Sporting Braga vs Sporting Lisbon Preview, Prediction with Betting Advice and Tips: Tough to Separate the Sides at Estádio Municipal De Braga

18:00 Sunday 30 April 2017

Simon Winter

Match Preview – 18:00 Kick-Off at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Last weekend’s 3-1 defeat at Paços de Ferreira was Braga’s first Primeira Liga defeat in 8. Manager Jorge Simão’s will hope his side can finish the season in positive fashion with a 4th position still up for grabs. Sporting Braga have only lost twice at home in the league this season. They have struggled in front of goal of late, scoring just 16 times in their last 13.

3rd placed Sporting Lisbon are in something of a purple patch, losing just 1 of their last 13 games. However, their patchy early season performances have hindered any possible late title push. Sporting have only conceded 3 goals in their last 6 Primeira Liga game – their solid defence, which had been leaky up until February, has provided the platform for many of their victories.

When the sides met in the reverse league fixture just before Christmas, a solitary Wilson Eduardo goal was enough to win 3 precious away points for Sporting Braga. Read our match prediction, selected odds and Sporting Braga vs Sporting Lisbon betting tips below.

Sporting Braga’s recent results:

Apr 23rd 2017 Paços de Ferreira 3:1 Sporting Braga - Primeira Liga

Apr 15th 2017 Sporting Braga 1: FC Porto - Primeira Liga

Apr 7th 2017 Feirense 0:1 Sporting Braga - Primeira Liga

Apr 2nd 2017 Sporting Braga 3:3 Maritimo - Primeira Liga

Sporting Lisbon’s recent results:

Apr 22nd 2017 Sporting Lisbon 1:1 Benifca - Primeira Liga

Apr 14th 2017 Vitória Setúbal 0:3 Sporting Lisbon - Primeira Liga

Apr 8th 2017 Sporting Lisbon 4:0 Boavista - Primeira Liga

Apr 2nd 2017 Arouca 1:2 Sporting Lisbon - Primeira Liga

Odds

Sporting Braga odds 13/5

Sporting Lisbon odds 21/20

Draw 23/10

(Odds taken from Ladbrokes)

Sporting Braga vs Sporting Lisbon Predictions

Even though Sporting Lisbon are one of Portugal’s perennial big 3 and find themselves comfortably ahead of the pack below 3rd place, their away form has been a little erratic this season. They have won 8 from 15 on the road, clouding the issue a little for Sunday’s game. Braga have lost just twice at home during 2016/17 and they don’t give anyone an easy ride at the Estádio Municipal de Braga. This is a tough one to call.

With the outright result tough to settle on, it’s probably wise to investigate alternative markets on offer in the bookies for this one. Bet365 have odds of 10/11 for both teams to score which is a generous price as is their price of 20/21 for Sporting Lisbon top scorer Bas Dost to find the net anytime.

Our Tips

Both teams to score 10/11 Bet365

Bas Dost to score anytime 20/21 Bet365

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