Sporting CP vs Estoril Prediction 27.02.2023

• Competition: Portugal - Primeira Liga
• Date: Monday, 27th, February 2023
• Kickoff: 19:00 UK / 20.00 CET
• Venue: Estadio Jose Alvalade (Lisbon)

The Canaries are easy prey for the Lisbon Lions!

Sporting, which two seasons ago brought the Primeira Liga title to its showcases, has behind the 2022/23 season to forget in terms of results. After the first part of the season, Ruben Amorim's team lost all hope of a title in the domestic championship, as they are currently fourth in the table with 41 points, even 15 points less than Benfica, which currently holds the leading position. Therefore, the Lisbon team has no choice but to fight with Braga for the third place that leads to the qualification for the UEFA Champions League.

Estoril, the club that quite easily secured the status of first division in the last (comeback) season, plays incomparably weaker in this campaign. If they continue with their stumbles, they could very easily join the last three who will lead a fierce fight for survival until the end of the season. With 22 collected points from 21 games played, Pedro Miranda's pullens currently occupy the 15th position, which is only one place, but even seven points more than the first most threatened team.

Sporting vs Estoril Betting Tips: AH1 (-1.5)

Tradition says that all three points will remain at the "Estadio Jose Alvalade" in the clash on Monday, as a regular customer arrives at the feet of Sporting, the Estoril team. In the last nine (Primeira Liga) meetings, the Lisbon team achieved as many as eight triumphs, including the first in the current season, when it was 2-0 for the Greens.

That triumph, in early September, was the third in a row for The Lions from Lisbon against Estoril, with they save their net intact on each of those. There is no doubt that Sporting, encouraged by the convincing victory over Midtjylland (4-0) and placement in the next stage of the UEF AEuropa League, will want to continue the winning streak.

Sporting is inviolable in its courtyard in the current season. They seem terrible in attack and have a tendency to completely demolish their opponents and fill the net to the maximum. A goalscoring performance of 31 goals from 10 home games clearly shows their superiority over their rivals. 

Of course, we should not leave out the data that the Lisbon Lions achieved even seven out of a total of eight triumphs on their home turf with at least a two-goal difference. And when we also add that Estoril's form is in a precipitous drop (conceding five goals in the last two), then a routine victory for the hosts is inevitable.

A fire is burning under the feet of Estoril's players. This especially applies to their visits, where they were catastrophically bad. The situation in the club is extremely alarming. Not only have they lost all four of their away games in 2023, but it's also worrying that they haven't found the back of the net in any of those.

Everything is crystal clear in this clash. If Sporting wants to play in the most elite club European competition next season, then they no longer have the right to stumble against smaller sides like Estoril, which is going through a severe result crisis. Therefore, nothing else is expected except for the routine victory of Ruben Amorim's chosen.