Belenenses – FC Porto Picks & Prediction

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Belenenses - FC Porto Prediction, Picks and Tips

Belenenses and Porto meet at Estádio Nacional, in a match for the 17th round of the Primeira Liga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 08‑12‑2019, for the Primeira Liga, which ended in a draw by (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by André Santos (14 '), for Belenenses, and Alex Telles (32'), for Porto. In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since Belenenses present considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

The home team is currently in 12th position, with 15 points won, after 3 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Tondela by (2‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Santa Clara by (2‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 7 goals scored and 21 suffered; against 3 victories, 7 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 11 goals scored and 14 suffered. In their last 8 home games for the championship, Belenenses won 2, tied 3 and lost 3, for which they won 9 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). His attack has not been very effective, since he has not scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that scores few times in the first place and that only managed to open the scoring in 4 of its last 16 games for the Primeira Liga, of these 4 it reached the break in 3 and won at the end of the 90 'in 3. In 16 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 8 of their 15 goals between minutes (31' ‑ 45 '). Belenenses has made a medium campaign in their fight for permanence and reaches the seventeenth day of the championship, the last of the first half of the competition, in fourteenth position in the classification table, with the same 15 points as Rio Ave and Portimonense, all with an advantage of one point for the relegation zone. After being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Portuguese Cup with a defeat (3x0) against Benfica, coach Petit's team lost again last Monday, in the visit to the Santa Clara stadium (2x0), one of the the direct rivals in their fight to remain in the elite of Portuguese football next season. The first goal was suffered from a penalty, at 13 ', and the second came in compensation time, after a period of dominance by Belenenses.

After 12 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 35 points won. In their last match, they beat Rio Ave at home by (2‑0), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Farense, by (0‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 32 goals scored and 16 suffered; against 12 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 32 goals scored and 11 suffered. For the championship, Porto won 16 points out of 21 possible, after 5 victories, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 7 games they played as a visitor. In this competition, they have won the last 4 away matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this competition, they conceded the first goal 7 times, but got the comeback in 3. FC Porto continues to chase the leader Sporting Lisboa, reaching this match in second place, with 38 points added, four behind Sporting Lisboa and with a five-point lead over Benfica and Braga. Trying to stay firm in the search for first place shortly before the direct confrontation with the leader, coach Sérgio Conceição's team comes into this game in good shape, with three wins in the last three games, two of which for the championship. . After the victory over Gil Vicente (2x0), in the quarterfinals of the Portuguese Cup, FC Porto won again without problems, last Monday, against Rio Ave, at home, by 2x0 (goals from Luis Díaz and Evanilson, in the first and second half, respectively).
Our recommendation tip for Belenenses - FC Porto: FC Porto to win @ 1.40