Porto, Portugal — Sporting Lisbon go face Boavista for Primeira Liga clash wey go happen on Sunday, April 27, 2025, for Estadio do Bessa Seculo XXI. Sporting dey on top of the league table, and dem go wan hold dem position after dem beat Rio Ave for Taca de Portugal semi-final midweek.
Sporting Lisbon’s last match, wey dem win 3-1 against Moreirense, see gyokeres score hat-trick, bringing hin total to 34 league goals dis season. With dem level on 72 points with Benfica, but dey lead on goal difference, dem no wan lose dis match against Boavista, wey dem don dey beat for each of di last ten meetings.
“We go enter dis match with full confidence,” Sporting coach talk after dem win yesterday. “Our attacking form don dey carry us, and we hope say dis go continue against Boavista,” he add, as dem dey aim to extend their unbeaten run of 16 matches across all competitions.
On di other hand, Boavista just win dia last match 1-0 against SC Farense, and dem go want use dat win take push dem to escape relegation trouble. Dem dey sit for di last position on di table with just 21 points, trailing safety by five points.
Boavista coach go likely set hin side to defend well after hin first match in charge. “We know say we go face strong team, but every point we fit take fit help us survive,” hin talk.
No be all good news for Boavista as dem get serious injury concerns. Key players like and dey miss out, but dem go hope say dia last performance fit inspire dem against Sporting weh dey appear formidable for dis season.
Sporting go miss some players too as due to suspension, but dem get enough depth on dia bench, with promising players ready to step in.
Game stats show say Sporting don win ten straight against Boavista, scoring more than two goals in di last seven of dem matchups, and as defends like Abascal and Camara dey try defend against a top-scoring team, dem know say e go hard.
Di match go kick off 8:30PM UK time. Fans dey expect another entertaining encounter as Boavista go try to dent Sporting title hopes while dey fight for dem safety. With both teams facing different pressures, di atmosphere for di pitch promise to be electric.
