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Sporting vs Qarabag Prediction & Betting tips
The Lusitanian painting starts as a favorite due to its greater individual hierarchy. Therefore, it should not surprise us that he manages the times and that he advances the lines from the initial stage. Faced with this reality and even when the visit is combative and uncomfortable to overcome, we believe that the simple triumph of the place is interesting to bet. He paints to be a duel fought in the midfield, but favorable to the Lisbon squad for the field factor and because he has better players in the midfield.
Sporting de Lisboa:
The Portuguese side played against MarÃtimo at home for the Portuguese League Cup (triumph 3-1 after winning 1-0 in the first half). In the domestic tournament, the team has added 10 points in total, standing in the top of the competition (leader with Braga and Benfica). Now the objective of the team is to get off to a good start in the Europa League, trying to take advantage of its higher category to attack from the initial whistle. For this duel it is expected that the coach José Peseiro maintain the 4-4-2 system that he has been using regularly. Of course, there could be some changes in the tenth holder, not discarding the entry of some substitutes in this opportunity.
As a local, Sporting de Lisboa has played two matches so far, which were adjusted from the scoreboard. Comes to win 2-1 at Vitoria Guimaraes and overcome 1-0 at Feirense. If we analyze the performance of the equipment in this condition, we can conclude that it is compact in its actions. Of course, he needs to improve in the elaboration and in the definition, since he can not suffer so much to beat lower level rivals. The only positive thing so far is his defensive work, which can be classified as solid.
Qarabag:
The present of the visit is acceptable after adding 7 points out of 9 disputed in your local tournament. Comes to beat SumQayit 1-0 at home, leaving behind the 1-1 equality against Neftci Baku. His first appearance was before visiting Sabail and he was good after winning 0-2. Now his goal is to make a good campaign in this European competition, trying to score a point at least on his first outing. For this duel is expected that the technician Gurbanov repeat the 4-2-3-1 system that has been used regularly, which allows his boys to be combative between lines and balanced in their actions. Of course, this will be a great litmus test to prove its stability.
Continuing with the analysis you should know that Qarabag played several previous Champions League phases, being eliminated after playing three in total. As a visitor, he recorded the following results, which were quite tight (0-1 victory against O. Ljubljana, 0-0 draw against Kukesi and 1-1 equality against BATE Borisov). Then came the last qualifying round to qualify for the Europa League (defeat 1-0 against the Sheriff of Moldova, achieving the classification after winning 3-0 at home).
There are no previous duels between the Portuguese and Azerbaijanis, this being the first match that Sporting and Qarabag will play in their history.