Sporting Lisbon vs Estoril Predictions

• Sporting Lisbon have scored at least three goals in seven of their ten home league games to date.
• The Lions have scored seven goals across their last two games in all competitions.
• Estoril are in crisis and lost 3-1 at home to rock-bottom Pacos Ferreira last week.

Lisbon defeat looms for crisis-hit Canaries 

Sporting Lisbon should flex their muscles against an Estoril side sliding into deep relegation trouble when they host the crisis-hit Canaries on Monday night. Ruben Amorim’s responded to a disappointing Europa League playoff first-leg home draw against Midtjylland by recording impressive back-to-back wins – seeing off the Danes by four goals to nil on Thursday night.

It’s fair to say the Wolves helped Sporting’s cause by shooting themselves in the foot more than once, but Estoril are much more likely to do the same given their recent domestic record.

Nelson Verissimo’s men went down 3-1 at home to basement club Pacos Ferreira last weekend for their fifth league defeat in six and they will arrive at the Alvalade looking to arrest a five-game losing run away from home.

Potent Pote can put Braga on notice

It is simply not going to happen against a Sporting side that can sense weakness in their main rivals for third place – Sporting Braga.

Sporting’s win odds are short, but they can be backed at even money to score at least three goals on Monday – something they have done in 70% of their home league games already. Their recent goal production suggests that will happen while it is also worthy having an interest in Pedro ‘Pote’ Goncalves to get on the scoresheet.

He had been deployed as central midfielder for a spell until retiring to a more forward-thinking role on Thursday and responding with two goals in Herning. Goncalves has scored seven times in his last ten games and six in his last eight Primeira Liga appearances.

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