Belenenses vs Sporting Lisbon Predictions

• Sporting have won on their last four visits to Belenenses, both teams scoring each time.
• Both teams have scored in five of Sporting’s nine away league games this season.
• Belenenses have scored in six of their nine home games in the Primeira Liga this term.

Sporting will win, but it might not be pretty

After tasting success in the League Cup again over the weekend, Sporting turn their attentions back to chasing down Porto in the defence of their Primeira Liga title with a trip across Lisbon to face Belenenses.

Put simply, Ruben Amorim’s side have too much quality, nous and motivation to come away from Jamor with anything less than three points – but there is a promising betting angle around the hosts to score.

Franclim Carvalho earned his first point as coach in last week’s 1-1 draw at mid-table Maritimo in a match which featured his side’s first away goal since September. But Belenenses have been much more consistent goalscorers at home, where they have bagged in six of their nine games in the Primeira Liga this term.

Champions may ease off after hectic week

Both teams to score has appeal on those grounds and also the fact that Sporting have had a hectic week ahead of this match which included the celebrations of their second successive League Cup crown. Both teams have scored in five of Sporting’s nine away league games this season, so the stats are hardly prohibitive to the bet either.

Sporting have won 38 of their last 53 matches against Belenenses and have only lost five times against Wednesday’s hosts, so it would be heresy to suggest backing anything other than an away win. We’re taking both teams to score im a Sporting win as the main play with a 3-1 road win for the champions offering most appeal in correct score markets.

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