Benfica vs Sporting: Portuguese Championship match betting tip

Current form

In the summer, Benfica once again attempted to strengthen the already weakest squad and was clearly betting on the championship title. However, in the first round, Bruno Lajer's team made several mistakes and allowed Sporting to break away, but then took advantage of the decline of their main competitor and joined the championship race. At the moment, the Eagles are in second place in the table with 78 points and are only lagging behind the Sporting leader due to additional indicators. Having beaten Estoril 2-1 in the last round, Benfica secured their third victory in a row.

Disqualifications and injuries

Ba, Manu and Sanchez are injured.

Interesting betting trends

• Benfica have won their last three matches.
• In the last eight matches, Benfica have conceded against Sporting

Approximate line–up: Trubin - Dahl, Otamendi, Silva, Araujo – Florentino, Eursens, Akturkoglu, Kekcu, Amdouni – Pavlidis.

Current form

Sporting approached the start of the season as the main contender for the championship title and started very strongly, fully justifying this status. However, the change of mentor in the middle of the season had a very negative effect on the mood in the team and the lions lost a lot of points. However, they managed to regain their form and Sporting once again broke out on the first line in the table, but the leadership is quite fragile, Benfica is lagging behind only in additional indicators.

Disqualifications and injuries

Braganza and Santos are injured.

Interesting betting trends

• Sporting have won their last five matches
• In the last five matches, Sporting has not lost to Benfica - three wins and two draws.

Approximate line–up: Silva – Quaresma, Sant Just, Inacio – Catamo, Debas, Morita, Araujo - Trincan, Diekeres, Gonzalves.