Portugal Primeira Liga: Sporting Lisbon v Estoril

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Portugal Primeira Liga: Sporting Lisbon v Estoril Primeira Liga Portugal, Portugal	29/09/2012 19:15	total goals	Under 2.5 goals	1.83	Bet at 188bet
Betting prediction was written by Dan Adair

SPORTING LISBON - ESTORIL PREDICTION STATS

Sporting Lisbon P4 W1 D2 L1 GF3 GA3 GD0 - Average goals per game:1.50
Estoril P4 W1 D2 L1 GF7 GA6 GD+1 - Average goals per game:3.25

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Sporting Lisbon have started the season slowly. With only 1 league win after four games. Coach Sa Pinto is trading a fine line as I think he cannot last another defeat. Sporting have a top level team and are for sure capable of at least hitting the top two positions but after a stuttering start both at home and in Europe the clock is ticking for the coach. Sportingmay not have what it takes to challenge this year. There is still too much defensive frailty and lack of finishing, and costly errors continue to be made.The team has great technical ability but is severly lacking in confidence. Zakaria Labyad will sit out this game due to a suspension, he was red carded in the last game for a tackle that never warranted even a yellow.

Estoril had a poor start to the season until Monday night when the hammered a luckless Maritimo team. With a sending off for the away side after 5 minutes Estoril took control of the game. An excellent hat trick from Luis Leal was enough to take the points. Carlitos will be missing for the small Lisbon side as he himself received his marching orders on the hour mark in a feisty game.

1X2 BETTING PREDICTION

1.50 on Sporting Lisbon (StanJames) is a price which may seem short given the form of both teams but its likely we will see A close win for the home side. Sa Pinto will feel a win is the only possibilty if he wants to remain as the coach so will have his team fired up. The game is incredibly tight however and its likely 1 goal will be enough to take the points.

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ASIAN HANDICAP PREDICTION

Estoril on the +1.5 handicap at1.57 is the selection (Pinnacle) Although Sporting are expected to win this game they are still making it difficult for themselves. I dont expect them to win by more than one goal so to expect two clear goals is good for us. Estoril will go into this derby game very fired up and Luis Leal is on a high after his Monday night threesome.

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TOTAL GOALS PREDICTION

Under goals 1.83 (188bet) looks a great bet here. The price is big and is obviously taken from the short match prices but looking at the game and statistics is hard to see where goals are coming from. Both sides will try to keep it tight and a price nearer 1.65 was expected.

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