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Both seeking to return to winning ways, Sporting CP and Academico Viseu are back in action in the Portuguese Primeira Liga when they lock horns at the Estadio Jose Alvalade on Sunday evening. While Academico will shake off their Taca de Portugal exit, the Leoes are favorites to bounce back from their first Champions League defeat of the campaign at 11/50 (1.22), which readers can take advantage of with the help of the William Hill bonus code.
Read our Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu preview, prediction and betting tips below, while you can also find more of our expert predictions on today's betting tips page.
Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu key stats
- Sporting CP are on a run of seven consecutive Primeira Liga matches without defeat, picking up five wins and two draws since a 2-1 loss against rivals Benfica on April 19.
- Academico Viseu have won their last four Primeira Liga matches, having failed to taste victory in the opening four games.
- Sporting CP have managed just one clean sheet in their last six matches across all competitions.
- Academico Viseu are one of just four sides unbeaten away from home in the league, having secured two wins and two draws from four games so far.
Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu: Can Academico make it five straight league wins against unbeaten hosts?
Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu — Tale of the Tape
| Sporting CP | vs | Academico Viseu |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Position | 7th |
| 18 | Points | 14 |
| 20 | Goals For | 11 |
| 9 | Goals Against | 10 |
| 2 | Clean Sheets | 2 |
| 2nd | Home / Away Rank | 5th |
Sporting CP saw their perfect start to the Champions League campaign come to an end on Wednesday when they fell to a somewhat disappointing 3-2 loss against Austrian outfit LASK at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.
The Leoes kicked off their European quest with a 3-1 victory over Galatasaray on September 9, before defeating Lens 2-0 at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on October 13, but goals from Christophe Lang, Sasa Kalajdzic and Krystof Danek saw LASK come away with a huge win in Portugal.
Head coach Rui Borges will urge his side to shake off their midweek defeat ahead of their return to action in the Primeira Liga, where Sporting CP are one of just three unbeaten sides so far this season, with their last league defeat coming on April 19, when they were beaten 2-1 by Benfica on home turf.
Having kicked off their league campaign with four wins and one draw from their opening five matches, consecutive stalemates against Famalicao and Arouca saw the Sporting CP drop four points at the end of September before bouncing back with a 3-1 comeback win over Braga on October 9 thanks to second-half strikes from Luis Javier Suarez, Rodrigo Zalazar and a 71st-minute own goal from Bernardo Fontes.
The 21-time Primeira Liga champions have picked up 18 points from the first 24 available to sit third in the league standings, level on points with fourth-placed Santa Clara and six adrift of league leaders Porto, who have won each of the eight games to start their title defence.
On the other hand, Academico Viseu were left spitting feathers in the Taca de Portugal last Sunday when they fell to a 1-0 loss against Campeonato de Portugal side CD Fatima to crash out of the cup race in the third round.
With nothing to separate the two sides heading into crunch time, 21-year-old striker Lucas Russo came up clutch for Fatima at the Estadio Papa Francisco, netting the all-important goal in the 84th minute to send the amateur side through to the next round.
Academico Viseu now turn their focus to the Primeira Liga, where they have turned their fortunes around since stumbling into the campaign, picking up four wins from their last four matches, most recently a 2-1 victory over Estoril Praia at the Estadio Municipal do Fontelo on October 10.
Making their return to the Portuguese top flight after a 37-year absence, Bruno Pinheiro’s men picked up just two points from their opening four matches, but successive victories over Gil Vicente, Vitoria de Guimaraes, Estrela Amadora and Estoril Praia have seen Academico surge into seventh place in the Primeira Liga standings, level on 14 points with Arouca and Gil Vicente.
While Academico can also take pride in their unbeaten away record in the league, next up is a trip to the Estadio Jose Alvalade, where their hosts have lost just once in their 13 league games in 2026, picking up 10 wins and two draws since the turn of the year.
Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu form guide & betting tips
| Sporting CP | vs | Academico Viseu |
|---|---|---|
| WWDDW | Primeira Liga Form | LWWWW |
| 4th | Form table | 3rd |
| 11 | Points | 12 |
| 12 | Goals For | 7 |
| 4 | Goals Against | 5 |
| DDWWL | Form (All Comps) | WWWWL |
Whispers’ prediction: Sporting CP 3-1 Academico Viseu
At 11/50 (1.22), Sporting CP are strong favourites to come out on top this weekend, and given their superior quality across the pitch, we are backing the Leoes to end Academico’s hot league streak in front of their home supporters.
There have been four goals scored in five of Sporting’s last eight Primeira Liga matches, and a goal range of 2-4 goals at 57/100 (1.57) is our second pick of the game, while we also fancy over 2.5 goals at 47/100 (1.47).
Sporting to win + BTTS – Yes is currently priced at 81/50 (2.62), which is perhaps the value bet for us, while the correct score market has a correct score of 3-1 at 9/1 (10.00).
> Over 2.5 goals – Yes at 47/100 (1.47) | Likelihood: Possible
> Sporting CP + BTTS – Yes at 81/50 (2.62) | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score: 3-1 at 9/1 (10.00) | Likelihood: Outsider