Moreirense vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction: 5/12/2024

On Thursday, Moreirense will host Sporting Lisbon at Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas in a Primeira Liga encounter. Below are the match predictions, stats, and user poll, along with the best betting odds.

Moreirense
Recent form: LWWLWL

Moreirense will be aiming to bounce back from their 3-2 defeat to Rio Ave in their last Primeira Liga outing. In that match, they had 54% possession and 11 shots, two of which were on target. Gabrielzinho (65′) scored their only goal. Rio Ave had 12 attempts, four on target, with goals from Tiago Morais (26′), Clayton (46′), Aderllan Santos (49′ own goal), and Marios Vrousai (90′).

Under César Peixoto, Moreirense has scored nine goals in their last six games, conceding eight. However, they have struggled against Sporting Lisbon, failing to win any of their last 23 league encounters with them. On a positive note, they are unbeaten in their last seven home league matches.

Sporting Lisbon
Recent form: WWWWLL

Sporting Lisbon will be looking to recover from a 1-0 loss to Santa Clara in their previous match. They controlled 74% possession and had 21 shots, four on target. Santa Clara, with just four attempts on goal, managed to score through Vinícius Lopes (33′).

Sporting has been involved in high-scoring matches lately, with three or more goals in five of their last six games. Their average is 4.33 goals per match, with Sporting scoring 2.83 on average.

Sporting has an excellent record against Moreirense away from home, remaining unbeaten in their last 11 league matches against them and 17 consecutive away games.

Head-to-Head
In their last 10 encounters since November 2020, Sporting Lisbon has dominated, winning 83% of the matches. Over these games, 13 goals have been scored, with Sporting Lisbon netting 11 of them. The last league meeting ended in a 2-0 victory for Sporting Lisbon on 19/02/2024, with goals from Hidemasa Morita (2′) and Pedro Gonçalves (23′).

Team News: Moreirense
Moreirense will be missing Hernâni (ankle sprain) and Guilherme Liberato (torn knee ligaments) for this match.

Team News: Sporting Lisbon
Sporting Lisbon will be without Pedro Gonçalves (muscle injury) and Nuno Santos (patellar tendon rupture) due to injuries.

Prediction

We believe Moreirense will likely create opportunities to score but may struggle defensively. A narrow 1-2 victory for Sporting Lisbon seems likely, with a highly competitive match expected.

Experts are predicting over 1.5 goals for this match.