Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Vizela
Match Time & Date:
18/01/2024
12:45 PM
Prediction: 0-2
Sporting
Buoyed by a routine 3-0 win over Chaves, Sporting CP will look to retain top position in the standings when they take on Vizela on Matchday 18. The Lions are eager to extend their winning run to five games, but they will have to showcase their worth on the field. All Ousmane Diomande, Hidemasa Morita, and Geny Catamo are on international duty, while fit-again defender Sebastian Coates should be recalled to the starting XI.
The hosts, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-1 loss to Boavista and given Sporting’s fine form in the Primeira Liga, we predict that the league leaders are going to pick up all three points from the match. You should know that Sporting emerged triumphant in each of their last seven meetings with Vizela in all competitions. Os Vizelenses will be without Osama Rashid in Thursday’s clash as the 32-year-old is representing Iraq at the Asian Cup.
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 ():
Croatia 
Portugal
Poland 
Scotland 
Serbia 
Denmark 
Spain
Switzerland 
Albania 
Ukraine 
Bosnia Herzegovina 
Netherlands 
