Sporting Lisbon vs LASK Linz Predictions

Sporting made a return to winning ways and kept a clean sheet as they beat Aves 1-0 in the Primeira Liga on Monday night, while LASK recorded a comfortable 3-0 victory away at St. Polten in the Austrian Bundesliga on Saturday and will be hoping their extra couple of days recuperation and preparation hands them an advantage on Thursday.

All of the stats suggest that we will see both teams score in Thursday’s clash and we’ve backed Sporting CP to run out narrow 2-1 winners.

These two sides have never met before and Sporting aren’t playing at their best in the early stages of the season but the hosts do boast the better of the two squads and play against higher quality opposition on a regular, basis compared to their Bundesliga guests.

The performances of both clubs in recent weeks provide the basis for our prediction for Thursday’s match, as both teams scored in five of Sporting’s last six matches as well as in two of LASK’s last three outings. Sporting have scored in all of their last six matches and LASK have scored in each of their last five games, while the hosts have only kept one clean sheet in their last six attempts, all of which backs up our prediction for a 2-1 home win on Thursday.

LASK have scored in all of their away games this season and Sporting have scored in all of their home games this season, adding weight to our prediction of both teams to score and our correct score tip. Sporting haven’t kept a single clean sheet at home this season but we still expect the home side to come out on top courtesy of a 2-1 final score.

We’re confident that both teams will score on Thursday night and have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1 in favour of Sporting CP. The hosts might not head into the game as the form favourites but they have far more European experience, as well as the home advantage. Both teams have been scoring goals on a regular basis and we’re expecting more of the same when they pair clash this Thursday.