Vitoria Setubal vs Sporting Lisbon Predictions

• 7pts separate the two clubs heading into Saturday’s clash.
• Vitoria Setubal have drawn 7 of their 15 league games this season.
• Sporting have only lost twice on the road this season.
• Under 2.5 goals have been scored in four of Sporting’s last five matches.

Vitoria Setubal’s unbeaten home record will get tested this weekend

Vitoria Setubal we’re beaten 3-0 by Famalicao last time out while Sporting went down 2-1 at home to Porto, so both clubs had into Saturday’s match looking for their first points of the new year. The host have only lost two of their last six matches and three of those games have produced under 2.5 goals, while Sporting have also lost just two of their last six matches.

Recent matches between these two clubs have been tight, tense, and low-scoring with four of their last five encounters producing under 2.5 goals and three of the last four meetings ending 1-1 after ninety minutes. Vitoria Setubal are yet to lose at home in the Primeira Liga this season but have only won three of those eight matches, with the other five games all ending in stalemates. Sporting have performed better on the road than they have at home so far this season, securing four wins and two draws from their eight away games.

The hosts have only conceded one goal at home all season

The hosts average 1.75 points per home game this season which is above the league average of 1.56, while Sporting average the same amount of points away from home which is well above the league average of 1.18 and that suggests a draw could well be on the cards this weekend. Vitoria Setubal don’t score many goals at home, averaging 0.50 goals per home game, but they only concede an average of 0.13 goals which is why we have backed Saturday’s clash to end goalless.

Setubal have drawn 62% of their home games and are yet to see over 2.5 goals scored in front of their own fans, which is why we are expecting a close and competitive ninety minutes this weekend. Both teams have scored in just 12% of the hosts’ home games so far this season, providing even more reason to back a 0-0 draw on Saturday. Sporting have only conceded 8 goals on the road so far and Setubal have scored just 4 goals at home, with the hosts keeping clean sheets in 88% of their home matches.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Saturday’s clash and have predicted a final scoreline of 0-0 between the pair. Vitoria Setubal are yet to lose at home and have only conceded one goal but they have failed to score in half of the matches in front of their home fans this season and their guests have only lost twice on the road, which is why we have backed a goalless draw this weekend.