Sporting set to win the big game at the top of the Primeira Liga

Sporting CP vs Sporting Braga - 02/01/2021

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On Saturday evening, Sporting CP host Sporting Braga at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, in a potentially pivotal game at the top of the Primeira Liga table.

Sporting CP are currently top of the Portuguese top-flight table, two points clear of second-place Benfica and five points clear of the visitors who are fourth-place in the table.

Emanuel Ferro’s team are 11 games unbeaten in the Primeira Liga, having recorded nine wins in the process. A 2-1 win at Belenenses last time out means that the home team has scored at least two goals in ten of their 11 unbeaten matches.

Sporting’s recent home form has been a big factor in their stellar run of results in the league of late. The Lions are 14 league matches unbeaten on home soil in the Primeira Liga, having recorded 12 wins and two draws. The team from the Portuguese capital have been relatively prolific on home soil in the league of late too, scoring at least two goals in four of their last five matches.

Sporting Braga are experiencing a typically strong campaign in the Portuguese top-flight. Carlos Carvalhal’s team are trailing second-place Benfica by just three points. A win here would put Braga within touching distance of the home side too.

Braga head into this game on the back of eight wins from their previous nine outings in the Primeira Liga. Last time out in the Portuguese top-flight the visitors recorded a 4-1 win at Boavista. The result means that four of the visitors last five league outings have produced over 2.5 goals.

They have been strong on their recent travels in the Primeira Liga, winning four of their previous five league games on the road.

Forebet predicts that this clash will finish in an entertaining and high-scoring victory for the home team.