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Sporting Lisbon will host Boavista at the Jose Alvalade on Saturday in another round of the 2024-25 Primeira Liga campaign. The home side enjoyed a brilliant start to their season but have lost their way in recent games as they struggle to adjust to life under new boss Joao Pereira, although they remain atop the league table with 33 points.
They suffered a deflating 2-1 defeat to Moreirense in their last league outing before losing by the same scoreline to Belgian outfit Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.
Boavista have endured an overall difficult campaign and now sit just three points above rock bottom. They played out a 1-1 draw against Farense last time out, falling behind early after the restart before Miguel Reisinho leveled the scores from the spot deep into additional time.
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The visitors sit 14th in the league table with 11 points from 13 matches. They will be looking to shake off their latest results and return to winning ways when they face the wayward champions on Saturday.
Sporting vs Boavista Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 130 meetings between Sporting and Boavista. The home side have won 66 of those games while the visitors have won 29 times with their other 35 contests ending in draws.
- The hosts have won their last three games in this fixture by an aggregate scoreline of 11-1.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last 17 games in this fixture, a run stretching back to 2016.
- The Lions are the highest-scoring side in the Portuguese top flight this season with a goal tally of 40.
- Boavista have won just twice in the league this season with both victories coming on the road.
Sporting vs Boavista Prediction
Sporting are on a four-game losing streak after going undefeated in their previous 18 outings. They have lost their last two home matches and will be desperate to snap that streak on Saturday.
Boavista are on a run of back-to-back draws and have won just one of their last 13 games across all competitions. They have struggled for results in this fixture in recent years and could lose this one.
Prediction: Sporting 2-0 Boavista
Sporting vs Boavista Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Sporting Lisbon to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the last five matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in two of their last nine matchups)
