Casa Pia have really struggled at home in the early stages of the season, losing all four of their matches in front of their own fans and conceding 13 goals in the process.
It’s not like they’ve been offering an attacking threat in these games either, scoring just once at home - which is unsurprisingly the lowest tally of any side at home in Liga Portugal this term.
Sporting have only lost one of their opening nine games in Liga Portugal this term. I like to see the Portuguese top flight as the big three (Porto, Benfica and Sporting) being in a mini league with there being a massive drop off to the other sides in the division.
Sporting have scored 10 goals across their four away games in Liga Portugal this term, avoiding defeat across these matches. They’ve scored twice on each of their last five trips to Casa Pia, and the record of the home side so far this season would suggest that this should be quite routine.
