TIPS - Casa Pia AC VS Sporting CP

[(Casa Pia AC) Strength]:
1. Casa Pia AC achieved their highest-ever Primeira Liga finish last season (9th) and now aim to build on that success with further progress this campaign. Despite facing defending champions Sporting CP in their first game of the new season, Casa Pia AC still hope to secure points in their first league home game.
2. Casa Pia AC have signed players such as SC Internacional's center-back Kaique Rocha, Boavista FC's defensive midfielder Sebastian Perez and RKC Waalwijk's midfielder Yassin Oukili. In this match, only substitute goalkeeper Ricardo Batista and reserve striker Claudio Mendes are out due to injuries, with the core starting lineup remaining basically neat.
3. Casa Pia AC performed steadily in the warm-up matches, remaining unbeaten in five games with a record of two wins and three draws.
4. Casa Pia AC finished 9th in the Primeira Liga last season, all thanks to their impressive home record. They achieved a record of 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in 17 league matches.
5. Casa Pia AC demonstrated an outstanding offensive performance in the warm-up matches, scoring 11 goals in 5 games, averaging more than 2 goals per game.
6. Casa Pia AC demonstrated notable home resilience, beating SC Braga and SL Benfica while only narrowly losing to Porto by 1 goal, proving their capability to pull off upsets.

[(Casa Pia AC) Weakness]:
1. Casa Pia AC have lost all matches against Sporting CP since their promotion to the Primeira Liga. Last season, they lost both meetings by two-goal margins.
2. Casa Pia AC won only 2 of their last 10 official games in AH.

[(Sporting CP) Strength]:
1. As the champions of the Primeira Liga last season, Sporting CP's goal for this season is naturally to successfully defend their title. The team are full of fighting spirit in the first game of the new season and hope to get off to a good start.
2. Sporting CP lost their top scorer, Viktor Gyokeres, in the transfer window, but the team signed Luis Suarez, the top scorer of the Spanish Segunda Division last season, and also brought in Georgian international defensive midfielder Giorgi Kochorashvili and other players. Sporting CP's starting lineup features the same key players as last campaign, with Viktor Gyokeres being the only significant departure from their regular XI.
3. Sporting CP performed exceptionally well in away league matches last season, achieving 11 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in 17 rounds, with a win rate exceeding 60%.
4. Sporting CP have an extremely strong defensive stability. Last season, in 34 rounds of the Primeira Liga, they only conceded 27 goals, averaging less than one per game, making them the team with the best defensive ability in the league.
5. Sporting CP have won all of their last seven encounters with Casa Pia AC. Last season, they easily defeated their opponents in both matches, giving them a huge psychological advantage.

[(Sporting CP) Weakness]:
1. In this match, striker Nuno Santos and midfielder Daniel Braganca are both out due to injuries.
2. Sporting CP lost 0-1 to SL Benfica in the Supertaca Candido de Oliveira not long ago, missing out on their first title of the season and suffering a heavy blow to their morale.
3. Sporting CP have achieved a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 5 matches, scoring 3 goals and conceding 3 ones. Their offensive and defensive forms have not been adjusted to the best.
4. Sporting CP won only 1 of their last 5 games in AH, and all of their last 9 games ended with UNDER.

[Tips]:
Judging from the overall strength of the two teams, Sporting CP are clearly superior.

Although Casa Pia AC are playing at home, the overall strength and depth of the team are relatively weak.

Sporting CP have a powerful offensive force and a solid defense, and their overall strength and tactical system are more mature.

Despite their home strength, Casa Pia AC face an uphill battle to stop Sporting CP's strong attack.

To sum up, Sporting CP are expected to win by at least 2 goals on away field.

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