Sporting CP vs Vitoria Guimaraes Prediction & Betting Tips (6 January)

It has been three editions since Sporting celebrated the League Cup title. Last year, José Alvalade's Lions were beaten in the final by Benfica, thus depriving them of the treble with the Cup and the championship. Held to a draw by Gil Vicente last weekend 1-1, Sporting lost ground on Porto, now 7 lengths behind the Dragons. In addition, this parity score prevented Sporting from recording a fourth successive victory in the elite after the successes gleaned against Rio Ave 4-0, Guimaraes in person 1-4 and the poorly classified AFS 6-0. Opposite, Guimaraes started 2026 rather well with a nice success last weekend in the league against Nacional 2-1, somewhat rectifying the sharing of points after Christmas with Casa Pia 0-0 and the heavy disappointment at home against the same Sporting, defeat 1-4. In the championship standings, Guimaraes is 6th.

This League Cup represents a lot for Vitoria, already eliminated from the Portuguese Cup, at the stage of the 1/8 finals by AFS... 0-1.

Selected by the Mozambican coach for the CAN, Catamo (2 goals, 1 assist) was eliminated from the competition on Sunday and could be back in Portugal but probably too short to play today. Still in the running with Ivory Coast (1/8th final of the CAN today), Diomandé will not be in the game today just like the usual injured, in this case Santos, Quenda, Pedro Goncalves (9 goals, 5 assists), Debast and Braganca. The unimportant Salvador Blopa could be called up, he who scored twice in the quarter-final against Alverca. Quenda also scored a doblete while rookie Fotis Ioannidis (3 goals in the league) was responsible for scoring the goal of chaos that evening (5-1 victory). 2nd in the league scorers ranking, Luis Suarez (15 goals, 3 assists) will be available to his coach, the same for Trincao (4 goals, 6 assists) and the Uruguayan M.Araujo (4 goals).

For coach L.Pinto, Gustavo and Rivas Viondi are unavailable (injured). Eliminated from the CAN in the group stage with Angola, Beni (1 goal in the league) was already on deck last weekend and will be eligible today just like the Cape Verdean T. Arcanjo (1 goal) and the Habs Oumar Camara (18 years old), author of 3 goals in Liga Portuga. 

• Summary: Sporting CP is going head to head with Vitória SC starting on 6 Jan 2026 at 20:00 UTC at Estádio José Alvalade stadium, Lisbon city, Portugal. The match is a part of the Taca da Liga .
• Sporting CP Feedinco Rating: 7.08
• Vitoria Guimaraes Feedinco Rating: 6.76