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FC Porto vs Sporting Prediction & Betting tips
The sparkling wine in the camp of the dragons from Porto should be cold. The team of head coach Sergio Conceicao could be crowned champion on Wednesday evening, it would be the 29th title win in club history, this title could be fixed against one of the biggest rivals. In the top game of match day 32, Porto and Sporting Lisbon face off.
A look at the current table of the Liga NOS before the 32nd matchday shows that the home side can show a comfortable eight point lead over Benfica Lisbon three rounds before the end. With a home win at the Estadio do Dragao there is nothing to stand in the way of the master party.
The guests from Lisbon, however, are in quite acceptable shape, but are still considered to be clearly outsiders. We will discuss in the following lines whether this assessment is rightly made. The game starts on Wednesday evening at 21:30 p.m.
Porto:
Only shortly before the long forced break, FC Porto climbed back to the top of Portuguese club football. Much spoke again for a hot fight for the crown with arch rival Benfica Lisbon until the last matchday.
The long interruption in Portuguese football caused Porto to rust a little, because at the restart, the leader of the standings, surprise climber Famalicao, was beaten 1: 2. This was the first loss after seven games (19 out of 21 possible points) and was only the third defeat of the season.
After this wake-up call, the top club found its way back and has been extremely confident in the past few weeks. Five wins and a goalless draw have followed in the last six games. The Argentinian goalkeeper Marchesin only had to concede a goal during this successful run – a goal resulting from a penalty.
Thanks to the consistently strong performances and the slip of Benfica Lisbon, the (preliminary) decision was made in favor of Porto. Another guarantee of success is the outstanding home balance. In 15 home games, the Conceicao team collected 40 out of 45 possible points. Only against Braga (1: 2) and Rio Ave (1: 1) was a win missed.
In these two games there were half of all home goals, Porto conceded only six goals and remained in clean sheets in eleven games. Accordingly, a good option between Porto and Sporting Lisbon is a forecast that not both teams will hit.
Sporting Lisbon:
Third place this year represents – once again – the maximum of feelings for Sporting Lisbon. The two long-standing rivals are now one step above the green-whites from Lisbon. This is due on the one hand to the financial situation and on the other to the many unrest in the club.
When the 35-year-old Ruben Amorim was introduced as the new head coach in early March, many fans touched their heads. The ex-professional is already the fourth (!) Sporting coach this season, was trained as a professional at arch rival Benfica and cost a limp transfer fee of ten million euros. This made Amorim the third most expensive coach ever, looking back on an experience of 13 games as Braga head coach.
The difficult conditions and the long forced break were certainly not an easy start for the new trainer. The successes in the field are impressive. Sporting celebrated six wins and two draws in eight competitive matches. If he remains undefeated, Porto and Sporting Lisbon will lure X2 odds of over 2.00 for the double chance bet.
The defensive has a large share in the steeply rising form curve. In the eight games under Amorim, the young goalkeeper Luis Maximiano has only had to reach four times. This stability on the defensive is of great importance, because Sporting lacks the risk of scoring in the offensive game.
Bruno Fernandes, who was sold to Manchester United in the winter, remains the top scorer with eight goals. Jovane Cabral – scorer in the last game against Santa Clara – is now the best scorer in the Green-Whites camp with six goals and three assists. However, gate festivals are not to be expected among the green-whites.
FC Porto vs Sporting head to head matches
05.01.20 PL Sporting FC Porto 1 : 2
25.05.19 TP Sporting FC Porto 3 : 2 (1 : 1)
18.05.19 PL FC Porto Sporting 2 : 1
26.01.19 CUP FC Porto Sporting 1 : 2 (1 : 1)
12.01.19 PL Sporting FC Porto 0 : 0