Portimonense vs Sporting Lisbon Match Analysis and Prediction

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Portimonense will be looking to make it three home wins in a row for the first time since January 2019, when they face Sporting Lisbon at the Estadio Municipal de Portimao on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Sporting Lisbon head into the game unbeaten in each of their last eight games against the hosts and will be aiming to came away with positive results once again.

Paulo Sergio’s side failed to move into the top half of the Primeira Liga table last Saturday when they fell to a 1-0 defeat against 15th-placed Arouca.

The Portimao outfit have now lost nine of their last 16 league matches since the turn of the year, while picking up 12 points from a possible 54 since a 1-0 win at Moreirense on December 12.

The poor run has been due to their failures at the attacking end of the pitch, where they currently hold the division’s second-poorest record with just 28 goals scored thus far.

They are now in line to face an opposing side who they have failed to defeat in each of their last eight attempts, losing seven and playing out one draw since a 4-2 victory back in October 2018.

On the other hand, Sporting Lisbon made it two wins on the bounce as they saw off Gil Vicente 4-1 when the sides met at the Estadio Jose Alvalade last weekend.

Prior to that, the Leoes fell to a 2-0 defeat against rivals Benfica on April 17 which saw their run of 10 league games without defeat come to an end before picking up a 3-0 victory at Boavista eight days later.

Ruben Amorim’s side have now won 25, drawn four and lost three of their 32 games this season to claim 79 points and sit second in the league standings, six points adrift of first-placed Porto.

Portimonense vs Sporting Lisbon head to head

The two teams have previously met on 14 occasions across all competitions, where Sporting Lisbon have claimed 12 victories while Portimonense have won twice. Sporting have scored 32 goals and conceded 17 in the process. In their last meeting in the Primeira Liga, Sporting picked up a 3-2 home victory.

Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Portimonense 09/02/20

Portimonense 1-2 Sporting Lisbon 28/08/20

Portimonense 0-2 Sporting Lisbon 04/10/20

Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Portimonense 20/02/21

Sporting Lisbon 3-2 Portimonense 30/12/21

Portimonense latest home form

Portimonense have recently been on an upturn in form at home, having won each of their two most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on March 20 when they lost 2-1 to Sporting Braga in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded five.

Portimonense 1-1 Boavista 12/02/22

Portimonense 1-2 Benfica 05/03/22

Portimonense 1-2 Sporting Braga 20/03/22

Portimonense 1-0 Famalicao 10/04/22

Portimonense 1-0 Moreirense 23/04/22

Portimonense latest away form

Portimonense have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each of their four most recent matches. They were defeated 1-0 by Arouca in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just one goal and conceded 13.

Vizela 1-1 Portimonense 27/02/22

Estoril 2-0 Portimonense 12/03/22

Belenenses 2-0 Portimonense 02/04/22

Porto 7-0 Portimonense 16/04/22

Arouca 1-0 Portimonense 30/04/22

Sporting Lisbon latest home form

Sporting Lisbon have recently kept a patchy run of form at home, as they have lost three of their seven most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed defeat Gil Vicente 4-1 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded five.

Sporting Lisbon 1-2 Porto 02/03/22

Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Arouca 05/03/22

Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Pacos Ferreira 03/04/22

Sporting Lisbon 0-2 Benfica 17/04/22

Sporting Lisbon 4-1 Gil Vicente 01/05/22

Sporting Lisbon latest away form

Sporting Lisbon have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their 12 most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Porto on April 21 in the Taca de Portugal. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded three.

Moreirense 0-2 Sporting Lisbon 14/03/22

Vitoria Guimaraes 1-3 Sporting Lisbon 19/03/22

Tondela 1-3 Sporting Lisbon 09/04/22

Porto 1-0 Sporting Lisbon 21/04/22

Boavista 0-3 Sporting Lisbon 25/04/22

Portimonense news

Portimonense will have to make do without the services of Adewale Sapara after the midfielder sustained an injury in March’s game against Benfica.

On the other hand, the hosts have a clean bill of health and no suspension issues, leaving Sergio with a full-strength squad at his disposal for Saturday’s game.

Sporting Lisbon news

Defender Sebastian Coates is out of contention for the visitors after he sustained a knee injury in the game against Boavista on April 25.

Matheus Nunes, Joao Palhinha, Nuno Santos and Pedro Porro should all start in midfield, while Luis Neto, Goncalo Inacio and Matheus Reis should start as the back three.

Prediction and Odds

Portimonense have failed to claim a victory against their Saturday’s opponents in their last eight attempts and will be looking to overturn that record here.

However, Sporting enter the contest as favourites to win considering their recent away form and recent record against their hosts. So, are predicting an away win.

Odds: 1 3.10 X 2.20 2 1.72