Petro Atletico vs Sporting de Cabinda tips and predictions

Nothing but quality by Petro Atletico?

On 50 Girabola points, second placed Petro Atletico host 14th placed Sporting de Cabinda. With 17 points the visitors are lagging behind their rivals.

The match odds aren't giving anything away but Petro Atletico are likely to ease past Sporting de Cabinda.

A look at the respective results for each side; the hosts have registered 13 wins from 20 matches. Enjoying less success as expected, the travelling side has tasted defeat in 15 of their recent 18 matches on the road. All the evidence points to one more loss here.

Looking ready for battle, the home side has been watertight in defence. They'll see this clash as an opportunity to keep a clean sheet; they've not been sloppy giving away only 5 goals in their last 17 games, both home and away. Conversely, the visitors look a little leaky under pressure. Away from home Sporting de Cabinda have conceded an average of 2.6 goals in their last 14 assignments. It's not a trend they'd want to continue considering what they are going to be up against.

Another reason to pick this home team is that they've won the last 6 matches between the two sides in this rivalry. They might not be important but the head-to-head stats provide reasons to believe in the home win.

Some people are expecting one of these sides to lock this game down due to the blatant favouritism for Petro Atletico. The BTTS No could be the best bet for fans of this market.