Sporting take on the visitors Maritimo at "Estadio Jose Alvalade" in the matchday one of the Taca de Portugal. The game will be played in Lisbon on Wednesday, September 20th.
For today Sporting are considered to be the most well-balanced and powerful of all the clubs in Portugal. This season "Leoes" conducted nine encounters, having got not a single loss, eight victories and only one draw in them. Last week Sporting entered the UEFA Champions League with 3:2 triumph over Olympiakos Piraeus on the road while having defeated Tondela 2:0 at their home field in the Primeira Liga. After six rounds played, Sporting share the first-second places in the Primeira Liga with FC Porto, having earned 18 points with 15-3 goal difference. In regards to the clashes at in front of its fans, in 2017 the team gained nine wins, three draws and single loss in 13 home encounters.
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Maritimo also go through an excellent start of the season despite their relegation from the Eurocups. The side earned seven victories alongside with two draws and two defeats in 11 clashes. Maritimo come up to the start of the Taca de Portugal with four-match winning series with 6:2 aggregated score. With six gameweeks in the Primeira Liga behind, Maritimo settle on the third place in the standings with 15 points earned and 7-3 goal difference.
Sporting have not been broken by Maritimo across nine head-to-heads. Starting the 2nd of November 2013 "Leoes" have won eight games with single draw earned. Taking into account Maritimo's ability to shut out as well as possible rotation in the hosts’ line-up, I believe that there won't be many goals scored in the upcoming fight.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 scored goals.
