Sporting CP welcomes Vitória SC as clear favourites: Big betting preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 20.March
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (50044 seats)

The Sporting CP & Vitória SC managers R. Marques Amorim and J. Oliveira Nunes Henriques are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Primeira Liga league table.

Insights:
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Primeira Liga

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.

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Sporting CP form and stats

Home games in the Primeira Liga have been a walk in the park for Sporting CP so far, with 29 points won from 11 matches; 9 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The Sporting CP fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio José Alvalade and will expect new points from this game. Sporting CP has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

A strong away win for Sporting CP against Tondela the last match, as Tiago Tomás were on target. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Santa Clara in a game that was won 2-1.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 11 games), Sporting CP's attacking play is working. 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 6 from 11 matches.

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Vitória SC form and stats

Playing away, Vitória SC have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Primeira Liga this season. Vitória seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Home advantage was not enough for Vitória SC in their previous game, as they lost their Primeira Liga-match, hosting Gil Vicente, 2-4. Prior to that match, the Vitória SC manager J. Oliveira Nunes Henriques faced defeat when travelling to Sporting Braga and losing 0-3.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Vitória SC, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

The visiting Vitória SC have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 11 games. It's not easy to score on Vitória as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Vitória SC - Sporting CP 0-4, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Sporting CP victories, three draws and two Vitória SC 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
15 goals
Vitória SCO. Estupiñán Vallesilla
O. Estupiñán Vallesilla
7 goals
Sporting CPN. Gomes dos Santos
N. Gomes dos Santos
6 goals

Sporting CP missing players

Vitória SC missing players

Sporting CP Vitória SC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 3 11 23
19 9 3 Won W 0 5 10
4 2 1 Drew D 1 4 5
0 0 0 Lost L 2 2 8
45 22 7 Scored S 1 14 29
11 6 2 Conceded C 5 9 29
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 82% 91%
83% 82% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 64% 61%
43% 45% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 45% 52%
22% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 35%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
39% 45% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 36% 43%
61% 55% 75% Clean Sheets C S 33% 55% 39%
4% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 27% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
13.7 12.6 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.1 10.8
4.6 5.1 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.2 3.3
42% 39% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 40% 38%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • 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 the fewest conceded goals (11) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (14) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the the best goal difference (+16) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the the best goal difference (+34) 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 23 19 4 0 45 11 11 9 2 0 22 6 12 10 2 0 23 5 34 61
2 Porto 23 15 6 2 49 22 12 8 3 1 25 11 11 7 3 1 24 11 27 51
3 Sporting Braga 22 16 1 5 42 21 11 9 1 1 21 8 11 7 0 4 21 13 21 49
4 Benfica 23 14 6 3 40 17 12 9 2 1 22 8 11 5 4 2 18 9 23 48
5 Paços de Ferreira 23 12 5 6 30 23 11 8 2 1 18 9 12 4 3 5 12 14 7 41
6 Vitória SC 23 10 5 8 29 29 12 5 1 6 15 20 11 5 4 2 14 9 0 35
7 Santa Clara 23 9 4 10 26 25 11 4 2 5 12 11 12 5 2 5 14 14 1 31
8 Moreirense 23 7 9 7 23 27 12 3 7 2 15 16 11 4 2 5 8 11 -4 30
9 Rio Ave 23 6 8 9 19 26 11 4 3 4 11 10 12 2 5 5 8 16 -7 26
10 Belenenses 23 5 10 8 14 21 12 3 5 4 10 13 11 2 5 4 4 8 -7 25
11 Tondela 23 7 3 13 22 38 12 7 2 3 13 10 11 0 1 10 9 28 -16 24
12 Portimonense 23 6 5 12 21 28 11 5 3 3 14 8 12 1 2 9 7 20 -7 23
13 Gil Vicente 23 6 4 13 20 31 11 3 2 6 8 12 12 3 2 7 12 19 -11 22
14 Nacional 23 5 6 12 22 32 12 3 3 6 15 19 11 2 3 6 7 13 -10 21
15 Boavista 23 4 9 10 24 36 11 3 2 6 10 16 12 1 7 4 14 20 -12 21
16 Maritimo 23 6 3 14 21 33 11 2 2 7 7 16 12 4 1 7 14 17 -12 21
17 Farense 23 4 7 12 22 32 12 3 4 5 14 14 11 1 3 7 8 18 -10 19
18 Famalicao 22 4 7 11 18 35 11 1 5 5 9 19 11 3 2 6 9 16 -17 19

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.