Alarming! Sporting failed to beat any of the top four | OneFootball

The defeat against Benfica (2-1), last Sunday, April 19, right at the José Alvalade Stadium, confirmed a worrying fact for Sporting: their poor record in head-to-head clashes with their main rivals in the Liga Portugal Betclic.

In the six matches played against Porto, Benfica and Braga — teams that make up the top four together with the Lions — Rui Borges’s side picked up just four points out of a possible 18. The record consists of two draws with the Minho side and draws against the Dragons and the Eagles, both away from home.

At Alvalade, the picture was even more damaging, with defeats against the Blues and the Reds, both by 2-1. This performance leaves Sporting at a disadvantage in the head-to-head record against two of their main rivals, a factor that could prove decisive in the event of a tie on points at the end of the championship.

It is also worth remembering that, to find a season in which Sporting lost at home to these rivals, you have to go back to 2019/20, since in the previous two seasons their record had been made up exclusively of wins.

With this defeat — the eighth in 49 matches this season — Rui Borges’s men. Porto (79) are in first place (having played one more match). Benfica are second with 72, also with one more game played.

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