Sporting CP vs Vitoria Guimaraes prediction 04.05.2026 | Liga Portugal

After two consecutive Liga Portugal titles, Sporting CP will not only fail to defend, but also possibly stay without the Champions League. They are two points behind Benfica and need to be perfect in the final three rounds to have a realistic chance to leap over their biggest rival. Sporting CP's form has been terrible lately, with four draws and one defeat. In the last match, they played 2-2 at home against Tondela. Although Sporting wasn't dominant as we might have expected, they still had a 2-0 lead, but the guests scored two goals in stoppage time in the second half and left the hosts wondering what happened.

After an unexpected draw in the previous match, Sporting's head coach, Rui Borges, talked about the recent struggles. He said, "In the last two games, we could have scored more goals, and we didn't. That's football, and we have to deal with the frustration of those moments. We have to believe in what we do and in the quality that brought us here. This less positive moment doesn't erase what's happened before. We have to support each other to overcome this less good phase."

Sporting CP have some problems with injuries. They will be without Ivan Fresneda, Morten Hjulmand, Goncalo Inacio, Fotis Ioannidis, and Joao Simoes on Monday night. Also, Geny Catamo is questionable and his status will be clearer closer to the kickoff.

Vitoria Guimaraes are a mid-table team, and that will not change in the final few weeks of the season. Although their status cannot change dramatically, Vitoria Guimaraes are playing well lately. They are unbeaten in the last four games. In the most recent outing, Vitoria Guimaraes won 2-0 at home against Rio Ave. That was another solid performance for the hosts, who will now try to impress against the Portuguese giant at Jose Alvalade.

Vitoria Guimaraes' head coach, Gil Lameiras, was very satisfied after a victory in the previous game. He said, "We have to value this victory, with two goals scored and none conceded. There is a lot of merit to the players. We didn't always do what we wanted to do. When we managed to show the dynamics we had trained, the balls went into the box, and we created danger. We didn't always follow the game plan."

Alioune Ndoye should be the only one unavailable Vitoria player for the upcoming tie.