- Team form: Sporting have won their last 3 Primeira Liga meetings with Moreirense, including a 3-0 away win eight months ago.
- Away form: Moreirense have lost 3 of their 6 Primeira Liga away games, scoring 1.00 goals per game.
- Home form: Sporting have averaged 2.00 goals scored and 1.60 goals conceded per game at home across all competitions.
Leões can roar at the Cónegos
Sporting Clube de Portugal should win Saturday's Primeira Liga game at Estadio Jose Alvalade against Moreirense, but they won't be allowed to walk this match with the Cónegos on a two-game winning streak.
It's a clash of styles for Rui Borges' ball-controlling Leões against Vasco Botelho da Costa's high-pressing, fast-paced team that can counterattack with the speed of a high-speed internet connection.
Sporting are the clear favorites at 1.19, but our prediction is to back the home side to see this out after a game that should suit their patient approach. Borges has Sporting set up as a possession-first team with a controlled press but they can ramp up the intensity in bursts to create their share of chances.
Luis Suarez is their chief goal scorer and finisher, hitting five goals in Sporting's last five, while Ivan Fresneda has been providing the spark with four assists in the same five games across all competitions. Tiago Andrade has been Moreirense's main threat with two goals in their last five across all games.
Sporting have the edge
Recent form
Moreirense arrive on the back of two wins, one of which was an impressive 3-1 away win over Estoril Praia in the Primeira Liga and the other a 2-1 home win against Estrela Amadora.
Sporting have been a little patchy lately with three wins and two defeats in their last five league games across all competitions. But they are usually the better side and should show it on Saturday in Lisbon.
Stats and key points
That's why we are siding with the hosts to edge this, but don't expect it to be a blowout because of Moreirense's bounce.
- The home team have averaged 2.00 goals per home game across all competitions with 1.60 conceded, while Moreirense have lost three of their six away games this term.
- They have scored just 1.00 goals on average in away Primeira Liga games, so that's why our selection is Sporting and both teams to score – no.
- Borges' side have won their last three head-to-head meetings with Moreirense, who have failed to win either of their two away league games against the Leões.
