Sporting hosts Pacos de Ferreira in round 26 of Portuguese Primeira Liga. The match will be played on Friday, June 12th at Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon)
In the first match after the break, Sporting Lisbon fought with one of the contenders for a place in European cups, Vitoria Guimaraes. So far, Sporting manages to maintain the fourth position, which gives the right to participate in the Europa League. The chances for gold or silver medals and a place in the Champions League are already small: Benfica and Porto are too far ahead of the third/fourth places and are unlikely to allow someone to get closer. However, Sporting is very good in the attack. It steadily scored two goals per match (sometimes more), especially to the nets of teams from the bottom of the tournament standings.
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Pacos de Ferreira is trying to move away from the relegation zone as far as possible, and it succeeds so far. After the break, the team managed to gain an important victory on the road, thus ensuring a five-point gap from the relegation zone. But Pacos conceded two goals in that dramatic match. The defense of the team has serious problems, and now it has to play with one of the favorites who have the attack of a very good level. Pacos is unlikely to win in the upcoming match: the opponent is no less motivated and is much superior in class. Besides, Pacos de Ferreira rarely manages to take points from Sporting in head-to-head meetings. And I think it will concede at least two goals.
If we look at head-to-head matches, Sporting has a huge advantage over Pacos, while often scoring two or more goals. In the last four cases, the Lisbon team scored two goals in three games. I expect the same scoring from the hosts in the upcoming match.
Prediction for the match: Sporting to score over 1.5 goals
