📏 Form Guide

Sporting Lisbon

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Sporting Lisbon go into this game following a 1-1 Primeira Liga drawn game versus Benfica.

In that match, Sporting Lisbon had 39% possession and 7 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Sporting Lisbon was Trincão (4'). At the other end, Benfica had 14 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Kerem Aktürkoğlu (63') scored for Benfica.

Their latest results show that things are going according to plan in the Sporting Lisbon rearguard. Sporting Lisbon have been mean at the back, resulting in the total number of goals that have gone in at their end during their past 6 clashes standing at 4.

A look at their previous results shows us that Sporting Lisbon:

• have not lost a league tie with Vitória Guimarães in their previous 2 matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 10 home league matches. They have been so resilient here.

Vitória Guimarães

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After tasting defeat last time out to Farense in Primeira Liga competition, Vitória Guimarães will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Vitória Guimarães had 70% possession and 20 shots on goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Vitória Guimarães was Gustavo Silva (47'). On the other side, Farense got 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Marco Matias (6') and Darío Poveda (92') scored for Farense.

Luís Freire's Vitória Guimarães have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 9 times in the course of their previous sextet of matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period equals 6.

Pre-game facts show that Vitória Guimarães:

• have not registered a win against Sporting Lisbon when they have played them away from home in the previous 13 league games. An unbelievably poor away record.
• are undefeated in their last 6 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head clashes dating back to 19/03/2022 shows that Sporting Lisbon have won 4 of these and Vitória Guimarães 1, with the number of draws being 1.

Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 25 in total which averages out at 4.17 goals per meeting.

The last league contest between these clubs was Primeira Liga match day 17 on 03/01/2025 and the score finished Vitória Guimarães 4-4 Sporting Lisbon.

In that game, Vitória Guimarães had 53% possession and 15 shots on goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Tiago Silva (7'), Kaio César (69'), João Mendes (82') and Dieu-Merci Ndembo-Michel (85').

Sporting Lisbon got 9 shots at goal with 5 on target. Viktor Gyökeres (2', 14', 57') and Trincão (95') scored.

The referee was João Gonçalves.

🗞️ Team News: Sporting Lisbon

We think that Sportinguistas should use a 3-4-3 system this time and select Rui Silva, Eduardo Quaresma, Ousmane Diomande, Goncalo Inacio, Geny Catamo, Morten Hjulmand, Zeno Debast, Maximiliano Araujo, Trincao, Viktor Gyoekeres and Pedro Goncalves.

📰 Team News: Vitória Guimarães

We’re of the thinking that Os Vimaranenses seem likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 system, giving starts to Bruno Varela, Maga, Toni Borevkovic, Filipe Relvas, Joao Mendes, Beni, Tomas Handel, Nuno Santos, Joao Mendes, Gustavo Silva and Jesus Ramirez.

💡 Prediction

In this game, Sporting Lisbon will, in all likelihood, be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.

At the other end, Vitória Guimarães could well struggle to score a goal of their own although we do think that they will probably end up hitting back at some stage here, too.

We’re tipping a decent 3-1 win for Sporting Lisbon after 90 minutes.

Andre Moura, 16:02 17/05/2025