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Benfica vs Sporting Lisbon Predictions
- Benfica have won all eight home Primeira Liga games this season
- Sporting have lost four of their last seven away league fixtures.
- Sporting conceded three goals at Porto and Sporting Braga earlier this season.
Benfica back on track after Fernandez future resolved
Benfica appear to be getting back on track after the temporary wobble they had over Christmas and should punish a sloppy Sporting Lisbon side in Sunday’s derby.The Eagles lost in a bad way to Braga just after the World Cup when all the speculation surrounded Chelsea’s big bid for Enzo Fernandez. It has all died down again now after Benfica rejected the payment terms and the player is starting to play like before.
He scored his first club goal since August in midweek and symbolically celebrated by touching the badge on his shirt.
Sporting unsettled by market moves
Sporting’s transfer market issues have not gone away with Pedro Porro still in Spurs’ crosshairs and maybe Marcus Edwards too. Both players started as Ruben Amorim’s side lost 1-0 away to second-bottom Maritimo last weekend.The coach looks set to be without Hidemasa Morita and Daniel Bragança again on Sunday while it is increasingly looking like it could be Porro’s final game for the club. Benfica should win with a few goals in the game as recent derbies have generally been high-scoring affairs. Four of the last six have seen at least three goals scored.
A 3-1 Benfica win is the preferred correct score play here as the hosts have hit at least three goals in six of their eight home league games this term while Sporting conceded three goals at Porto and Sporting Braga earlier this season.