Sporting CP Mafra betting prediction

The home team makes its debut in this edition of the Taça da Liga with the intention of getting a positive result, using the home advantage in their favour. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 30 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 11 conceded. In their last match, for the Taça de Portugal, they got a home win against Paços de Ferreira by (3‑0). In the last 10 home matches Sporting CP has won 7, tied 2 and lost 1. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 10 matches. In the last 8 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Sporting heads into this match with a 3-0 victory against Paços de Ferreira, in a game counting for the Portuguese Cup: the goals of the team were signed by Tabata, João Palhinha and Tiago Tomás. In this match against Mafra, the trainer Rúben Amorim should give priority to maintaining ball possession and positional attacks by the runners: Pedro Gonçalves has a very important task within the team, being largely responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. The player mentioned above is Sporting's best finisher with 10 goals scored. For this game the coach cannot count on Jovane Cabral due to physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Luis Maximiano, Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio, Eduardo Quaresma, Antunes, Cristian Borja, Gonzalo Plata, Pote, Matheus Nunes, Daniel Bragança, Tiago Tomás, Andraž Šporar.
Coach: R. Amorim.