Sporting CP vs Vitória FC: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Tue 21.July
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (50044 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Sporting CP fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Vitória FC's 17th place in the table will show on the pitch.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Vitória are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Sporting CP form and stats

Sporting CP have performed here at Estádio José Alvalade this season with 12 wins from 16 Primeira Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 4. Sporting CP has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio José Alvalade. We remember; it was Benfica.

In their previous game, the manager R. Marques Amorim led his Sporting CP to a defeat in the Primeira Liga match away at Porto. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio José Alvalade. Before that, Sporting CP had a home game versus Santa Clara which ended with a victory 1-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sporting CP as they are travelling to their away game against Benfica in the Primeira Liga. That match is four days after this one.

A decent goal production from Sporting CP in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 16 league matches. From these home matches, Sporting CP have conceded only 13 goals.

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Vitória FC form and stats

There's been little loot from Vitória FC's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 16 away games in the Primeira Liga. Vitória FC only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Vitória, who have now gone 14 games without a victory. The Tondela game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Vitória's last three away games as they have all been lost.

The manager J. Fernandes Vidigal was unhappy after their last game, a Primeira Liga match played at their home ground Estádio do Bonfim. Vitória suffered a 1-2 loss to Famalicão (placed 5th). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Desportivo Aves's place.

After this away game Vitória return home for a Primeira Liga game against Belenenses. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Vitória when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 16 league matches away. As opposed to that, Vitória have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Sporting CP and Vitória FC have met before this season: Vitória FC - Sporting CP 1-3. Sporting CP-Vitória FC H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sporting CP six wins, Vitória FC one win, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPL. Luciano Silva
L. Luciano Silva
6 goals
Sporting CPJ. Borges Cabral
J. Borges Cabral
6 goals
Sporting CPA. Šporar
A. Šporar
5 goals

Sporting CP missing players

Vitória FC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting CP Vitória FC
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
18 12 5 Won W 0 3 6
5 0 0 Drew D 0 5 12
9 4 0 Lost L 5 8 14
48 25 9 Scored S 1 12 25
32 13 1 Conceded C 12 23 43
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 81%
75% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 59%
47% 44% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 38% 41%
28% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 25% 25%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
53% 44% 20% BTTS BTTS 20% 38% 44%
34% 50% 80% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 34%
16% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 50% 41%
 
6 5.8 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.6 4.1 4.2
4 3.6 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 9 8.1 6.9
2.7 2.3 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 3.1 2.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 5 7
 
444 233 73 Total Shots T S 39 148 300
127 64 15 Shots on Target S O 16 49 92
38% 39% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 6% 24% 27%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vitória FC have scored away.
  • Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Vitória FC is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  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 32 25 4 3 67 19 16 14 1 1 38 6 16 11 3 2 29 13 48 79
2 Benfica 32 22 5 5 65 25 16 11 2 3 36 12 16 11 3 2 29 13 40 71
3 Sporting CP 32 18 5 9 48 32 16 12 0 4 25 13 16 6 5 5 23 19 16 59
4 Sporting Braga 32 17 6 9 59 38 16 9 4 3 30 19 16 8 2 6 29 19 21 57
5 Famalicão 32 14 10 8 48 46 16 7 5 4 26 24 16 7 5 4 22 22 2 52
6 Rio Ave 32 14 9 9 44 34 16 6 5 5 25 21 16 8 4 4 19 13 10 51
7 Vitória SC 32 12 10 10 50 36 16 7 4 5 26 15 16 5 6 5 24 21 14 46
8 Moreirense 32 10 13 9 40 36 16 6 6 4 22 18 16 4 7 5 18 18 4 43
9 Gil Vicente 32 11 9 12 37 40 16 7 6 3 23 18 16 4 3 9 14 22 -3 42
10 Santa Clara 32 11 8 13 32 37 16 6 3 7 16 19 16 5 5 6 16 18 -5 41
11 Marítimo 32 9 11 12 31 38 16 5 7 4 21 18 16 4 4 8 10 20 -7 38
12 Boavista 32 10 8 14 26 35 16 5 4 7 15 16 16 5 4 7 11 19 -9 38
13 Paços de Ferreira 32 10 5 17 31 48 16 5 2 9 13 21 16 5 3 8 18 27 -17 35
14 Belenenses 32 8 8 16 26 52 16 4 4 8 12 25 16 4 4 8 14 27 -26 32
15 Portimonense 32 6 12 14 27 43 16 4 7 5 16 18 16 2 5 9 11 25 -16 30
16 Tondela 32 7 9 16 27 43 16 2 5 9 11 22 16 5 4 7 16 21 -16 30
17 Vitória FC 32 6 12 14 25 43 16 3 7 6 13 20 16 3 5 8 12 23 -18 30
18 Desportivo Aves 32 5 2 25 24 62 16 4 1 11 12 22 16 1 1 14 12 40 -38 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 Porto 32 25 4 3 67 19 16 14 1 1 38 6 16 11 3 2 29 13 48 79
2 Benfica 32 22 5 5 65 25 16 11 2 3 36 12 16 11 3 2 29 13 40 71
3 Sporting CP 32 18 5 9 48 32 16 12 0 4 25 13 16 6 5 5 23 19 16 59
4 Sporting Braga 32 17 6 9 59 38 16 9 4 3 30 19 16 8 2 6 29 19 21 57
5 Famalicão 32 14 10 8 48 46 16 7 5 4 26 24 16 7 5 4 22 22 2 52
6 Rio Ave 32 14 9 9 44 34 16 6 5 5 25 21 16 8 4 4 19 13 10 51
7 Vitória SC 32 12 10 10 50 36 16 7 4 5 26 15 16 5 6 5 24 21 14 46
8 Moreirense 32 10 13 9 40 36 16 6 6 4 22 18 16 4 7 5 18 18 4 43
9 Gil Vicente 32 11 9 12 37 40 16 7 6 3 23 18 16 4 3 9 14 22 -3 42
10 Santa Clara 32 11 8 13 32 37 16 6 3 7 16 19 16 5 5 6 16 18 -5 41
11 Marítimo 32 9 11 12 31 38 16 5 7 4 21 18 16 4 4 8 10 20 -7 38
12 Boavista 32 10 8 14 26 35 16 5 4 7 15 16 16 5 4 7 11 19 -9 38
13 Paços de Ferreira 32 10 5 17 31 48 16 5 2 9 13 21 16 5 3 8 18 27 -17 35
14 Belenenses 32 8 8 16 26 52 16 4 4 8 12 25 16 4 4 8 14 27 -26 32
15 Portimonense 32 6 12 14 27 43 16 4 7 5 16 18 16 2 5 9 11 25 -16 30
16 Tondela 32 7 9 16 27 43 16 2 5 9 11 22 16 5 4 7 16 21 -16 30
17 Vitória FC 32 6 12 14 25 43 16 3 7 6 13 20 16 3 5 8 12 23 -18 30
18 Desportivo Aves 32 5 2 25 24 62 16 4 1 11 12 22 16 1 1 14 12 40 -38 17

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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.