Moreirense vs Sporting Lisbon Predictions

• Both teams have scored in five of Sporting’s last seven.
• Moreirense are unbeaten at home and have scored in all comps.
• Sporting have won all six of their league trips so far.

Sporting looking to end slump

Sporting have hit a bit of a dip in form by their own standards and they face a test on Thursday against Moreirense, who have turned the Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas into a bit of a fortress this season.

Os Verdes e Brancos are unbeaten at home across all competitions and have already faced two of Portugal’s big three at this venue, holding Benfica to draw and beating Porto in the cup.

Ruben Amorim’s departure for Manchester United has coincided with Sporting’s mini slump but they shouldn’t be too concerned. The Lisbon giants lost to Arsenal in the Champions League, probably an expected result, and were the victims of a smash-and-grab raid by Santa Clara at home last time out. Overall, their performances have remained fairly strong and they should be able to come away with maximum points on Thursday.

However, as Moreirense are unbeaten at home the better option looks to be backing both teams to score. Moreirense have hit eight goals in their five home games, while Sporting have scored an impressive 24 across six away games in this competition but they have just one clean sheet in their last seven games across all competitions.

Sporting have been better on their travels this season and they can end Moreirense’s unbeaten home record. A 3-1 win for the visitors is the correct score prediction as Sporting have scored at least three goals in six of their seven domestic trips this season, and exactly three in three of those.

Viktor Gyokeres has gone two games without a goal but he can get on the scoresheet on Thursday. The Sweden international has 16 goals in 12 league games this term and looks Sporting’s most likely scorer.