Early betting lines indicate Sporting CP advantage hosting Belenenses at Estádio José Alvalade

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (50044 seats)

Sporting CP perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Belenenses can look both up and down from their 11th position.

Insights:
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (17) in Primeira Liga

The visiting Belenenses played their last game only four days ago, a Primeira Liga match.

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Sporting CP form and stats

Sporting CP, who have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Primeira Liga, have been very solid at home in the Primeira Liga so far, with 33 points collected from 13 matches (10-3-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. In general it's been a long time since Sporting CP tasted defeat here at Estádio José Alvalade, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.

Sporting CP are returning here after visiting Farense in a Primeira Liga game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Pedro Gonçalves scored the goal(s). Before that, Sporting CP drew at home versus Famalicao.

Sporting CP are traveling soon after this match as the Primeira Liga match at Sporting Braga awaits in four days.

A decent goal production from Sporting CP in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 13 league matches. Sporting CP are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio José Alvalade in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 13 matches.

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Belenenses form and stats

Belenenses, who have the fewest scored goals (17) in Primeira Liga, have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 2-7-4 (13 played). Belenenses has drawn their two previous away games.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sporting Braga.

Belenenses goalie Stanislav Kritsyuk was high and low in the Marítimo game, contributing six saves towards the victory.

The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Belenenses we find five games. Results are zero Belenenses wins, two draws and three defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Belenenses's away league games. Only 5 goals from 13 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sporting CP and Belenenses have met before this season: Belenenses - Sporting CP 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Sporting CP victories, two draws and zero Belenenses wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPP. Pereira Gonçalves
P. Pereira Gonçalves
17 goals
Sporting CPN. Gomes dos Santos
N. Gomes dos Santos
6 goals
BelenensesM. Nunes Cardoso
M. Nunes Cardoso
5 goals

Sporting CP missing players

Belenenses missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting CP Belenenses
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 3 13 27
21 10 5 Won W 1 2 6
6 3 0 Drew D 1 7 12
0 0 0 Lost L 1 4 9
49 24 13 Scored S 2 5 17
13 7 3 Conceded C 3 9 24
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 62% 70%
78% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 31% 56%
37% 38% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 8% 22%
19% 23% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 4%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
41% 46% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 15% 30%
59% 54% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 54% 44%
4% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 69% 56%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.7 2.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 4 5
 
13.1 12.5 14.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 9.3 10.1
4.4 5 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.5 3.1
41% 37% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 16% 20%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (17) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have not yet lost a game.
  • Sporting CP have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting CP have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Belenenses.
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (16) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most points (33) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the the best goal difference (+36) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 27 21 6 0 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 14 11 3 0 25 6 36 69
2 Porto 26 18 6 2 55 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 13 9 3 1 28 12 31 60
3 Benfica 27 17 6 4 49 19 14 10 2 2 24 10 13 7 4 2 25 9 30 57
4 Sporting Braga 26 17 3 6 47 27 13 9 2 2 22 11 13 8 1 4 25 16 20 54
5 Paços de Ferreira 27 13 5 9 33 32 13 9 2 2 21 14 14 4 3 7 12 18 1 44
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 27 11 5 11 31 35 14 6 1 7 17 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -4 38
7 Santa Clara 27 10 5 12 33 30 13 5 3 5 18 13 14 5 2 7 15 17 3 35
8 Moreirense 27 8 10 9 28 35 14 3 8 3 18 20 13 5 2 6 10 15 -7 34
9 Gil Vicente 27 9 4 14 27 34 13 4 2 7 11 14 14 5 2 7 16 20 -7 31
10 Tondela 27 9 4 14 28 44 13 7 2 4 13 12 14 2 2 10 15 32 -16 31
11 Belenenses 27 6 12 9 17 24 14 4 5 5 12 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -7 30
12 Portimonense 26 8 5 13 30 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 13 2 2 9 12 21 -1 29
13 Boavista 27 6 10 11 31 40 14 4 3 7 15 20 13 2 7 4 16 20 -9 28
14 Rio Ave 26 6 10 10 22 31 13 4 4 5 11 12 13 2 6 5 11 19 -9 28
15 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 2 6 5 13 21 13 4 3 6 14 17 -11 27
16 Marítimo 27 7 3 17 22 40 13 3 2 8 8 20 14 4 1 9 14 20 -18 24
17 Farense 27 5 7 15 24 36 14 3 4 7 15 17 13 2 3 8 9 19 -12 22
18 Nacional 26 5 6 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 16 24 13 2 3 8 8 20 -20 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 27 21 6 0 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 14 11 3 0 25 6 36 69
2 Porto 26 18 6 2 55 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 13 9 3 1 28 12 31 60
3 Benfica 27 17 6 4 49 19 14 10 2 2 24 10 13 7 4 2 25 9 30 57
4 Sporting Braga 26 17 3 6 47 27 13 9 2 2 22 11 13 8 1 4 25 16 20 54
5 Paços de Ferreira 27 13 5 9 33 32 13 9 2 2 21 14 14 4 3 7 12 18 1 44
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 27 11 5 11 31 35 14 6 1 7 17 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -4 38
7 Santa Clara 27 10 5 12 33 30 13 5 3 5 18 13 14 5 2 7 15 17 3 35
8 Moreirense 27 8 10 9 28 35 14 3 8 3 18 20 13 5 2 6 10 15 -7 34
9 Gil Vicente 27 9 4 14 27 34 13 4 2 7 11 14 14 5 2 7 16 20 -7 31
10 Tondela 27 9 4 14 28 44 13 7 2 4 13 12 14 2 2 10 15 32 -16 31
11 Belenenses 27 6 12 9 17 24 14 4 5 5 12 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -7 30
12 Portimonense 26 8 5 13 30 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 13 2 2 9 12 21 -1 29
13 Boavista 27 6 10 11 31 40 14 4 3 7 15 20 13 2 7 4 16 20 -9 28
14 Rio Ave 26 6 10 10 22 31 13 4 4 5 11 12 13 2 6 5 11 19 -9 28
15 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 2 6 5 13 21 13 4 3 6 14 17 -11 27
16 Marítimo 27 7 3 17 22 40 13 3 2 8 8 20 14 4 1 9 14 20 -18 24
17 Farense 27 5 7 15 24 36 14 3 4 7 15 17 13 2 3 8 9 19 -12 22
18 Nacional 26 5 6 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 16 24 13 2 3 8 8 20 -20 21

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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.