Arouca vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction and Betting Tips | September 13th 2024 

Arouca will host Sporting Lisbon at the Estadio Municipal de Arouca on Friday in another round of the 2024-25 Primeira Liga campaign. The home side have endured a difficult start to their league campaign and currently find themselves 14th in the league table with just three points from a potential 12.

After picking up their first win of the season on matchday three, they were beaten 1-0 by Rio Ave last time out, falling behind to a penalty kick late in the first half and failing to muster a tangible response in the second.

Sporting, meanwhile, have enjoyed a brilliant start to their season as they begin their push for back-to-back Primeira Liga titles. They beat rivals Porto 2-0 in their game before the international break, with Viktor Gyokeres and Geny Catamo getting on the scoresheet in the second half to clinch a thoroughly deserved victory for Ruben Amorim's men.

The visitors sit atop the league table with 12 points from four games and will be looking to extend their winning streak this weekend.

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Arouca vs Sporting Lisbon Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• There have been 17 meetings between Arouca and Sporting. The hosts have won just one of those games while the visitors have won 15 times, with their final matchup ending in a draw.
• The visitors are undefeated in their last four games in this fixture.
• The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last four games in this fixture.
• The Lions are the highest-scoring side in the Portuguese top flight this season with a goal tally of 16.
• Arouca's only win this season has come at the Estadio Municipal de Arouca.

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Arouca vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction

Arouca have lost all but one of their last six league games, a run stretching back to last season. They have won just one of their last four home games and could struggle here.

Sporting are on a four-game winning streak and are undefeated in league action since last December. They have won seven of their last eight league games on the road and should come out on top here fairly easily.

Prediction: Arouca 1-3 Sporting Lisbon

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Arouca vs Sporting Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Sporting Lisbon to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Three of the last four matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in three of their last four matchups)