Sporting vs Tondela Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 29 Apr 2026

Primeira Liga Betting Preview: Sporting vs Tondela

Third-placed Sporting square off against second-from-bottom Tondela at Estadio Jose Alvalade, with kick-off set for 15:15 on Wednesday 29 April.

Sporting could be big winners against Tondela. Take the -112 about them on the -2.25 Asian Handicap and get half stakes returned if the favourites win by two and a full payout if they triumph by more.

As Sporting focus on securing automatic Champions League qualification, Tondela are battling for survival and looking to move clear of the relegation zone.

Sporting played bottom-of-the-table AVS away in their last game. It was a 1-1 draw at Estadio do CD Aves. Rui Borges' team boasted a remarkable 75% of possession and recorded nine shots on target, while Rafael Nel registered the goal.

Tondela have lost in back-to-back Primeira Liga outings. In a recent home game at Estadio Joao Cardoso, they were turned over 2-0 by Nacional. The Gold and Green boasted 62% possession and had five shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It has been six wins on the bounce for Sporting when playing Tondela. In their last clash, Sporting claimed a 3-0 away victory at Estadio Joao Cardoso. The previous 7 H2H meetings have involved six Sporting triumphs and just one win for Tondela.

Primeira Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Sporting	34	25	7	2	89	24	65	89:24	82
17	Tondela	34	6	10	18	27	55	-28	27:55	28

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6 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws, averaging 2.1 goals from 6.1 shots on goal and 16.4 attempts. Sporting have had 61.7% possession, 542.7 passes and 7.4 corners per game. On average, the Lions have conceded 0.9 goals from 3.0 shots on goal and 8.5 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 3.0 corners.

Luis Suarez is the top scorer with 6 goals, while Daniel Braganca has 4 and Pedro Goncalves 3. Trincao is the leading assists maker on 4, with goalkeeper Rui Silva keeping 4 clean sheets.

Tondela have 1 victory, 4 defeats and 5 draws, with an average of 3.7 shots on goal, 10.5 attempts and 0.9 goals. Goncalo Feio's men average 47.8% possession, 369.5 passes, 4.9 corners awarded and 5.3 corners against, while 1.7 goals have been conceded from 13.3 attempts and 4.5 shots on goal.

Pedro Henryque has landed 3 goals, Bebeto 2, with Rony Lopes and two others scoring 1. Joe Hodge, Brayan Medina and Cicero have all made 1 assists in the last 10 games, while Bernardo Fontes has 2 clean sheets.

Confirmed Lineups

Sporting confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva (GK), Georgios Vagiannidis, Eduardo Quaresma, Zeno Debast, Maximiliano Araujo, Hidemasa Morita, Daniel Braganca, Geny Catamo, Pedro Goncalves, Geovany Quenda, Luis Suarez.

Tondela confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Bernardo Fontes (GK), Tiago Manso, Joao Silva, Christian Marques, Rodrigo Conceicao, Helder Tavares, Sphephelo Sithole, Juan Rodriguez, Pedro Henryque, Rony Lopes, Moudjatovic.

Sporting vs Tondela Prediction & Betting Tips

This Sporting vs Tondela betting breakdown features a main match prediction, a correct score insight, expert player prop picks, corners analysis and a sharply constructed bet builder to guide your wagers.

Match Prediction

Sporting should be able to enjoy a comfortable margin of victory in this Primeira Liga match and it leads us to take the home team at -2.25 at odds of -112 on the Asian Handicap.

The football predictions are generated after consulting the team news for both sides along with the form. We are also able to analyse the latest Primeira Liga stats which can suggest how the game might unfold.

Key Sporting vs Tondela league stats:

• The -2.25 line has been covered by Sporting in 5 of their last 10 games at home.

When you look at the latest betting odds, our pick has a 52.9% chance of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 55-60%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this bet.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Sporting 4 - 0 Tondela

There’s plenty of juice to be found by backing the Lisbon club to win 4-0. We can’t pass up the odds of +575 when it comes to correct score betting and it’s a fun wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Rafael Nel to Score +175

Rafael Nel (Sporting) has scored two goals in his past five Primeira Liga matches. When it comes to him scoring, we think that the +175 available is attractive when betting on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Latest Rafael Nel Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+175

First

+510

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Corners Prediction

Tondela Over 2.5 Corners -102

Tondela have been awarded an average of 4.90 corners in the past 10 games, while the corner count against Sporting has been more than 2.5 in 4 of the last 5 matches. We’re expecting plenty of Tondela corners and that the Team Corners line is going to be covered, with odds of -102 available.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Sporting

Total

10.40 7.40 3.00

Home

10.00 7.60 2.40

Away

9.70 6.50 3.20

Tondela

Total

10.20 4.90 5.30

Home

11.10 4.80 6.30

Away

9.40 4.00 5.40

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-109

Under 10.5

-132

Sporting Corners

Over 7.5

-127

Under 7.5

-112

Tondela Corners

Over 2.5

+106

Under 2.5

-152

Most Corners

1

-1250

X

+1150

2

+800

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Sporting vs Tondela Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

The bookies are taking no chances with their betting odds of -1111 about Sporting CP which reflects they have a 92% chance of winning this Primeira Liga encounter. Tondela are regarded as an extremely unlikely winner at +1700.

Sporting can be backed at -263 on the Half-Time Result and you’ll need them to have their noses in front by the break. Tondela can be chanced at +1000 and the draw is +250.

Over 2.5 Goals is trading at a shorter price than Under 2.5 Goals right now. An alternative approach is playing the BTTS market and going for the -159 about Both Teams to Score No.

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Full-Time Result

1

-1111

X

+800

2

+1700

Half-Time Result

1

-263

X

+250

2

+1000

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -2.5

-115

2 Hcp +2.5

-123

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+220

Over 2.5

-345

Both Teams to Score

Yes

+110

No

-159

Luis Javier Suárez is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +150 and if you’re keen to back him to simply find the net, then the price is -286.

Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting)

First

-286

Anytime

+150

Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting)

First

+155

Anytime

+450

Francisco Trincão (Sporting)

First

+170

Anytime

+480

Rafael Nel (Sporting)

First

+175

Anytime

+510

Geny Catamo (Sporting)

First

+205

Anytime

+650

Luis Guilherme Lira dos Santos (Sporting)

First

+250

Anytime

+700

Maximiliano Araujo (Sporting)

First

+250

Anytime

+750

Daniel Bragança (Sporting)

First

+275

Anytime

+800

Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sporting)

First

+350

Anytime

+1000

Ricardo Mangas (Sporting)

First

+375

Anytime

+1100

João António Nascimento Muniz (Sporting)

First

+390

Anytime

+1100

Morten Hjulmand (Sporting)

First

+420

Anytime

+1200

Pedro Henryque Pereira dos Santos (Tondela)

First

+440

Anytime

+1300

Nuno Santos (Sporting)

First

+480

Anytime

+1300

Arjen Van der Heide (Tondela)

First

+510

Anytime

+1500

Zeno Debast (Sporting)

First

+510

Anytime

+1500

Hidemasa Morita (Sporting)

First

+525

Anytime

+1500

Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting)

First

+525

Anytime

+1500

Georgios Vagiannidis (Sporting)

First

+540

Anytime

+1500

Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting)

First

+575

Anytime

+1500

Makan Aïko (Tondela)

First

+575

Anytime

+1600

Xabier Huarte Armendáriz (Tondela)

First

+750

Anytime

+2200

Stats: Primeira Liga matches only
Sporting have collected eight victories and two defeats in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 2.30 goals per game and conceding 0.70.

Tondela have finished with six defeats, two wins and two draws in the past 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.80 goals per game and conceding 2.10.

When the teams previously met at Estadio Jose Alvalade, Sporting defeated Tondela 2-0. In the past 3 H2H meetings at Estadio Jose Alvalade, Sporting have won every time.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Sporting Home Stats		8-0-2	3.00	2.30	0.70	8	2	4	6
Tondela Away Stats		2-2-6	2.90	0.80	2.10	6	4	3	7

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Sporting vs Tondela Lineups & Team News

Know who’s in and who’s out for Sporting vs Tondela before making your bets. We’ll provide the predicted and confirmed lineups for the Primeira Liga along with up-to-date injury news.

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