Sporting CP vs Belenenses betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Jose Alvalade

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sun 10.November
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Jose Alvalade (50044 seats)

Sporting CP perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Belenenses can look both up and down from their 12th position.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Europa League match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Rosenborg.

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Sporting CP form and stats

Overall Primeira Liga stats at home this season for Sporting CP are 2-0-2 (wins-draw-losses).

Sporting CP are returning here after visiting Rosenborg in a Europa League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Tondela in the Primeira Liga.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Sporting CP home games with this odds we find eleven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 10 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.

The Sporting CP manager Silas has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.

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Belenenses form and stats

The visitors are W1-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Primeira Liga. Belenenses seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Belenenses won their last game, 1-0 versus Pacos de Ferreira played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-5 loss visiting Vitória Guimarães's place.

You'll want to know how Belenenses managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 0 draws and 2 home wins.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Belenenses have conceded 9 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sporting CP 7 wins, 2 draws and Belenenses 1 victory. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPBruno Fernandes
Bruno Fernandes
5 goals
Sporting CPLuiz Phellype
Luiz Phellype
3 goals
Sporting CPS. Coates
S. Coates
2 goals

Sporting CP missing players

Belenenses missing players

Sporting CP Belenenses
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 4 2 Played P 2 5 10
5 2 1 Won W 0 1 3
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 2
3 2 1 Lost L 2 2 5
16 8 4 Scored S 1 4 8
12 7 4 Conceded C 8 9 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 60% 80%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 60%
60% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 40%
30% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 40%
10% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 20%
80% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 30%
10% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 30%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 60% 60%
 
5.2 3 1.5 Corners For (avg) C F 2.5 4.2 4.3
4.3 4.8 4.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 6.8 5.5
3.1 2.2 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 2.8
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Sporting CP's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Belenenses have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Belenenses have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting CP have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Sporting CP have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting CP have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Sporting CP have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • 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 10 9 0 1 23 3 6 5 0 1 14 2 4 4 0 0 9 1 20 27
2 Porto 10 8 1 1 21 5 5 5 0 0 13 0 5 3 1 1 8 5 16 25
3 Famalicao 10 7 2 1 20 13 4 4 0 0 10 4 6 3 2 1 10 9 7 23
4 Sporting CP 10 5 2 3 16 12 4 2 0 2 8 7 6 3 2 1 8 5 4 17
5 Vitória Guimarães 10 4 4 2 19 12 5 3 2 0 13 3 5 1 2 2 6 9 7 16
6 Boavista 10 3 6 1 9 6 5 2 3 0 6 3 5 1 3 1 3 3 3 15
7 Tondela 10 4 3 3 11 10 5 1 1 3 3 6 5 3 2 0 8 4 1 15
8 Santa Clara 10 3 4 3 6 8 5 2 2 1 4 3 5 1 2 2 2 5 -2 13
9 Sporting Braga 10 3 3 4 12 15 5 2 2 1 9 9 5 1 1 3 3 6 -3 12
10 Vitoria Setubal 10 2 6 2 3 6 6 2 4 0 2 0 4 0 2 2 1 6 -3 12
11 Rio Ave 10 3 3 4 14 13 5 1 2 2 9 8 5 2 1 2 5 5 1 12
12 Belenenses 10 3 2 5 8 16 5 2 0 3 4 7 5 1 2 2 4 9 -8 11
13 Moreirense 10 2 4 4 10 12 5 2 2 1 7 4 5 0 2 3 3 8 -2 10
14 Gil Vicente 10 2 4 4 7 11 6 2 4 0 6 3 4 0 0 4 1 8 -4 10
15 Maritimo 10 2 4 4 11 16 5 1 2 2 7 9 5 1 2 2 4 7 -5 10
16 Portimonense 10 1 4 5 7 15 5 0 2 3 4 8 5 1 2 2 3 7 -8 7
17 Pacos de Ferreira 10 1 2 7 6 17 5 1 1 3 3 5 5 0 1 4 3 12 -11 5
18 Desportivo Aves 10 1 0 9 11 24 4 1 0 3 5 6 6 0 0 6 6 18 -13 3