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Leixoes vs FC Porto Prediction & Betting tips
In the Portuguese league NOS was completed this weekend the first round of the current season. After the end of the first half series, the quarter-finals in the Taca de Portugal are on the program this week. It shows a similar picture as in the league. The top four teams are still in the competition, but the losfee has not produced a “direct duel” of the top teams. Probably the easiest lot has the reigning champion FC Porto. Outside of Leixoes Matosinhos, FC Porto are visiting.
Leixoes is the only remaining second division in this competition and is accordingly considered a blatant outsider. For a victory of Leixoes Matosinhos against Porto quotas of up to 13.00 are offered. The regular victory of the guests is accordingly quoted low (just over 1.20) and not necessarily recommended. Nevertheless, we try in our analysis for the game Leixoes Matosinhos Vs. Porto an interesting tip for this very unequal duel to find. The match will take place at the Estadio do Mar (capacity nearly 9,000 spectators), the start of the game is on Tuesday evening at 19:30 clock.
Leixoes Matosinhos:
From 2007 to 2010 Leixoes was still in the Portuguese football upper house, of which the club from the north of Portugal is now far away. The second league has been home since then and the club has not had any realistic chances of returning to the league NOS in recent years. The eighth place in the table last season was the best result in many years. Currently, the team of head coach Casquilha is in eleventh place, but has just five points clear of the table penultimate. The balance sheet is negative with six wins, three draws and eight defeats. The dress rehearsal before the biggest game of the season was at least positive, at home against Penafiel (5th) the second division celebrated a 2-1 victory. Despite this victory, Leixoes Matosinhos has won only three of the last twelve league games. The Underdog does not score many goals, but in only 17 matches there are only 15 own goals.
On the way to the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup competition, the second division benefited from the lottery luck. In the first three rounds Leixoes played against amateur teams before the first division side CD Tondela was defeated on penalties in the second round. But Tondela is by no means comparable to FC Porto. And another surprise is unimaginable for us. In the game Leixoes Matosinhos against Porto is a tip on a clear victory of the guests certainly worth considering. Instead of a successful handicap for the champion, we see good chances that Porto will be in the lead at half-time. Despite the successful dress rehearsal, the form is by no means particularly positive and the performance difference against a B team from Porto can not be denied. In the domestic championship Leixoes played against the second team (the players are 18-23 years old); There was a goalless draw in early November.
Porto:
For four years, FC Porto had to give the big rival Benfica Lisbon the lead. Under former player Sergio Conceicao succeeded in the past season, the return to the top and FC Porto celebrated the 28th title in the club’s history. The record under the 44-year-old Conceicao is absolutely impressive. After 82 competitive matches, Sergio Conceicao has an excellent score of 2.43 points per game. Only nine of the 82 games were lost. Also this season, the title win over Porto seems to lead. After the end of the first half of the season, the reigning champions are ranked number one in the table with 43 points and five points clear of Benfica. Last weekend, there was a goalless draw in the top match against Sporting Lisbon. After nine league wins in a row, it was the first point loss for Porto since 7 October (0-1 away defeat to Benfica Lisbon). In the last three league victories (against Rio Ave, Desportivo Aves and Nacional Funchal) Porto were each already at half time in the lead. Should be correct in the match between Leixoes and Porto the prediction on halftime / final postage, betting odds of a 1.77!
For these bets also the goal distribution of the FC Porto speaks. The Conceicao-Elf has scored 34 goals in the domestic championship and was able to achieve half of these 34 goals in the first and second halftime. Not only does FC Porto hope that the higher quality will be the deciding factor over the course of the game, but that it will take over the game from the start. When Neighborhood duel with the second division Conceicao will vigorously durchrotieren after the intense game against the Green Lion. For the reservists, however, this is the big opportunity to impose. In addition, there will most likely be the comeback of center-back Pepe. Fifteen years after leaving Porto, he is back in his homeland. Against Sporting Lisbon he sat on the bench, in the cup he could now return to the field. With Oliver Torres, Hernani, Fernando or even Adrian Lopez some well-known actors are burning for their chance. With the Brazilian Otavio and the Cameroonian Vincent Aboubakar a duo will have to pass due to injury.
Leixoes vs FC Porto head to head matches
24.10.17 CUP FC Porto Leixoes 0 : 0
13.02.10 PL Leixoes FC Porto 0 : 0
05.01.10 CUP FC Porto Leixoes 1 : 0
12.09.09 PL FC Porto Leixoes 4 : 1
15.07.09 CF FC Porto Leixoes 3 : 1