On Saturday (29 October) Arouca and Sporting Lisbon will compete for the three points of the Primeira Liga.
The hosts come out from 1-1 at the home of Maritimo. Both goals came in the second half, with Andre Vidigal and Antony Santos finding the bottom of the net in the deadlock.
Sporting, meanwhile, also shared the tally of 1-1 at Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Champions League midweek week. Marcus Edwards broke the deadlock for the visitors in the 22nd minute. Rodrigo Bentancur equalized for Spurs before injury-time winner Harry Kane was barred from the VAR for offside.
Sporting will now turn their attention to national action, where they are fourth in the standings, with 19 points in ten games.
In the last outing of the Primeira Division, they defeated Casa Pia at home 3-1. They are fourth in the standings with 19 points in ten games.
prediction
Sporting showed great determination to leave London by one point in their 1-1 draw with Tottenham in the Champions League. The result means the Lions have their fate in their hands to qualify for knockouts.
However, things haven’t been so smooth for them in the league, although they will enjoy their run in an Arouca side they have beaten 12 times in a row. The trend should continue and Sporting should secure a comfortable victory with goals for both sides.
3-1 to Sporting.
head-to-head
- The two teams have faced each other 32 times, all of them in Primeira Liga.
- Benfica topped the game with 25 wins from Chaves’ three, while four games ended in a draw. The hosts are unbeaten at home to Chaves and have won their last 12 games.
- Benfica has won ten of its last eleven Primeira Liga games. Benfica is unbeaten at home in all competitions this season and has won eight of their nine games, with the only draw in the Champions League coming against PSG.
- Benfica has scored 18 goals in their five Primeira Liga home matches. Chaves hasn’t scored in two of his last three league away games.
line-up
Arouca predicted starting lineup:
Arruabarrena; Esgaio, Opoku, Basso, Correia; Soro, Ruiz, Simao; Alves, Dabbagh, Bukia
Sporting Lisbon predicted starting lineup:
Adan; Marsa, Inacio, Reis; Esgaio, Fernandes, Ugarte, Santos; Paulinho, Edwards, Goncalves
betting tips
- Sporting to win (Sporting have won their last 12 meetings with Arouca).
- Both teams to score (Four of the last head-to-head games Arouca has hosted have seen both teams score).
- Over 2.5 goals (Four of Sporting’s last six games across competitions have produced at least three goals.)
where to watch
BT Sports Broadcasts Liga NOS Portuguese Liga.