Football betting preview: Sporting CP favourites when Gil Vicente visits

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Wed 28.October
Match begins: 21:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (50044 seats)

It's still early in the Primeira Liga season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Sporting CP - Gil Vicente preview!

It's no vacation for neither Sporting CP nor Gil Vicente as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sporting CP form and stats

A Primeira Liga draw at home so far for Sporting CP. Last season their home statistics were 12 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from 17 matches.

A strong away win for Sporting CP against Santa Clara the last match, as Pedro Gonçalves (2) were on target. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Porto that ended 2-2.

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 ten games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in ten wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primeira Liga game versus Tondela in only four days. This game is also played here at Estádio José Alvalade.

At Estádio José Alvalade, Sporting CP has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Gil Vicente form and stats

The Primeira Liga season is young and Gil Vicente have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

Two away games in a row for Vicente, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Porto in the Primeira Liga. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Tondela.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Gil Vicente played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, one were draw and the home team won as expected two times.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vitoria Guimaraes in just four days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Gil Vicente has managed 0 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Sporting CP won eight, Gil Vicente won two and zero draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

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Total First Half Second Half
Sporting CP Gil Vicente
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 2 2 4
3 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
8 2 0 Scored S 0 0 2
3 2 0 Conceded C 1 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 50% 75%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 25%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.2 5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
57 13 0 Total Shots T S 20 20 42
17 5 0 Shots on Target S O 3 3 10
47% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Sporting CP has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Primeira Liga
Sporting CP Last season Gil Vicente
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
18 12   Won W   4 11
6 1   Drew D   3 10
10 4   Lost L   10 13
49 25   Scored S   14 40
34 13   Conceded C   23 44
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 91%
74% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 71%
47% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 50%
26% 12%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   6% 21%
3% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 9%
53% 41%   BTTS BTTS   53% 56%
35% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 24%
18% 12%   Failed to Score F T   41% 29%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.7 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.2
3 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
470 247   Total Shots T S   155 354
135 67   Shots on Target S O   62 146
36% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 27%

  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 4 4 0 0 13 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 8 1 10 12
2 Porto 5 3 1 1 13 6 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 7 2 7 10
3 Sporting CP 4 3 1 0 8 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 6 1 5 10
4 Santa Clara 5 2 1 2 5 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 7
5 Vitoria Guimaraes 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 7
6 Sporting Braga 4 2 0 2 7 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 6
7 Nacional 5 1 3 1 6 6 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 6
8 Maritimo 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 6
9 Moreirense 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 5
10 Belenenses 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
11 Gil Vicente 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
12 Pacos de Ferreira 5 1 2 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 2 3 -2 5
13 Famalicao 4 1 2 1 7 10 2 0 1 1 2 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 -3 5
14 Tondela 5 1 2 2 4 8 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -4 5
15 Portimonense 5 1 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 -3 4
16 Rio Ave 4 0 3 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 -3 3
17 Boavista 4 0 2 2 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 2 0 4 4 -6 2
18 Farense 4 0 1 3 5 9 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -4 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 34 26 4 4 74 22 17 15 1 1 44 7 17 11 3 3 30 15 52 82
2 Benfica 34 24 5 5 71 26 17 12 2 3 38 13 17 12 3 2 33 13 45 77
3 Sporting Braga 34 18 6 10 61 40 17 10 4 3 32 20 17 8 2 7 29 20 21 60
4 Sporting CP 34 18 6 10 49 34 17 12 1 4 25 13 17 6 5 6 24 21 15 60
5 Rio Ave 34 15 10 9 48 36 17 6 6 5 27 23 17 9 4 4 21 13 12 55
6 Famalicao 34 14 12 8 53 51 17 7 6 4 28 26 17 7 6 4 25 25 2 54
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 13 11 10 53 38 17 8 4 5 27 15 17 5 7 5 26 23 15 50
8 Moreirense 34 10 13 11 42 44 17 6 6 5 23 20 17 4 7 6 19 24 -2 43
9 Gil Vicente 34 11 10 13 40 44 17 7 7 3 26 21 17 4 3 10 14 23 -4 43
10 Santa Clara 34 11 10 13 36 41 17 6 4 7 18 21 17 5 6 6 18 20 -5 43
11 Maritimo 34 9 12 13 34 42 17 5 8 4 24 21 17 4 4 9 10 21 -8 39
12 Boavista 34 10 9 15 28 39 17 5 4 8 15 18 17 5 5 7 13 21 -11 39
13 Pacos de Ferreira 34 11 6 17 36 52 17 6 2 9 15 22 17 5 4 8 21 30 -16 39
14 Tondela 34 9 9 16 30 44 17 3 5 9 12 22 17 6 4 7 18 22 -14 36
15 Belenenses 34 9 8 17 27 54 17 5 4 8 13 25 17 4 4 9 14 29 -27 35
16 Vitoria Setubal 34 7 13 14 27 43 17 4 7 6 15 20 17 3 6 8 12 23 -16 34
17 Portimonense 34 7 12 15 30 45 17 5 7 5 18 18 17 2 5 10 12 27 -15 33
18 Desportivo Aves 34 5 2 27 24 68 17 4 1 12 12 26 17 1 1 15 12 42 -44 17

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 Benfica 4 4 0 0 13 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 8 1 10 12
2 Porto 5 3 1 1 13 6 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 7 2 7 10
3 Sporting CP 4 3 1 0 8 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 6 1 5 10
4 Santa Clara 5 2 1 2 5 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 7
5 Vitoria Guimaraes 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 7
6 Sporting Braga 4 2 0 2 7 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 6
7 Nacional 5 1 3 1 6 6 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 6
8 Maritimo 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 6
9 Moreirense 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 5
10 Belenenses 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
11 Gil Vicente 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
12 Pacos de Ferreira 5 1 2 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 2 3 -2 5
13 Famalicao 4 1 2 1 7 10 2 0 1 1 2 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 -3 5
14 Tondela 5 1 2 2 4 8 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -4 5
15 Portimonense 5 1 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 -3 4
16 Rio Ave 4 0 3 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 -3 3
17 Boavista 4 0 2 2 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 2 0 4 4 -6 2
18 Farense 4 0 1 3 5 9 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -4 1

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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.