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Feirense vs FC Porto Prediction & Betting tips
Portugal does not have a winter break this year. League-leader FC Porto came into action on New Year’s Day for the Taça da Liga and kicks off 2018 on Wednesday-evening with an away match against low-flyer Feirense.
Feirense :
The teams in the right-hand row of the Primeira Liga do not differ much from each other. For example, Tondela, which introduces the right-hand row, is only seven points above the degradation line. Feirense is in thirteenth place, with fourteen points from fifteen matches. With this Feirense is still three dots above the line.
Nevertheless, trainer Nuno Manta will not be free from relegation worries. The recent form of the team from Santa Maria de Feira will make him very worried. For example, eight of the fourteen points were achieved in the first four games of the season. Feirense was even in the top three. The eleven subsequent games yielded only six points. Between the end of October and mid-December, Feirense lost no less than seven times in a row.
To make matters worse, the team was eliminated in the cup tournament on the last day of 2017. In the Taça de Liga (the Portuguese equivalent of the League Cup), the team was eliminated by second division Oliveirense. The last sixteen teams were divided into four groups, of which the winners advance to the semi-finals. Due to the equal game against Oliveirense, this team goes into the box for the draw for the semi-final /
In the second half of the season, Feirense can therefore focus entirely on rediscovering the shape from the initial phase of the competition. Can Feirense stunt against league leader Porto?
FC Porto:
FC Porto had a fantastic first half of the season. The team of trainer Sergio Conceição is the undefeated leader in the new year with twelve wins and three draws in fifteen matches. In the Champions League Os Dragoes (the Dragons) overwhelmed in a difficult group by leaving RB Leipzig and AS Monaco behind. To top it all, Porto qualified for the semifinals of the Taça da Liga by triumphing 2-3 on a visit to Paços de Ferreira.
For the time being, it can not stand for Porto. The selection is largely free of injuries and Conceição has a strong bank. Thus the trainer has a real luxury problem in the forefront, where he has three scoring points with Vincent Aboubakar, Tiquinho Soares and Moussa Marega. In the midfield he has some excellent players with Oliver Torres, André André, Otàvio and Hernâni.
Who can stop the advance of FC Porto and give the team its first loss since May 2017? Despite the strong series, the championship is not yet on course. Sporting Lisbon has gained exactly the same number of points in the league so far, while Benfica only follows three points. The next round of play, however, both teams will play against each other, making Porto good business in the title race anyway when Feirense is defeated.
Feirense vs FC Porto head to head matches
23.04.17 PL FC Porto Feirense 0 : 0
29.12.16 CUP FC Porto Feirense 1 : 1
11.12.16 PL Feirense FC Porto 0 : 4
27.01.16 CUP Feirense FC Porto 2 : 0
16.12.15 TP Feirense FC Porto 0 : 1