portimonense’s only victory in the last five matches. The visitors are only four points above the relegation zone and with a run of just four wins in 15 matches, they have a tough task. Their last 15 matches have produced just five clean sheets ahead of this game and four of the last five have yielded over 2.5 goals. Back to their away run, Portimonense have collected just two points from a possible 24 in their last eight away matches in the league. They have one win, and nine losses in the last 12 away league matches they’ve played.