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FC Porto vs Sporting Prediction & Betting tips
Porto and Sporting Lisbon have often met in recent weeks. In the semi-final of the Taça da Liga in January, Lisbon won on penalties and saved himself in the final. This Sporting won with some difficulty against Setubal. Only two weeks later, the two top teams faced each other again. This time in the semi-final of the Taça de Portugal – the second Cup competition in Portugal.
In this first leg in Porto, the hosts won just 1: 0. The second leg will take place in Lisbon in mid-April. Before that, they will face each other on Friday in the league. Porto is currently in first place with 64 points. Sporting Lisbon are tied with Benfica in third place. Currently, the gap of the captains is five points. Thus Sporting would have to win a win in this away game, so that the gap is not even greater. The betting odds for a victory of Sporting are in the 5-range settled. This clearly shows that the Lisbon endeavor is almost impossible.
FC Porto:
Porto plays a sovereign season. In the championship, the team from the north of Portugal is heading for the title. After 24 rounds, the team has already earned 64 points. It is impressive that Porto did not have to accept defeat in the league. The main reason for this fact is certainly the defensive. Casillas was only defeated twelve times. Thus, the Spaniard conceded only in every second game a goal! The offense is also outstanding – with 66 goals Porto represents the best of the entire league. The two Africans Margea and Aboubakar deliver a duel for the top scorer. The two together accounted for over half of Porto’s total goals. A victory in today’s game could distance Porto Sporting. Currently the lead is five points. In the event of a Porto defeat, both Lisbon clubs would be down to two points.
Things are also going according to plan in the Taça de Portugal. FC Porto won the first leg of the semi-final 1-0. Thus, the starting position for the second leg is good, but the small mortgage can be made up even from Lisbon. The situation is quite different in the Champions League. In the group stage, Porto could still prevail. In Group G, the Portuguese defended second place thanks to a clear win in the final game against Monaco. In the first leg of the knockout stage they received Liverpool at home. The offensive power of the Reds was too strong for the defense of the Portuguese. At break, the English were ahead with 0: 2. By a performance increase Klopp’s charges increased in the second half the score to 0: 5. This mortgage will be too big in the second leg and the Portuguese have to say goodbye to the European scene.
Sporting:
Sporting is used to being solid in the table. After 24 laps, 59 points have already been earned. Lisbon conceded the first defeat of the season four matches ago. This away against Estoril. With 2: 0 had the captains against the 17th (!) Defeated the table. Due to this failure Sporting lost important points in the title race. At the end of January, Sporting celebrated its first title of the year. In the final of the Taça da Liga the captains beat Setubal 2-1 on penalties. In the semi-final against Porto Lisbon had to shake until the penalty shootout.
Europeans convince the Portuguese this season. Sporting finished in third place last season, so the captains had to fight through a qualifying round for the Champions League. In the group stage Sporting was dissolved in the hammer group D. The Portuguese had no chance against the two top clubs Barcelona and Juventus. Only against Olympiacos Piraeus, Lisbon won both games. Thus, the Portuguese finished third in the table and qualified for the 1/16 finals of the Europa League. FC Astana struggled with Sporting’s offensive. In both games, the Kazakhs conceded three goals, so the Portuguese played in the next round. In this round of 16 Pilsen is waiting as an opponent. Even this hurdle should be surmountable for the capital city.
FC Porto vs Sporting head to head matches
07.02.18 TP FC Porto Sporting 1 : 0
24.01.18 CUP Sporting FC Porto 1 : 0 (0 : 0)
01.10.17 PL Sporting FC Porto 0 : 0
04.02.17 PL FC Porto Sporting 2 : 1
28.08.16 PL Sporting FC Porto 2 : 1