Sporting CP vs Tondela prediction 29.04.2026 | Liga Portugal
Sporting CP
2 - 2
Elapsed: FT
Half time: 0 - 0
Full time: 2 - 2
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Tondela
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- Competition: Liga Portugal
- Date: Wednesday, 29th April, 2026
- Kickoff: 20:15 UK / 21:15 CEST
- Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon)
On Wednesday evening, Sporting CP hosts Tondela in a match originally scheduled for mid-March. Both teams are coming to the game in pretty bad form, but it carries significant importance for each of them. Sporting needs points to move to second place, while Tondela are desperate for points to have a chance at avoiding relegation alive.
Let's break down the game and find the best possible bet for this Liga Portugal tie.
Sporting CP vs Tondela Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Tondela
0 : 3
Sporting CP
Liga Portugal
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Sporting CP
4 : 0
Tondela
Taça De Portugal
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Tondela
1 : 2
Sporting CP
Taça da Liga
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Tondela
1 : 3
Sporting CP
Liga Portugal
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Sporting CP
2 : 0
Tondela
Liga Portugal
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Tondela
0 : 1
Sporting CP
Liga Portugal
In the first H2H game, Sporting CP won 3:0 and dominated the match completely. Looking further back, Sporting CP have won the past eight H2H games, while covering the -1.5 AH spread on six occasions.
When it comes to the number of goals, five of the past eight H2H games ended with three or more goals, while both teams scored in two of them.
Sporting CP team overview
Sporting CP won the double last season, securing the league and cup titles. This year, the popular Lions are not close to winning the title, but they are averaging around the same number of points. At the moment, they are in 3rd place with 72 points from 30 rounds - three points away from 2nd place, which leads to Champions League Qualifiers, but with one game played less. Unfortunately for the Lions, the 1st-placed FC Porto have been simply amazing and are 10 points ahead, having played one game more. To be fair, Sporting CP kept the pace with Porto for most of the season, but after winning one point in the previous two league games, the Dragons created a gap and pretty much finished the job.
On the positive side, the Lions secured a place in the Taça de Portugal Finals against Torreense after eliminating Porto in mid-April. So, their primary objectives at the moment are to secure that second place and win the Taça de Portugal. And looking at their remaining schedule, we believe they are more than capable of doing so.
Morten Hjulmand and Goncalo Inacio suffered injuries in the FC Porto game and missed the following game against AFS. They will most likely remain sidelined, along with players who are dealing with prior injuries - Ivan Fresneda, Fotis Ioannidis, and Nuno Santos.
Last matches of Sporting CP
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AVS
1 : 1
Sporting CP
Liga Portugal
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Porto
0 : 0
Sporting CP
Taça De Portugal
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Sporting CP
1 : 2
Benfica
Liga Portugal
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Arsenal
0 : 0
Sporting CP
Champions League
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Estrela Amadora
0 : 1
Sporting CP
Liga Portugal
Sporting CP lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Rui Silva
Defenders
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13
Georgios Vagiannidis
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26
Ousmane Diomande
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6
Zeno Debast
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91
Ricardo Mangas
Midfielders
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5
Hidemasa Morita
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17
Francisco Trincão
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14
Giorgi Kochorashvili
Forwards
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97
Luis Suárez
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8
Pedro Gonçalves
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7
Geovany Quenda
Tondela team overview
Tondela secured promotion to the Portuguese top flight after winning Liga Portugal 2 last season. Their only goal this season is to survive somehow. However, it became clear from the very start that it would not be an easy task. They've spent the entire season in the bottom three spots! Right now, they are in 17th place with 21 points from 30 rounds and are five points away from 16th place, which leads to relegation playout.
Full-back Tiago Manso received his fifth yellow card in the previous game and will serve his one-game suspension. Unfortunately, another full back, Rodrigo Conceicao, suffered an injury in the previous game and will most likely miss the match as well, along with Cicero, who has been dealing with a muscle injury for the past two months.
Last matches of Tondela
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Tondela
0 : 2
CD Nacional
Liga Portugal
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Porto
2 : 0
Tondela
Liga Portugal
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Tondela
2 : 2
Gil Vicente
Liga Portugal
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Vitoria Guimaraes
5 : 0
Tondela
Liga Portugal
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Tondela
0 : 0
AVS
Liga Portugal
Tondela lineup
Goalkeeper
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31
Bernardo
Defenders
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2
Bebeto
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44
João Silva
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20
Brayan Medina
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21
Rémy Vita
Midfielders
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10
Joe Hodge
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79
Hugo Félix
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32
Juanse Rodríguez
Forwards
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26
Arjen van der Heide
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16
Rony Lopes
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70
Moudjatovic
Prediction
Sporting CP have been amazing defensively throughout the season, keeping a clean sheet in 47% of their league matches. At home, that number is even better - 64%! Lately, they've kept a clean sheet against teams like FC Port and Arsenal, and it is fair to expect them to do so against one of the worst teams in the league.
Tondela, on the other hand, failed to score in back-to-back games against Nacional and FC Porto. They've also failed to score in five of the past six matches - an incredible 83%.
Also, Sporting CP won 3:0 in the first H2H game on the road, while not allowing a single clear chance to Tondela. Considering all the above, we believe that a BTTS - NO bet is the safest option for this Liga Portugal tie.
3 Reasons why at least one team should fail to score
- Sporting CP kept a clean sheet in 64% of their home games
- Tondela failed to score in five of the past six games
- The first H2H game ended 3:0 in Sporting's favor
Main prediction Sporting CP - Tondela
Both Teams to Score - NO
Sporting CP vs Tondela standings in Liga Portugal
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 32 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 64 - 15 | +49 | 85 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 82 - 23 | +59 | 76 |
| 3 | Benfica | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 69 - 22 | +47 | 76 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 60 - 32 | +28 | 57 |
| 5 | Famalicão | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 41 - 29 | +12 | 52 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 46 - 32 | +14 | 50 |
| 7 | Vitória Guimarães | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 39 - 48 | -9 | 42 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 37 - 47 | -10 | 42 |
| 9 | Estoril | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 52 - 53 | -1 | 38 |
| 10 | Alverca | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 34 - 50 | -16 | 38 |
| 11 | Arouca | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 41 - 62 | -21 | 36 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 33 - 52 | -19 | 35 |
| 13 | Santa Clara | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 - 40 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Nacional | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 35 - 43 | -8 | 31 |
| 15 | Estrela Amadora | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 36 - 54 | -18 | 28 |
| 16 | Casa Pia | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29 - 56 | -27 | 26 |
| 17 | Tondela | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 24 - 52 | -28 | 25 |
| 18 | AVS | 32 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 - 66 | -42 | 17 |