Sporting vs Chaves Prediction: Sporting must bounce back

Sporting was effective in the first two rounds and also played very well until in the 3rd round he had a realistic chance to see it as a candidate for the highest ranking in Portuguese football, but he didn't have a very good time. In the derby at Dragao, Porto showed his champions power and in a rather convincing manner secured themselves at the top of the table - 3:0. After 3 rounds the visitor has the same number of points as Sporting, but of course, it’s not the real picture of these teams, their class, form, ambition, etc. It seems that Sporting couldn’t imagine a better opponent to heal after such a defeat in the last round.

Sporting has 7 wins in the last 8 matches at home in the Primeira league and besides the fact that his confidence is low Sporting will use the chance to get back to winning ways and closing the gap on the sides at the top of the standings as they return home where they are currently on a three-game winning streak.

Chaves has the same score as Sporting after 3 rounds played. Chaves started with a defeat in the 1st round against Guimaraes, then he won in the 2nd round as a visitor against Maritimo and played a draw in the last round against Vizela at home. If we take a look at the h2h stats we will see that Sporting always dominated in the matches against Chaves. The visitor is in good momentum, but the opponents’ strength and class are certainly several levels above his.

Matches between these teams are always full of goals. Even though the defense of Chaves was amazing and well organized in the previous rounds, Sporting has scored over 2.5 goals in the last 7 matches in the league and in the last 5 matches against Chaves in all competitions.

An easy, comfortable win for Sporting is expected, and every other result will be a miracle. Sporting must win to keep up with the other teams in the race for the title.