Sporting vs Guimaraes Match Preview

Sporting Lisbon hosts Vitoria Guimaraes in the twelfth round of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

The hosts are coming off a 1-2 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt, despite taking the lead, but they will continue in the UEFA Europa League after Marseille was beaten in the last minute by Tottenham Hotspur. This defeat followed a 1-0 home defeat by Aruka which left Sporting Lisbon sixth in the table. Without a doubt, their morale is at its nadir and combined with fatigue, they will have a difficult task against Guimaraes.

The visitors, on the other hand, beat Famalicao 3-2 in a match they were winning 3-0 in the sixty-fifth minute. This win was their third in a row and fourth in the last six games that they remain unbeaten. They are undoubtedly going through a period of form and have climbed to fifth place which they will try to maintain.

In conclusion, these two teams are in completely opposite momentum, something that is not reflected in the set of odds. I expect the guests to put up strong resistance and I do not rule out getting a positive result. I'll stake 3 units conservatively on the away team to cover +1.5 asian handicap at 1.87 odds. In this way, my bet will be a winning one even with a narrow home win.