Reason For Boavista vs Sporting Lisbon Betting Tips
Can Sporting bounce back from their late defeat to Real Madrid in midweek with a league win? That result knocked them out of the Champions League, not that they had much chance of progressing any way. They are set to drop into the Europa League, but before that they’ll be aiming to close the gap on Benfica in the Primeira Liga.
That should lead to a very different atmosphere for this game. In Lisbon Sporting fans were falling over themselves to praise Cristiano Ronaldo on his return to his first club. Now, those fans and players need to focus on the battle for the league title. Benfica are five points above them in the table, which is a pretty significant lead. They can’t afford to drop any more points right now, or else they could be out of contention early on.
This is a tough test for the visitors, as Boavista are a big side in Portugal. They may be eighth in the table ahead of this clash, but they are a tough side to beat here. They have one of the best home record in the Primeira Liga. They’ve got the fifth highest points tally at home, just behind the usual top four in Portugal.
Meanwhile, Sporting have the 12th best away record in the league. They’ve managed just one away win domestically this term, while they’ve picked up 11 points less than Benfica, who have the best away record in the country. That obviously plays into the gap between them in the standings; Sporting’s away form is what is blowing their title challenge.
To improve their away record this weekend, they’ll need to improve their goal ratio. You’d expect Sporting to be high scorers based on their pre-match odds, but they aren’t very clinical on the road. They’ve found the net just five times on their travels, averaging just 1.25 goals per away match. They even drew a blank at 15th placed Nacional in their last away game.
The Lisbon side have to pit that poor attack up against a strong Boavista defence. They’ve conceded just 0.8 goals per game at their own ground. They’ve kept back to back league clean sheets here, and their back-line should stand up to the poor Sporting attack. The hosts have actually kept six clean sheets in their last eight here, while eight of their last 10 home games have seen less than three goals.
So far this term, just 40% of Boavista’s home games have seen over 2.5 goals. Sporting’s away trips have a 50/50 split in terms of over and under 2.5. However, this is clearly their toughest away league game so far this term. We can’t see them improving their poor scoring record, so we’re backing under 2.5 in this game. It’s priced at 4/5 with bet365.
CHANCES FOR OVER 2.5 IN THE GAME BOAVISTA VS. SPORTING CP
In the last 10 games Boavista played 5 games Over 2.5.
Boavista have an Goal difference from 1:3 in the last 6 games as Home Team or Guest Team.
In the last 10 games Sporting CP played 6 games Over 2.5.
Sporting CP have an Goal difference from 10:4 in the last 6 games as Home Team or Guest Team.
There is a 55% chance that Boavista and Sporting CP scores overall Over 2.5
1 X 2 CHANCES FOR THE GAME BOAVISTA VS. SPORTING CP
Boavista 3-2-5
In last 10 games Boavista won 3 games, lost 5 games and played 2 games draw
Sporting CP 4-3-3
In last 10 games Sporting CP won 4 games, lost 3 games and played 3 games draw.
Boavista - Sporting CP (30-25-45)
In this game the chance that Boavista wins is 30%, the chance for a draw is 25% and the chance for Sporting CP to win this game is 45%
Head To Head
Sporting have won five of the last six meetings between these two sides. Three of the last four encounters have seen less than three goals.
Boavista vs Sporting Lisbon Stats
Sporting are unbeaten in 25 of their last 27 away league matches. Their only away win this season came by a one goal margin, while Boavista's only home defeat was also by a single goal.
