Vitoria de Guimaraes vs Sporting CP Prediction and Betting Tips | December 23rd 2025

Vitoria de Guimaraes and Sporting CP bring round 15 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga to an end when they square off at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques on Tuesday. Both sides head into the midweek tie off the back of contrasting cup results, with Sporting claiming a hard-fought victory over Santa Clara.

Vitoria de Guimaraes were dumped out of the Taca de Portugal last Wednesday when they fell to a disappointing 1-0 defeat against AVS in the fifth round on home turf.

Luis Pinto’s men now turn their focus to the Primeira Liga, where they are in resurgent form, picking up three wins and one draw from their last four matches, having failed to win four of the previous five games preceding this run (1D 3L).

Vitoria de Guimaraes have picked up 21 points from their 14 Primeira Liga matches so far to sit seventh in the table, level on points with eighth-placed Moreirense.

Elsewhere, Sporting Lisbon needed a 98th-minute strike from Greek forward Fotis Ioannidis to snatch a 3-2 extra-time victory over Santa Clara in their Taca de Portugal fifth-round clash last Thursday.

Rui Borges’ side will look to keep the ball rolling as they turn their sights to the league, where they are currently firing on all cylinders, picking up eight wins and two draws from their 10 matches since a 2-1 loss against rivals Porto back in August.

Sporting have picked up 35 points from their 14 Primeira Liga matches so far to sit second in the league standings, eight points behind first-placed Porto.

Vitoria de Guimaraes vs Sporting CP Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• Sporting CP hold a clear upper hand in the history of this fixture, having picked up 35 wins from the last 53 meetings between the two teams.
• Vitoria de Guimaraes have picked up just six wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 12 occasions.
• Sporting CP have won all but one of their seven Primeira Liga away games this season, with a 1-1 draw against rivals Benfica on December 5 being the exception.
• Vitoria de Guimaraes are unbeaten in six of their seven home matches in the league this season, picking up three wins and three draws so far.

Vitoria de Guimaraes vs Sporting CP Prediction

High-flying Sporting CP take on a deflated Guimaraes side, who are still reeling from their cup heartbreak, and they will be backing themselves to maintain their stellar run of results in the league.

Borges’ men have been utterly dominant in the history of this fixture, and we are backing them to come away with all three points once again.

Prediction: Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-3 Sporting CP

Vitoria de Guimaraes vs Sporting CP Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Sporting to win

Tip 2: First to score - Sporting (The visitors have opened the scoring in their last six games against Guimaraes)

Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have also been at least three goals scored in five of the last seven meetings between the two teams)

Edited by Peter P