Santa Clara vs Sporting Lisbon Predictions

• Depending on results over the weekend, Sporting could move back into the top three with a win.
• Santa Clara have failed to win any of their last 8 games against Sporting.
• Sporting head into Monday’s match as the clear form favourites.
• Santa Clara sit three places above the relegation zone and could drop down a further two positions if results go against them this weekend.

Sporting have a great record against the hosts

Sporting have won all of their last five meetings with Santa Clara and both teams have scored in two of those clashes while three of those encounters have produced over 2.5 goals. The hosts have only won one of their last six matches in all competitions while the visitors have won four of their last six matches in league and cup, so you can see why we have backed Sporting to win on Monday.

Both teams scored in each of Santa Clara’s last six matches and over 2.5 goals have been produced in their last four outings, while over 2.5 goals have been scored in three of Sporting’s last five matches. Santa Clara have only won two of their seven games this season, losing on three occasions, and Sporting have won three of their seven away games, which adds weight to our prediction for an away win.

Santa Clara only average 1.14 points per home game which is below the league average of 1.58 points and Sporting average 1.29 points per away game which is above the league average of 1.02 points, further backing our prediction for an away win on Monday night. Both teams scored in 43% of Santa Clara’s home games as well as in 71% of Sporting’s away games, so we can expect to see goals being scored at both ends of the pitch when these two sides clash.

Both teams have been scoring goals of late

Over 2.5 goals have been produced in 43% of the visitors’ away games and Sporting have only kept clean sheets in 14% of their away games, which is why can see the visitors conceding a goal but winning the game 2-1. Exactly three goals have been scored in 29% of Santa Clara’s home games and a majority of Sporting’s wins this season (4 wins) have been obtained with a one-goal margin, which adds weight to our prediction for a 2-1 final scoreline.

We’re confident that Sporting will win on Monday night and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1. The visitors head into the match as the clear form favourites and have an excellent record against the hosts. Santa Clara have been struggling for league wins of late and have slipped closer to the relegation zone and, while they carry a goal threat, we can’t see them picking up any points on Monday.