Vitória SC vs Sporting CP betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on January 03th, 2025

Vitória SC and Sporting CP are scheduled to play against each other on January 03th, 2025, Friday at 20:15h (UTC), in a Liga Portugal match to be held in Portugal, check the Vitória SC vs Sporting CP betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Vitória SC vs Sporting CP will occur

The game is set to be played in the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques stadium, in the city of Guimarães, with a capacity for 30008 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 Vitória SC vs Sporting CP 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 2.53 goals per match played.

Vitória SC last match

In the last match they played, Vitória SC collected a draw. The opposing team was Farense, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-2 - was valid for Liga Portugal. Coach D. Sousa's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

In the end, the draw (odd 3.50) cannot be considered a good result, especially considering that the chances of winning the match were high.

Despite the team's less-than-exciting average performance, Nuno Santos is certainly one of the players on the roster to watch for the future. On the field he showed a good physical presence and good footwork, proving to be crucial to Vitória SC game.

Sporting CP last match

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 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Benfica team with a final score of 1-0.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.50, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Vitória SC vs Sporting CP h2h

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

The two teams have not faced each other since 21-04-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the Liga Portugal, and the match ended with a 3-0 win for Sporting CP.

The Sporting CP team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Vitória SC team, which won only 1 match.

Teams with different capacities and aspirations.

Vitória SC

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Considering the home team Vitória SC, standing in 6th place with 24 points in the Liga Portugal competition in Portugal. Their performance statistics have been such as 6 wins, 4 losses and, 6 draws.

Which means that Casa Pia team, at position 7, is in close pursuit with an advantage of 1 point, in the 17th round.

Vitória SC analysis

After 16 rounds, Vitória SC has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 22 goals for and 18 conceded.

While they’ve won twice as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 4 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws.

Best goalscorer from Vitória SC

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Gustavo da Silva Cunha. The Attacker scored 4 goals in the current season, helping Vitória SC to achieve victory in several disputes.

Sporting CP

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Sporting CP team with 40 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 13 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses.

Sporting CP analysis

After 16 rounds, Sporting CP has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 44 goals for and 10 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, Sporting CP is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.88 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Sporting CP is always a candidate for the title, the first position it occupies in the Liga Portugal proves that.

Ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents. For this reason, the Sporting CP team usually goes for an average ball possession of 65.38% to try to control the game.

Usually, opposing teams have little chances of beating Sporting CP when playing away, who sports a balance of 6 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw in the Liga Portugal.

Sporting CP is a more offensive team than Vitória SC, having 1846 attacks vs. 1671 from Vitória SC, having scored 44 times, in comparison, Vitória SC converted into goal 22 times.

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 18 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.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Sporting CP, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Vitória SC that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.95.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Vitória SC is Gustavo da Silva Cunha, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sporting CP is Viktor Gyökeres, he has scored in 18 opportunities.

Sporting CP has conceded 5 away goals in 8 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Sporting CP will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 3-0, something to take into consideration.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Vitória SC 1.71 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Sporting CP 3.13 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 6.72 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 7.06 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 3.56 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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