Example: Sporting Lisbon vs. Nacional – prediction, team news, lineups

Face one of their favorite opponents in Primera LeagueLeague leaders Sporting Lisbon welcome Nacional To Estadio Jose Alvalade Saturday night for match day 19.

Lions are approaching the weekend after a 2-1 defeat to RB Leipzig in the Champions League, only three days after Martin Lasarte‘s men angled past AVs at Gran Parque Central.

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Need a go -win to draw level on points with teams in the top eight, Sporting that had fallen behind to a 19th minute strike from Benjamin Seskomust have sensed an opportunity when Viktor Gyokeses beat Willi Orban and drilled in an equalization in the 75th minute but that hope was short -lived as a Yussuf Poulsen The winner three minutes later gave them a third defeat in a row.

Former boss Ruben Amorim left a huge void, one too big to Joao PereiraOriginally impressed with a 6-0 demolition of the fourth level Amarante in Taca de Portugal, but the resounding victory was followed by a series of losses (4).

Despite the next three matches unbeaten, Pereira was dismissed on December 25, after that Rui Borges‘s appointment the day after.

Now six matches into his tenure, Borges has recorded three wins and two stalemate-beautiful one ended up with a penalty for Benfica in the League Cup-with his only loss of regulatory time that came against Leipzig in the midweek.

Three of these matches came in the top flight — a 1-0 triumph over Benfica, followed by an exciting 4-4 ​​result against Vitoria Guimaraes and an emphatic 3-0 win over Rio Ave results that saw them keep the top place with 44 points , three free of Eagles in second place.

Sporting will be more than sure to take all three points on Saturday as they welcome Nacional, a page they have defeated in each of their last seven meetings across all competitions.

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Meanwhile, a 3-1 result against AVS saw the visitors secure back-to-back victories for the first time this season, after first stunning postage with a 2-0 triumph.

Before that, Tricolor had managed just as many wins in 12 league matches and stretch back, only three out of 15.

Nacional’s recent resurgence has propelled them to 13. With 19 points from 18 games consisting of five wins, four draw and nine defeats.

Bolso has been fighting on their travels in the top flight and failing to secure victory in any of their nine meetings, and manages only three draws while suffering from six losses, a return that leaves them with the second worst away record in the division.

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Sporting will be without Matheus Reis (thighs) and Eduardo Quaresma (muscles), both sidelines until February while Pedro Goncalves and Nuno Santos Stay out in the season of cruciate ligament.

Gyokeres came from the bench in the defeat of Leipzig to Net Sporting’s only goal, where he brought his number to 34 this season, including 22 in Primera League, and he could return to the start XI on Saturday.

For nacional, Nigel Thomas (knee) and Lucas Oliveira (muscles) remain unavailable while Miguel Baeza is questionable due to a muscle problem.

Djibril Soumare is also out after receiving a too many bookings after his yellow card in the previous excursion, and opens the door for Chiheb Labidi as a potential replacement of midfield.

Sporting Lisbon Possible Starting Setup:
Silva; Debast, Inacio, Diomande; Araujo, Hjulmand, Trincao, Fresneda; Catamo, Quenda, Gyokeres

Nacional Possible Starting Setup:
Franca; Garcia, Vítor, Ulisses, Gomes; Labidi, Esteves, Costa; Penha, Isaac, Teodora

We say: Sporting Lisbon 3-1 Nacional

Despite still finding their feet under the new manager Borges, Sporting has shown encouraging form in the league recently, winning two of their last three matches, and this, combined with the visitors’ gloom away -record, suggests, suggesting, that a home victory is on the cards.

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