Sporting vs Boavista Prediction & Tips
Sporting and Boavista face each other in the Estádio José Alvalade in a match for the 31st round of the Liga Sagres. Sporting won away by (1-3) from the last time they faced off in this edition of the league on 09-12-2017. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 4 wins in the last 4 games. In fact, the last time they faced in this stadium was in 08-04-2017, in a game by Liga Sagres that finished with the victory of Sporting by (4-0). The goals of the match were scored by A. Ruiz (20 ‘) and B. Dost (29’, 48 ‘and 63’) for Sporting. Although this is a game between 3rd and 8th overall, it is actually a game between the 2nd place in home games and the 15th as a visitor.
Sporting Analysis
The home team is currently in 3rd place with 71 points, after 22 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Paços Ferreira by (2-0). In the last match, he won out to the Belenenses by (3-4). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it has achieved similar results at home and abroad. The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with Porto by (5-4) in the tie-break. For the championship, Sporting won 28 points out of 30, after 9 wins and 1 draw in their last 10 games at their stadium.
In this competition, he won his last 9 matches at home and did not lose any of the last 15 that he played in his stadium. In his home games there are some frequent scorers in the break: 1-0 (7 in 15 matches) and 0-0 (6 in 15 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 10 of the last 15 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. The team does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: they managed to score the first goal in 23 of the last 30 matches for the Liga Sagres, of those 23 they reached the interval in the lead in 15 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 20. In. 30 games in this competition, managed to turn the score in 2 of the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Sporting come to this game very motivated after having advanced to the final of the Portuguese Cup, after beating Porto on penalties. In the last game by the Portuguese championship, the lions beat the Belenenses by 3-4. We emphasize that Sporting seek to win to put pressure on Benfica, as second place gives access to the play-off Champions League. In this game against his fans, coach Jorge Jesus should keep his team in 4-4-1-1, with Dost being the most offensive reference of the team: this player is the best finisher of the team with 25 goals scored. On the other hand, Bruno Fernandes is the great highlight of this team with 10 assists for goal. For this game the coach still can not count on André Pinto, William Carvalho, Rafael Leão, Podence and Bruno César, all injured.
Analysis of Boavista
The visiting team is currently in 8th place with 38 points, after 11 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Moreirense by (1-0). In the last match, tied at home to the Chaves by (3-3). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 29 points, against only 9 in their games as a visitor. In the last 10 away games, Boavista has won 1, 2 draws and 7 losses, having won 5 points out of 30.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 6 defeats in the last games like visitor. In the matches played out in the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 6 of his 15 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 30 games in this competition, only got 3 turns on the scoreboard in the 18 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 periods highlighted in the last 15 matches played as a visitor to this competition: scored 4 of his 10 goals in the minutes (61’-75 ‘).
Boavista have made a very positive season and currently occupy, without big surprises, the top of the leaderboard. In the last game in this competition, Boavista drew 3-3 in front of Chaves. In this away game coach Jorge Simão must keep the team in 4-2-3-1 benefiting the organization of his defensive system and the balls direct to the offensive Rui Pedro. On the other hand, the veteran Mateus is the best finisher of Boavista with 6 goals scored. The defensive sector is one of the big problems of the checkered team this season. For this game the coach can not count on the suspended David Simao.
Sporting – Boavista FREE TIPS
Sporting – Win @ 1.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
