Sporting vs Benfica prediction 21.05.2023

• Competition: Portugal Liga
• Date: 21.05.2023
• Kickoff: 20:30 UK / 21:30 CEST
• Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon)

Only 2 more rounds until the end of the strongest Portuguese league and there are still a few doubts about the final table, at least about those positions that are important regarding the title, European competitions and survival.

On the program, in this penultimate round, is the big derby of Portuguese football, as well as the city derby between Sporting and Benfica from Lisbon.

This season was extremely unsuccessful for Sporting because according to everything, they will lose even the place that brings placement in the Europa League. Braga has 4 points more than Sporting, which is in 4th place with 70 points. Although the Green and Whites won the last 4 matches, they did not manage to reduce the difference compared to the rival.

Benfica has a chance to solve the question of the champion of Portugal in this match. They are in 1st place and have 4 points more than second-placed Porto. With 5 goals against Portimonense in the previous round, they proved their primacy and quality, which is extremely unquestionable. In the 1/4 finals of the Champions League, they were eliminated by the current finalist Inter, after a great fight

Sporting vs Benfica pick: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

In 19 of the last 20 matches on the home field, Sporting Lisbon scored at least one goal. Matches against Benfica have always been very difficult for them, however, in 4 of the last 5 direct matches, both teams scored at least one goal each. The previous match between these teams played in January, ended in a 2-2 draw. It would not be strange if we see a similar scenario once again, it is about two very potent teams in attack and BTTS is an excellent betting option.