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Chaves vs FC Porto Prediction & Betting tips
Because Benfica is in action earlier this weekend, there is a chance that Porto will lose its leading position during the kick-off of the game against Chaves. In that case, the team of Conceição has to win to finish the weekend in the first place.
Chaves :
Chaves is well on course this season to secure participation in the play-offs for the Europa League. The team of coach Luis Castro is on an impressive advance in the rankings. The team lost only one of its last twelve league matches. With thirty points from 21 games, Chaves is excellent for half of the competition.
Last week, Chaves triumphed on a visit to the lowfly Feirense. It was on the side of Chaves William who once again showed how important he is to the team. With his eighth goal in fifteen games, the Brazilian opened the score. Feirense came alongside in a goal by Tomas Rocha, but in the second half, the men of Luis Castro would back their rights. It was not until the 87th minute that Mateus Pereira was crowned the match winner. Because of this Chaves has won four of the last five away games.
The team also achieved excellent results in its own Estádio Miguel Branco Teixeira. The last eight league matches at home remained Chaves without defeat. The last team that managed to win at Chaves was Feirense on August 26th.
Porto is thus warned of the good form of Chaves, despite the fact that the team can not break any pots against the top teams this season. Against Porto and Benfica, it lost 3-0 earlier this season, while Sporting was 5-1 too strong for the Castro men.
FC Porto:
FC Porto is still active on three fronts and will finish eight matches in 27 days. The goals for Porto in the second half of the season are clear: to double in their own country and to get as far as possible in the Champions League.
On the way to the Portuguese cup, Os Dragões (the Dragons) have to deal with Sporting in a double meeting. The first game was closed last Wednesday in their own stadium with a minimal difference: 1-0.
In the commentary, trainer Sergio Conceição said he knew the victory more than rightly: “Jorge Jesus had clearly come to defend himself. In the first half we created four big chances, while Iker Casillas did not have to do any rescue. Fortunately, we managed to secure the victory in the second half. ‘
Tiquinho Soares crowned the match winner in the Estádio do Dragão. The Brazilian, who plays the second violin behind Moussa Marega and Vincent Aboubakar this season, was allowed to start from the first whistle due to an injury of the latter and awarded his coach with the only goal of the match.
It was only the first victory of Porto on a team from the top-three this season. In the league, the direct clashes with title competitors Sporting and Benfica ended in a goalless draw and in the final of the League Cup after penalties Sporting lost.
Incidentally, it seems that Porto will have to miss her driving force in the midfield, Danilo, for a long time. The ex-Roda JC player can not be forgotten this season at the midfield of Porto but has to leave the coming weeks absent. His position will be taken over by Oliver Torres or Sergio Oliveira, who had a starting place against Sporting.
Also base players like Ivan Marcano and Vincent Aboubakar are probably not against Chaves, which gives the chance to Diego Reyes and Tiquinho Soares.
Chaves vs FC Porto head to head matches
09.09.17 PL FC Porto Chaves 3 : 0
29.04.17 PL Chaves FC Porto 0 : 2
19.12.16 PL FC Porto Chaves 2 : 1
18.11.16 TP Chaves FC Porto 1 : 0 (0 : 0)
16.05.10 TP Chaves FC Porto 1 : 2