Vitoria vs Sporting Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Vitoria vs Sporting Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: December 23rd, 2025 | Dom Afonso Henriques | Liga Portugal | 20:45 GMT

In the next matchup of the Liga Portugal season, current champions Sporting Clube de Portugal face off against Vitoria, where both sides will be looking to gain three points to help their position in the league.

Key Betting Tip: Over 2.5 goals @1.85 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Vitoria Predicted XI: Charles, Maga, Rivas, Abascal, Lebedenko, Nogueira, Mitrovic, Samu, Saviolo, Camara, Oliveira

Sporting Predicted XI: Araujo, Suarez, Santos, Trincao, Simoes, Hjulmand, Matheus, Inacio, Quaresma, Suarez, Virginia

Vitoria vs Sporting Current League Standings

As it currently stands, both sides have performed well in the league, but are not doing amazingly.

After winning back-to-back titles, Sporting were hoping for a third successive league win, but as it stands, they sit five points behind Porto, who have dropped just two points all season.

Vitoria, on the other hand, sits 7th in the league on 21 points. They are four points off a European spot.

Vitoria vs Sporting Head-to-Head Timeline

The two Portuguese sides have faced off against each other 78 times in their history. Sporting have won 53 times, Vitoria have won 10 times, and the two teams have drawn 15 times.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

17/05/2025 – Sporting CP 2–0 Vitória Guimarães SC (Liga Portugal)

03/01/2025 – Vitória Guimarães SC 4–4 Sporting CP (Liga Portugal)

21/04/2024 – Sporting CP 3–0 Vitória Guimarães SC (Liga Portugal)

09/12/2023 – Vitória Guimarães SC 3–2 Sporting CP (Liga Portugal)

24/04/2023 – Vitória Guimarães SC 0–2 Sporting CP (Liga Portugal)

In the past five matches, Sporting have held the upper hand, winning three of the five matches compared to Vitoria’s one. This matchup has also seen lots of goals, with 20 goals, four per match, scored in total.

Vitoria vs Sporting Matches Analysis

Vitoria Last 5 Matches:

17/12/2025 – Vitória SC 0–1 AVS (Taça de Portugal)

13/12/2025 – Rio Ave 0–1 Vitória SC (Liga Portugal)

08/12/2025 – Vitória SC 0–0 Gil Vicente (Liga Portugal)

04/12/2025 – Porto 1–3 Vitória SC (Taca De Liga)

04/12/2025 – Vitória SC 4–0 AVS (Taça da Liga)

Vitoria have had a decent past five matches. Whilst they did lose their most recent game against AVS, they have won three of their remaining four, and drew their other game. They need to keep this up if they want to qualify for Europe.

Sporting Last 5 Matches:

18/12/2025 – Santa Clara 2–3 Sporting CP (Taça de Portugal)

13/12/2025 – Sporting CP 6–0 AVS (Liga Portugal)

13/12/2025 – Bayern Munich 3–1 Sporting CP (Champions League)

09/12/2025 – Benfica 1–1 Sporting CP (Liga Portugal)

05/12/2025 – Sporting CP 4–0 Estrela Amadora (Liga Portugal)

Sporting have not performed as well. Whilst they have the exact same record as Vitoria, they drew against Benfica, which heavily blew their chances for the league. They need to be impeccable if they want a third successive league title.

Vitoria vs Sporting Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 68% confidence in both teams to score. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Best Vitoria vs Sporting Betting Tips

Football Park’s best tip: Over 2.5 goals @1.85 our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted both teams to score in this fixture.

Key Players to Watch: Vitoria vs Sporting

Oumar Camara (Vitoria) – At just 18, Oumar Camara has become one of the best young players in Portugal this season. He has scored three times and assisted once, making him the player with the most goal contributions for Vitoria this season.

Luis Suarez (Sporting) – With Pedro Goncalves out until early January with injury, I have selected Luis Suarez (not the Uruguayan one) as the key Sporting player to watch this season. He has 13 goal contributions so far this season.

Vitoria vs Sporting Match Facts

Referee: Information not available

Stadium: The Dom Afonso Henriques stadium is a 30,000 seater named after the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, who was also a Guimaraes native, the region in which Vitoria play their home games.