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Fresh off the back of a dominant display against Galatasaray in their UEFA Champions League opener, Sporting CP return to action in the Portuguese Primeira Liga when they take on Famalicao at the Estadio Municipal de Famalicao on Sunday. Having lost each of the last 10 meetings between the two teams, the Vila Nova will head into the weekend looking to finally get one over the visitors and get their first win of the campaign on the board.
Read our Famalicao vs Sporting CP preview, prediction and betting tips below, while you can also find more of our expert predictions on today's betting tips page.
Famalicao vs Sporting CP key stats
- Sporting CP are on a run of 10 consecutive Primeira Liga games without defeat, picking up seven wins and three draws since losing 2-1 against Benfica on April 19.
- Famalicao are unbeaten in nine of their 10 league matches at Estadio Municipal de Famalicao this year, picking up six wins and three draws so far.
- Sporting CP have opened the scoring in five of their last six games, with the Leoes leading at half time in four of their most recent five outings.
Famalicao vs Sporting CP: Can Famalicao end 10-game losing run against the high-flying visitors?
Famalicao vs Sporting CP — Tale of the Tape
| Famalicao | vs | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| 14th | Position | 3rd |
| 3 | Points | 13 |
| 4 | Goals For | 14 |
| 6 | Goals Against | 5 |
| 1 | Clean Sheets | 2 |
| 14th | Home / Away Rank | 4th |
Famalicao failed to get off the mark in the Primeira Liga last Saturday when they fought back from behind to salvage a 2-2 stalemate against Estrela Amadora at the Estadio Jose Gomes.
Leandro Antonetti and Max Scholz netted second-half goals for Estrela to cancel out Georgios Koutsias’s second-minute opener and turn the game on its head, but Koutsias made no mistake from the penalty spot in the 80th minute to force a share of the spoils.
Head coach Carlos Carvalhal will hope the comeback at the Estadio Jose Gomes can serve as a springboard for an upturn in form for the Vila Nova, who have now failed to taste victory in their opening five Primeira Liga games for the first time since the 2021-22 campaign.
While Famalicao will look to end this dry spell on Sunday, history suggests another daunting challenge awaits, as they go up against an opposing side who have won each of their last 10 meetings, stretching back to a 1-1 stalemate back in August 2021.
Sporting CP picked up a dream start to the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League campaign on Wednesday when they secured a 3-1 comeback victory over Turkish giants Galatasaray at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.
The home side found themselves trailing after just five minutes courtesy of an own goal from Goncalo Inacio, but Geny Catamo, Luis Javier Suarez and Rodrigo Zalazar all found the back of the net to turn the game on its head.
Rui Borges’s men turn their focus back to the Primeira Liga, where they stretched their winning streak to four matches last Saturday, when they edged out Nacional 2-0 thanks to goals from Suarez and Flavio Goncalves.
Having kicked off the campaign with a 2-2 stalemate with Estrela Amadora in August’s curtain-raiser, Sporting CP have picked up 13 points from their first five matches to sit third in the Primeira Liga standings, level on points with second-placed Benfica and two points off Porto, who boast a 100% record.
Famalicao vs Sporting CP form guide & betting tips
| Famalicao | vs | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
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Primeira Liga Form | DWWWW |
| 3 | Points | 13 |
| 4 | Goals For | 14 |
| 6 | Goals Against | 5 |
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Form (All Comps) | WWWWW |
Whispers’ prediction:Famalicao 1-3 Sporting CP
With the thrill from their dominant UCL display still in the air, Sporting CP will head into the weekend in high spirits and will be backing themselves against an out-of-sorts Famalicao side who have struggled to get going this season.
Borges’s men are currently firing on all cylinders, and at 49/100 (1.49), we are tipping them to come away with all three points, while we fancy over 2.5 goals at 3/4 (1.75).
Sporting CP have led at half time in four of their most recent five games, and 2/2 at 13/10 (2.30) is another tempting punt, while the correct score market has a correct score of 3-1 is currently priced at 11/1 (12.00).
> Over 2.5 goals – Yes at 3/4 (1.75) | Likelihood: Possible
> HT/FT – 2/2 at 13/10 (2.30) | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score: 1-3 at 11/1 (12.00) | Likelihood: Outsider