Sporting and Vitoria Guimaraes are set to face off in the Taca da Liga at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa on Tuesday. The capital club, who finished as runners-up last season, will look to build on their current unbeaten streak of five games in all competitions. Their most recent outing saw them held to a 1-1 draw by Gil Vicente in the Primeira Liga, with Luis Javier Suárez giving them the lead before Carlos Eduardo equalized for Vicente.
Vitoria Guimaraes, on the other hand, returned to winning ways last week with a 2-1 victory over Nacional in the Primeira Liga. Goals from Noah Saviolo and Rodrigo Abascal secured the win, despite conceding a late goal in stoppage time.
The two teams have a long history, having met 175 times in all competitions. Sporting lead the head-to-head record with 112 wins, while Vitoria have 26 wins and 37 games have ended in draws. Their most recent meeting in the Primeira Liga saw Sporting secure a 4-1 away win, extending their unbeaten streak in this fixture to four games.
Sporting have been in impressive form, scoring 19 goals in their last five games. However, they will be without several key players due to injury and international duty, including Nuno Santos, Salvador Blopa, and Pedro Gonçalves. Zeno Debast is expected to return to the squad after a lengthy absence.
Vitoria Guimaraes will look to build on their recent win and cause an upset against the capital club. However, they have struggled to score against Sporting in recent meetings, failing to find the net in four of their last seven encounters.
Given the recent form of the two teams and Sporting’s dominance in this fixture, a comfortable win for the capital club is predicted. With both teams capable of scoring, a high-scoring game is also expected. The match is set to be an exciting encounter, with Sporting looking to bounce back from their recent draw and Vitoria Guimaraes seeking to pull off a surprise win.