Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 20/05/2023, 00:13  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 21/05/2023 at 07:30 in Liga Portugal Prediction

Sporting Lisbon will hope to keep their hopes of a top three finish alive when they play host to Benfica in Primeira Liga. Placed fourth, Sporting can only rise a place up, but it isn’t easier either for Benfica at the top. Sporting are four points behind Braga, who are challenging for a Champions League place. An automatic Champions League slot isn’t within reach but a win takes Sporting closer to a top three finish. They will hope their run of four straight wins inspires them against the league leaders. In their last outing, Sporting left it late in a 2-1 comeback win at home to Maritimo. That was the fourth straight game in which they scored two or more goals. They however have just two clean sheets in eight matches. Both sides have scored in their last four home matches, and they come into this unbeaten in eight home games.

Benfica, like Sporting, are under pressure to get three points from this game, as Porto are bearing down on them. A win here will confirm Benfica as champions, but they will know that Sporting need a win as badly. Just like Sporting, Benfica come into this game with four straight wins, and will hope this is enough to build their confidence towards this important game. They’ve posted three clean sheets in their last four matches and have scored two or more in three of five. In their most recent outing, Benfica thrashed Portimonense 5-1 for their fifth unbeaten game. It has been shaky away from home in recent games, but not so much in the league. They’ve won four of the last five away league matches. One win only in the last four meetings with Sporting is a run that will worry Benfica. They have just one clean sheet in the last seven meetings with Sporting.