Gil Vicente v Sporting Lisbon Betting Tips [19 December 2021]

Gil Vicente have had an easy run against teams in the bottom half of the Primeira Liga in their recent matches. Now they get to host the league champions Sporting, looking to maintain their winning run. Going into this game, Gil Vicente are eighth with 20 points, almost half of Sporting's tally. The champions are second, with 38 points. Gil Vicente have not lost any of their last five league matches and will hope to carry on, having won three of them, including two back to back ahead of this one. They have scored in all the five matches, and have only failed to score in just one of the last 10 league games. Here, Gil Vicente will be looking to end Sporting’s dominant run over them; they’ve lost in each of the last four meetings.

Sporting, on the other hand, are enjoying a very good run. They are one of the two unbeaten sides in the league, alongside league leaders Porto. The two are tied on 38 points, only that Sporting have an inferior goal difference. However, their scoring run ahead of this game has been great, netting two or more in four straight league games, while they’ve won nine straight league matches. They do have four clean sheets in their last five matches, and have conceded just one goal, in a 3-1 win over Benfica. In the last 11 meetings with Gil Vicente, Sporting have lost just once, winning all the rest and they have scored two or more goals in each of those wins.

Gil Vicente are on a good run, just not better than Sporting, but it will give them the confidence needed going into this game. They have a good scoring run too, but a poor run against Sporting. The champions have nine straight wins in the league and though defensively it has been good in the last few league games, they must plan well for this Gil Vicente side. While Sporting are favorites to win this, we will also be backing both teams to score.