Sporting CP vs Boavista betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on December 14th, 2024

A football match between Sporting CP and Boavista of the Liga Portugal will take place in Portugal on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at 20:30h (UTC), check the Sporting CP vs Boavista betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sporting CP vs Boavista will occur

The game will be played in the great Estádio José Alvalade stadium, in the city of Lisbon, with a capacity for 50095 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

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

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.52 goals per match played.

Sporting CP last match

Sporting CP comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Club Brugge, in a match valid for Champions League, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 2-1. On the field, N. Pereira Costa's team lined up with a 3-4-2-1.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.35, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

The whole defensive section of the team suffered a lot from the opponent's raids, but the most in trouble seemed to be Eduardo Quaresma. The player made many crucial mistakes during the match, and he will have to regain his lucidity as early as the next match in order to return useful to his team.

Boavista last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Boavista, who used a 4-4-1-1 formation, faced the Farense team with a final score of 1-1.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.00.

Sporting CP vs Boavista h2h

Sporting CP was in 2nd place when they last went head-to-head in Liga Portugal against Boavista, who was in 10th place. Sporting CP formed a 3-4-3 arrangement while Boavista took to the pitch with a 5-4-1 formation.

The last time these teams met was for a Liga Portugal match, on 17-03-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 6-1 win for Sporting CP.

Sporting CP

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Sporting CP team with 33 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 11 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

Which means that, with an advantage of 2 points, the team is ahead the Benfica team closing in at the 2nd place in the 14th round.

Sporting CP analysis

At the end of round 13 Sporting CP has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 40 goals to its credit against 8 conceded.

Sporting CP team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the Liga Portugal that has been affecting the team's morale.

Over the course of the competition, Sporting CP had an average of 6.85 shots on goal per match: thus, it can be considered one of the most offensive teams, with high chances of scoring goals and winning.

The Sporting CP team often seeks control of the game with an average ball possession of 66.54%. This is because teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents.

In comparison to Boavista 1165 attacks and 8 goals, Sporting CP has had 1497 attacks and 40 goals.

Best goalscorer from Sporting CP

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Viktor Gyökeres is the player to highlight. Helping Sporting CP with 17 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 7 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Boavista

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Boavista arrives in this game with 11 points, and in 14th place in the Liga Portugal, having won twice in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 5 draws.

Which means that, with no advantage related to points, the team is ahead the AVS team closing in at the 15th place in the 14th round.

Boavista analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Boavista, which after 13 rounds has conceded 16 but has only scored 8.

It seems that Boavista is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

Boavista has displayed their patience as a team this season, with a high average minutes of first goal scored. This patience has resulted in game control and waiting for the right opportunities, leading to a low number of goals conceded. These qualities demonstrate the team's tactical discipline and organization. Sustaining this approach will be beneficial for Boavista in upcoming matches.

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 0.62 goals per game. Moreover, it will be going to play on a difficult field, so the outcome of the match may seem one-sided. But soccer, you know, is unpredictable.

Best goalscorer from Boavista

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Miguel Reisinho. The Midfielder has already scored 4 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Boavista, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 4 of the 4 goals scored have this characteristic.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sporting CP is Viktor Gyökeres, who has already scored 17 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Boavista is Miguel Reisinho, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Boavista scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5.46 corners 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 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Sporting CP in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.69 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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