We dey here again o! Na November 8, 2025, and the Primeira Liga no wan dull! Na so Sporting Lisbon go carry their waka go Azores to meet Santa Clara for matchday 11. E go happen around 8:30 PM UK time, so make you set your alarm, even if na just to sabi wetin go happen.
Sporting Lisbon, dem be the reigning champions. No be small thing! Dem dey waka come into this match after dem get one serious draw with Juventus for Champions League (1-1), wey make dem dey consider their league position sharp-sharp. As e bee now, dem dey second for the league, just two points away from the first position. This one go fit ginger dem to collect maximum points bi wahala.
Meanwhile, Santa Clara dey struggle like person wey no collect reach for palm wine. Dem just struggle get 11 points from 10 matches, so e dey clear say dem no fit shine like the light wey dey shine for Porto, wey dey top the table right now. Dem don lose four out of their last six matches. E be like say dem wan dey carry oxygen for bench! E no sweet at all.
Santa Clara form no dey sweet, as dem jamb their die-hard fans with one 5-0 loss to Benfica some matches back. Na wah! Dem don suffer from no goal scoring issues, only manage to score eight goals this season! And even that one na only two goals don enter for their last three home games, wey bi two wins and one loss. E no too dey impressive.
Sporting dey chop goals anyhow—25 goals scored and just 5 for don miss mouth. Dem eyes straight for Santa Clara, and we fit expect say dem go carry the maximum points back to Lisbon. All dis stats don dey show how Santa Clara fit draw power from dem home advantage, but na wetin dem don do before dem dey think of learning from!
For the likely line-up, Santa Clara fit throw down like this: Batista de goal; Venancio, Lima, Rocha for defence; Pereira, Firmino, Serginho, so dem go get the midfield hold. Say no be small wahala to see Wendel and Lopes join Brenner for attack!
Sporting go try align dem firepower too. Dem go carry Suarez, wey don score seven league goals, lead am like strong padi in front, while Inacio and Diomande go manage back to protect dem front. We go dey watch as everything unfold for this Sunday wahala.
As people dey shout, “Na football o!” this match go be like the last round of Eba and Egusi after party. No dull moment, plenty surprises dey wait to happen. Grab your palm wine, sit down well-well, and we go catch all the action together!
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