Sporting Lisbon hosts Aberdeen in the Europa League qualification semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, September 24th at Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon)
Essentially, Sporting Lisbon has not started playing in the new season yet, but its rival in the Europa League qualification is quite modest. The Lions are much fresher, while Aberdeen is playing on a very tight schedule and is starting to fail. The men of Ruben Amorim will start the new season with a good mood after gaining three victories in all three matches in the preseason. Sporar, which is the main attacking option of the hosts, will be very dangerous at the helm.
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Aberdeen has already gone through many stages of qualification for the Europa League, but the Scottish club was not lucky with the current draw. McInnes's team looked terribly tired in the last round of the Scottish Championship and lost to Motherwell (0-3). The long trip to Norway, where the Reds managed to defeat Viking (2-0), made its impact, although Motherwell ran 120 minutes in Northern Ireland. Therefore, Aberdeen has obvious problems with physical shape. Cosgrove and Devlin will not play for the visitors.
The teams have never crossed their paths on the football pitch. I want to bet on the Portuguese club’s victory with a minus handicap due to several factors. The Lions are higher in terms of class, play on the home pitch, and are much fresher, while the Scots will have another long-distance flight to Portugal, which will deprive them of the last forces. Sporting will play quick football and amaze Aberdeen with a brisk start. Therefore, the hosts are likely to gain confident victory with a difference of more than one goal.
Prediction for the match: Sporting to win with -1.0 handicap
