Liga Portugal match preview: Gil Vicente believed to be the weaker party when Sporting CP pays a visit

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Wed 05.April
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos (12032 seats)

This campaign has been gruelling for Gil Vicente so far, while Sporting CP have taken lots of points. Will the away team get the points at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos?

Insights:
  • Gil Vicente have the most points from losing position (14) in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting CP have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Liga Portugal

The visiting Sporting CP played their last game only four days ago, a Liga Portugal match.

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Gil Vicente form and stats

The overall Liga Portugal statistics playing at home this season for Gil Vicente are 4-4-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Gil Vicente lost their last game at Estoril (placed 15th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Araújo was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Araújo won 6 of 11 duels.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Rio Ave (1-2).

Gil Vicente have scored {11 league goals} here from 12 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Vicente have conceded only 11 goals.

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Sporting CP form and stats

Playing away, Sporting CP have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Liga Portugal this season. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Gil Vicente.

Sporting CP have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Antonio Adan Garrido. It's been 360 minutes since they last conceded in Liga Portugal.

Sporting CP are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the game against Santa Clara (placed 18th). The attacker Edwards got a match rating of 8.22 in that game. Edwards scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Before that, 1-1 away against Arsenal (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties) in the Europa League.

Take note that 15 of this club's 20 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Liga Portugal trip to Casa Pia.

Sporting CP have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Sporting CP have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The 7 latest games featuring these opponents have all finished as Sporting CP wins. Will history repeat itself?

The teams involved played each other earlier on this match year: Sporting CP - Gil Vicente 3-1.

Top Goalscorers

Gil VicenteF. Navarro
F. Navarro
13 goals
Sporting CPP. Pereira Gonçalves
P. Pereira Gonçalves
12 goals
Sporting CPN. Gomes dos Santos
N. Gomes dos Santos
7 goals

Gil Vicente missing players

Sporting CP missing players

Gil Vicente Sporting CP
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 12 25
8 4 1 Won W 3 6 17
5 4 1 Drew D 0 2 2
12 4 2 Lost L 1 4 6
26 11 3 Scored S 5 17 52
32 11 5 Conceded C 2 16 23
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 58% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 84%
48% 25% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 58% 72%
24% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 28%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 12%
56% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 40%
20% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 44%
28% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 16%
 
6.4 7.2 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 5.6 6.8
5 4.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.8 3.4 2.9
2.6 2.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.7 2.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.2 13.8 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.2 14 16.5
4.3 4.8 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.7 5.9
24% 19% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 35%
 
14.3 13.6 14.2 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 10.4 8.3
5.1 4.5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.2 3.2
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • Gil Vicente have the most points from losing position (14) in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting CP have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting CP have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting CP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Sporting CP have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 25 22 2 1 66 14 13 12 1 0 42 10 12 10 1 1 24 4 52 68
2 Porto 25 18 4 3 55 17 12 10 0 2 35 9 13 8 4 1 20 8 38 58
3 Sporting Braga 25 18 2 5 54 22 12 8 2 2 23 6 13 10 0 3 31 16 32 56
4 Sporting CP 25 17 2 6 52 23 13 11 0 2 35 7 12 6 2 4 17 16 29 53
5 Vitoria Guimaraes 26 12 5 9 25 29 14 8 3 3 14 10 12 4 2 6 11 19 -4 41
6 Arouca 25 10 8 7 29 32 13 7 2 4 19 16 12 3 6 3 10 16 -3 38
7 Casa Pia 26 11 5 10 23 27 13 6 3 4 12 9 13 5 2 6 11 18 -4 38
8 Vizela 26 10 5 11 30 28 13 5 2 6 15 14 13 5 3 5 15 14 2 35
9 Rio Ave 25 9 6 10 25 28 12 7 1 4 14 9 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 33
10 Famalicao 25 10 3 12 25 32 12 7 1 4 13 9 13 3 2 8 12 23 -7 33
11 Chaves 25 8 8 9 26 31 12 3 5 4 14 15 13 5 3 5 12 16 -5 32
12 Boavista 25 8 6 11 28 40 13 5 5 3 16 17 12 3 1 8 12 23 -12 30
13 Gil Vicente 25 8 5 12 26 32 12 4 4 4 11 11 13 4 1 8 15 21 -6 29
14 Portimonense 25 8 2 15 18 32 13 5 2 6 10 12 12 3 0 9 8 20 -14 26
15 Estoril 26 7 4 15 22 39 13 4 2 7 12 22 13 3 2 8 10 17 -17 25
16 Pacos de Ferreira 26 4 5 17 19 43 13 2 2 9 9 23 13 2 3 8 10 20 -24 17
17 Maritimo 25 4 4 17 17 47 12 3 2 7 10 16 13 1 2 10 7 31 -30 16
18 Santa Clara 26 3 6 17 17 41 13 2 4 7 13 25 13 1 2 10 4 16 -24 15

Read more about Liga Portugal

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.