Vitoria vs. Sporting: Portuguese Championship Match Prediction

Current form

Before the start of the season, Vitoria was considered one of the contenders for a ticket to the European Cups and the selection of players allowed them to set such ambitious goals. At the moment, Daniel Souza team is not coping with its task and is only in sixth place in the table, six points behind fourth-placed Santa Clara. The situation could have been more promising, but a 2:2 draw with Farense in the last round extended Vitoria winless streak in the championship to four matches.

Disqualifications and injuries

Gaspar, Oliveira and Ramirez are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• Vitoria have not lost in their last eight home matches, winning five and drawing three.
• Vitoria have scored in eight of their last nine matches

Tentative lineup: Varela - Costa, Rivas, Villanueva, Mendes - Silva, Manu, Mendes - Cayo, Gustavo, Santos.

Current form

Before the start of the season, Sporting was considered the main contender for the championship, having a serious advantage over their opponents in terms of player selection. The Lions started very strongly and immediately became leaders, managed to break away, but with the departure of Ruben Amorim, they fell into a crisis. For now, the champion holds the first line, but Porto is breaking away from the second only due to additional indicators. The 1:0 victory over Benfica in the derby in the last round was the 13th of the season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Bragança, Inácio and Santos are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• Sporting have not won in their last three away matches – two defeats and a draw
• Sporting have kept a clean sheet in their last two matches

Estimated line-up: Israel - San Just, Diomande, Quaresma - Reis, Hjulmann, Morita, Catamo - Cuenda, Gyekeres, Trincao.