Moreirense vs. Sporting: Portuguese Championship Match Prediction

Current form

Moreirense is doing quite well in the first round of the championship and is coping with its main task without any problems, being in the middle of the tournament table. With 17 points, Cesar Peixoto team is in eighth place in the table and is seven points behind the European Cup zone, the transitional matches zone is eight points away. In the last round, Moreirense lost 2:3 to Rio Ave away, thus suffering its fifth defeat of the season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Liberato, Infande and Silla are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• Moreirense have won their last three home matches
• Moreirense have scored in five of their six home games this season

Tentative lineup: Kevin - Pinto, Marcelo, Ponk, Owusu - Tavares, Ramos, Madson, Bernardo, Antonis - Schettine.

Current form

Before the start of the season, Sporting was the main contender for the championship title and so far, in general, it has justified this status. With 33 points, João Pereira team leads the table and is three points ahead of second-placed Porto, five points behind Benfica, which has a game in hand. In the last round, Sporting sensationally lost 0:1 at home to Santa Clara, thus suffering its first defeat in the championship and the second in a row, a few days earlier the "lions" lost 1:5 to Arsenal in the Champions League.

Disqualifications and injuries

Goncalves, Santos and Debas are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• Sporting have lost their last two matches
• Sporting have beaten Moreirense in their last four matches

Probable line-up: Kovacevic - Reis, Diomande, Saint-Just - Araujo, Morita, Hjulmann, Kuenda - Trincao, Gyekeres, Edwards.