Sporting vs Vitoria Guimaraes Prediction and Betting Tips

While most leagues had their champions ahead of time, the title in Liga Portugal will be decided in the final round. En route to the trophy, Sporting have a tough assignment against Vitoria Guimaraes, a team that already stopped them once this season.

If you missed last week's derby against Benfica, find a way to watch it back. Sporting had one of their best tactical performances, securing a hard-fought draw away at Estadio da Luz. With this draw, they retained their advantage and remain in pole position to win the title. But in order to do that, they need an outright win against Vitoria.

The problem is that there is a lot at stake for Vitoria Guimaraes too. The visitors are sitting in 5th place with 54 points, the same number that Santa Clara have in 6th. This means that losing to Sporting could leave them empty-handed if Santa Clara win their final fixture.

How the bookies view it: The Lions to secure the throne

As usual, bookmakers give Sporting a massive betting advantage. You will never see the Lions as the underdogs at home. And this time, it is not even close. You can pick Sporting at 1/4, the draw at 9/2, and Vitoria Guimaraes at 10/1.

Recent head to head: Best match of the season?

You can probably already tell that Sporting have a massive advantage in the H2H record. The Lions won seven of the last 10 H2Hs but we should really take a closer look at the last meeting from January. The reverse fixture this season was one of the highlights of the campaign, as Vitoria came seconds close to beating Sporting. But Trincao's equaliser in the 95th minute made it 4-4.

Players to watch: Gyokeres scored a hat-trick in the reverse fixture

Viktor Gyokeres didn't score in back-to-back games. This almost seems unthinkable, as the Swede has 38 league goals this season. Nevertheless, he gave the assist for the goal against Benfica, so he made an impact in a different way. But he will now face Vitoria Guimaraes, probably his most favourite team to play against. See, Gyokeres scored back-to-back hat-tricks against the Conquerors. What if he makes it three in a row?

Probable line-ups

Sporting: Silva, Inacio, Diomande, Quaresma, Araujo, Debast, Morita, Catamo, Pote, Gyokeres, Trincao

Vitoria Guimaraes: Varela, Maga, Borevkovic, Villanueva, T. Mendes, T. Silva, Beni, J. Mendes, Arcanjo, Ramirez, G. Silva

Anything else catch the eye?

One way or another, we should see a solid scoreline here. Sporting are not a team that's going to play safe on their home ground and protect a minimal advantage. They will try to score as many goals as possible and win the title in dominant fashion in front of their own fans.

While Vitoria have not scored at this stadium in four consecutive visits, Sporting's defensive performance lately has not been ideal. They conceded at least one goal in nine of their last 10 matches in all competitions. With this being Vitoria's most important match this season, we expect action on both ends.

Sporting vs Vitoria Guimaraes Betting Tips & Predictions