Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Sporting
Match Time & Date:
23/10/2021
03:30 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Moreirense
Sporting CP will look to stay in the title race when they take on Moreirense in Lisbon on Matchday 9. The Lions are eyeing their fourth consecutive league win, and they head into the match following a 4-1 crushing of Besiktas in the Champions League. New signing Pablo Sarabia should keep his place in the starting XI after finding the net in the Vodafone Arena clash.
Pedro Goncalves has overcome his injury, and it is no surprise the bookies see the reigning champions as hot favourites to win Saturday’s clash. Moreirense, on the other hand, are only two points clear of relegation zone, and given their anything but good away record, we are positive that Sporting CP will pick up all three points from the match. Brazil international Galego is likely to miss the game through injury for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Sebastian Coates):
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on October 7, 1990, Sebastian Coates is a 196-cm-tall defender who plays for Sporting CP in Primeira Liga. Coates is the product of the hometown club Nacional, and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 60 appearances for the capital club in the national championship.
After ending his spell with English club Sunderland, the Uruguay international moved to Portugal, signing a loan deal with Sporting CP in January 2016. He signed a permanent contract with the Lions in February 2017.
Speaking of his international career, Sebastian Coastes made his full Uruguay debut against Chile at the 2011 Copa America. La Celeste won the trophy, with the team beating Paraguay 3-0 in the final of the competition at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires. Coates wears the number 4 shirt at Sporting CP, and his preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Moreirense):
Moreirense are a Portuguese football club based in Moreira de Conegos. Founded on November 1, 1938, Os verdes e brancos welcome their rivals at Parque Moreira de Conegos Guimaraes, the venue which can hold up to 9,000 spectators.
Moreirense wear green and white shirts and white shorts when playing at home, whilst black and red are the dominant colours of their away kit. In the 2016/2017 season Os verdes e brancos did well to win the Taca da Liga trophy, with the team beating Braga 1-0 in the title game.
Caue scored the winner for Moreirense on the stroke of half time. Moreirense impressed in the 2018/2019 Primeira Liga season, finishing the process in sixth position in the standings. The club missed out on a place in the Europa League on goal difference to Vitoria de Guimaraes. Penafiel are considered one of the club’s main rivals.
