Sporting CP vs Moreirense preview for betting prediction

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sun 08.December
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Jose Alvalade (50044 seats)

Sporting CP have performed better than Moreirense so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

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

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Sporting CP form and stats

Sporting CP have played 5 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). Sporting CP has recorded two wins in a row here at Jose Alvalade, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

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

Sporting CP are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eleven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W11-D0-L0.

There will be little rest for Sporting CP after this match as they are travelling to LASK Linz for a Europa League game in only four days.

Sporting CP can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 10 times. On the other hand, Sporting CP have conceded 7 goals.

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Moreirense form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Moreirense so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Moreirense, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

The supporters enjoyed Moreirense's previous game versus Desportivo Aves (placed 18th), a Primeira Liga 3-2 win played at home. A loss against Mafra was the result prior to that, in a Taça De Portugal home game.

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

Moreirense have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Moreirense have conceded 11 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sporting CP - Moreirense 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 9 Sporting CP victories, 1 draw and 0 Moreirense wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPBruno Fernandes
Bruno Fernandes
5 goals
Sporting CPLuiz Phellype
Luiz Phellype
3 goals
Sporting CPL. Vietto
L. Vietto
3 goals

Sporting CP missing players

Moreirense missing players

Sporting CP Moreirense
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 5 4 Played P 1 6 12
6 3 3 Won W 0 0 3
2 0 0 Drew D 1 3 5
4 2 1 Lost L 0 3 4
19 10 9 Scored S 3 6 16
15 7 5 Conceded C 3 11 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 83%
58% 80% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 50%
33% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 25%
8% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 17% 17%
75% 80% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 67%
17% 20% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 25%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 17%
 
5.1 3.6 3 Corners For (avg) C F 2 3.3 3.8
4.1 4.8 4.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 2 7.2 6.7
3.1 2.6 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 5 2.8 2.6
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 1 1 2
 
158 66 47 Total Shots T S 10 62 133
47 24 19 Shots on Target S O 5 20 40
40% 42% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 30% 40%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • All of Sporting CP's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Moreirense has the most dropped points from leading position (12)
  • Moreirense have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Moreirense have yet to win a game away.
  • 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 13 12 0 1 33 5 7 6 0 1 18 2 6 6 0 0 15 3 28 36
2 Porto 12 10 1 1 24 5 6 6 0 0 15 0 6 4 1 1 9 5 19 31
3 Famalicao 13 7 3 3 26 21 6 4 1 1 15 10 7 3 2 2 11 11 5 24
4 Sporting CP 12 6 2 4 19 15 5 3 0 2 10 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 4 20
5 Boavista 13 4 6 3 12 12 7 2 3 2 7 8 6 2 3 1 5 4 0 18
6 Tondela 13 5 3 5 14 14 6 1 1 4 3 7 7 4 2 1 11 7 0 18
7 Sporting Braga 13 5 3 5 16 16 6 3 2 1 11 9 7 2 1 4 5 7 0 18
8 Vitória SC 12 4 5 3 20 15 6 3 2 1 13 5 6 1 3 2 7 10 5 17
9 Gil Vicente 12 4 4 4 12 13 7 3 4 0 9 4 5 1 0 4 3 9 -1 16
10 Rio Ave 12 4 3 5 15 15 6 2 2 2 10 8 6 2 1 3 5 7 0 15
11 Belenenses 12 4 2 6 9 18 5 2 0 3 4 7 7 2 2 3 5 11 -9 14
12 Moreirense 12 3 5 4 16 17 6 3 2 1 10 6 6 0 3 3 6 11 -1 14
13 Santa Clara 13 3 5 5 10 14 7 2 2 3 6 7 6 1 3 2 4 7 -4 14
14 Vitória FC 12 2 7 3 4 8 7 2 5 0 3 1 5 0 2 3 1 7 -4 13
15 Marítimo 13 2 6 5 14 23 7 1 4 2 10 12 6 1 2 3 4 11 -9 12
16 Portimonense 12 2 5 5 10 17 6 1 2 3 6 9 6 1 3 2 4 8 -7 11
17 Paços de Ferreira 12 2 2 8 7 19 6 2 1 3 4 5 6 0 1 5 3 14 -12 8
18 Desportivo Aves 13 2 0 11 15 29 6 2 0 4 7 8 7 0 0 7 8 21 -14 6

Read more about Primeira Liga

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.