Sporting – Maritimo Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (19.09.2017)

Prediction for Sporting – Maritimo

Over 2.5 goals @ 1.65

Sporting Lisbon and Marítimo meet in Estádio José Alvalade, in a match for this phase of the League Cup (Group Stage). At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 5 wins and 1 loss in the last 6 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 13-08-2016, in a match for the Primera Liga that ended the victory of Sporting Lisbon by (2-0). The goals of the party were scored by S. Coates (21 ‘) and B. Ruiz (60’) for Sporting Lisbon. In this match the home factor can be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results conquered at home and as a visitor.

Sporting :

The home team will make its debut in this edition of the competition, as they did not have to play any of the qualifiers prior to this group stage. This is a team that curiously tends to win more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games has recorded 11 victories and 4 defeats as a visitor, with 40 goals scored and 20 suffered; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 23 goals scored and 15 suffered. The team arrives at this match after a victory at home with the Tondela by (2-0). In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, Sporting Lisbon won 6, tied 2 and lost 2. Their attack has marked regularly, as they scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. The team does not usually have problems opening the marker: scored the first goal in 8 of the last 9 games, of these 8 came to the break in lead in 5 and managed to always maintain the lead until the end of 90 ‘.

Sporting Lisbon come to this match with a 2-0 victory over Tondela, adding to their sixth consecutive win in several competitions: the goals of the victory were scored by Mathieu and Bruno Fernandes. Normally Sporting acts with a tactical system designed in 4-2-3-1, Bruno Fernandes being the master of the team, being a player with great vision of game and quality in the shot. However, in this game for the League Cup will hope that the coach will choose to rest some regular headlines. In addition, coach Jorge Jesus doubts the injured Daniel Podence.

Maritimo :

The visiting team gained access to this group stage after having eliminated Estoril in the previous qualifying round, with a 1-0 win at home. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 11 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 11 wins and 4 draws in his stadium, with 22 goals scored and 6 suffered. The team arrives to this match after a victory at home with the Desportivo Aves by (2-1). In the last 10 matches played as a visitor for all competitions, the Marítimo won 1, tied 4 and lost 5. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their home games there is a tendency to have few goals, as 10 of their last 21 matches have finished with less than 1.5 goals. In the last 20 matches at home for all competitions there is 1 period in the spotlight: he scored 4 of his 11 goals in the minutes (31’-45 ‘).

The Marítimo arrives to this motivated day, after to have conquered another victory this season, at home, on the Desportivo das Aves, by 2-1: the two goals were marked by Rodrigo Pinho. The strong point of the visiting team this season is on the defensive line, having suffered on average 0.6 goals in the last 10 games played. Rodrigo Pinho is the best scorer of the Marítimo, with 2 goals scored. For this match for the League Cup, coach Daniel Ramos can not count on Luis Martins, Balde and Ghazaryan, players recovering from injury.