With only two games left in the UEFA Champions League group stage, Real Madrid is not qualified yet. On this travel to Portugal, lose is not an option for the Galactic team.
We’ve looked deeply into this game and found the best ways to approach it.
Borussia Dortmund is the only team already qualified on this Group F with 10 points. With 8 points, Real Madrid is also very close from reaching the next stage of the competition however, Sporting is still a threat with 3 points. In the last round, Zidane’s team hosts Borussia Dortmund and if they lose this game, they need to win points in that last game against the German team. Therefore, it’s better to seal the deal already in Portugal.
Sporting played at a very good level on this group stage however, the Portuguese team couldn’t collect any point on the games against the group’s sharks. Looking closely to their results against Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, Sporting lost all those games by just a one-goal margin. Besides this, they were very close from defeating Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu, allowing an epic turnaround from the home team in the last minutes of the game.
Despite their good exhibitions, those tough losses affected the team\’s confidence with poor results in the last weeks in the Portuguese League. For that reason, Sporting\’s coach – Jorge Jesus – shouldn\’t risk his best team on this game where they have remote chances. Sporting’s game this weekend against Boavista is much more important at this point. Their only concern is to hold the 3rd place in order to secure access to the Europa League.
After a very intense game against Atletico Madrid, a draw wouldn’t be a bad result in this game. The last weeks were quite demanding with the International games and not much time for the team to prepare the games.
In a betting analysis, Real Madrid is the fair favourite for this game. Sporting’s defense is very unreliable and on the other side is one of the best attacks in the world. A special mention to Cristiano Ronaldo with the Portuguese facing the team where he began his club career.
Due to the lack of value in the winners market, it’s time to turn our focus to the goals market. Some green listed bookmakers expect Sporting to score on this game with the Both Teams to Score close to 1.60. We agree that Sporting might score on this game however, the value is on the other side. Both teams should be more than happy with a draw here. Real Madrid can’t take any extra risks while Sporting can’t afford a heavy loss at home after their poor results lately.
The Under 3.25 around 1.80 or the Under 3.00 at 2.05 Sbobet are the lines with higher value on this game. As we said, a draw suits both teams, which makes the Draw at 4.50 Betsson a very interesting price. This is a good choice to try to get a big reward here on a game that should be far from exciting.
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