Nacional vs Sporting CP betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on August 17th, 2024

A Liga Portugal match between Nacional and Sporting CP will hold on August 17th, 2024, Saturday at 17:00h (UTC), in Portugal, check the Nacional vs Sporting CP betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Nacional vs Sporting CP will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio da Madeira stadium, in the city of Funchal, with a capacity for 5132 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Nacional vs Sporting CP betting tip 2024/2025

In the last match they played, Nacional collected a draw. The opposing team was AVS, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-1 - was valid for Liga Portugal. Coach T. Carvalho Margarido's disposed his team in a 4-3-3 formation.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.30.

Although the overall performance of Nacional fell short of the pre-match expectations, the good performance of some players should be noted. For example, Adrián Butzke played an excellent match and showed himself to be a solid point for his teammates to rely on even in times of difficulty.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Sporting CP, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Rio Ave team with a final score of 3-1.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.13.

When these teams last met at Liga Portugal, Sporting CP was 1st place while Nacional was in 18th place. Sporting CP deployed in a 3-4-2-1 formation while Nacional set up a 3-4-1-2 alignment.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 01-05-2021. The match was valid for the 2020/2021 season of the Liga Portugal, and it ended with a 2-0 win for Sporting CP.

Nacional

Current leaderboard

Nacional currently occupies 10th place in the table, with 1 point achieved up to 2nd round.

Nacional analysis

At the end of round 1 of Liga Portugal, Nacional collected 1 goals scored and 1 goals conceded.

The average ball possession of Nacional in this league is 47%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Sporting CP they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Ulisses played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against AVS. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Nacional to come out with the victory.

Sporting CP

Current leaderboard

After the 2nd round, Sporting CP is currently 3rd place in the table, winning 3 points from their games so far this season.

Sporting CP analysis

After 1 rounds, Sporting CP has a positive goal difference, with 3 goals scored and only 1 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

In total there were 1 new players signed by the Sporting CP management for the team's new season. A timely job in the market, considering that the signings were: Z. Debast.

With Ruben Amorim as one of their coaches, Sporting CP has an added edge in this match. This rising star in the coaching world has garnered significant attention for his exceptional qualities and ability to achieve impressive results.

The Sporting CP shooting average is not high, yet the accuracy of the strikers is extraordinary. If shots on target averaged only 3 per game, the team instead scored 3 goals per match. Basically, it scored a goal in 40% of attempts.

Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the Sporting CP team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 60% to control the game.

Vladan Kovačević, goalkeeper hired by the team in the current season, still presents some difficulties in adapting to the new club. In the last duel, for example, this became very clear. He couldn't perform well and hurt Sporting CP in the search for victory against Rio Ave.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 4 per game.

Sporting CP is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Sporting CP in this match.

Goals Top Betting Tips

The number of goals scored and let in at the start of the championship round by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Nacional didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 1 opportunity, while Sporting CP scored 3 times and didn't concede any goal as well.

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