Belenenses vs. Sporting: Preview and betting tips

Belenenses and Sporting will play the 20th round of the Portuguese Premier League. Both teams have different concerns, while the home side are at the bottom of the competition, Sporting are still thinking about the title. But they must win to keep their hopes alive.

For Belenenses, the season is going horribly so far, after nineteen rounds they are in the last place of the table. They are five points behind the 16th place with a game to spare.

Sporting can’t boast too much about their form either, losing two of their last three league games and are already nine points behind first-placed Porto with a game to spare. Third-placed Benfica are also just three points behind.

It is hard to praise anyone in the home camp. Twenty-year-old Senegalese Alioune Ndour has scored two league goals, while Afonso Sousa and Andrija Lukovic are giving relatively steady performances in the centre of midfield.

One of the biggest talents outside the top 5 leagues shines in a Sporting jersey, winger Pedro Goncalves boasts a 13+6 record across all competitions. Striker Paulinho has scored nine times and added five assists.

Belenenses have long been unsuccessful in attack, having the unrivalled worst offensive record, scoring just eleven goals.

And against Sporting, the twelfth goal scored will hardly be added, as the Green and Whites have the best offense in the league. So far they have scored only twelve times.

Considering the dysfunctional attack of the home team, I think Sporting will win by two or more goals.