Sporting - FC Porto Prediction, Picks and Tips
The Portuguese Cup is played by a match and rematch system. Interestingly, between the first meeting and the rematch in this case will be two months, and in the meantime both teams played with each other in the Primeira League. The first cup match won FC Porto 1: 0, a month later in the League of Dragons were better in the ratio of 2: 1 goals.
This shows that the level of these teams is still close, but still Sergio Conceicao grace is one step ahead. Porto's problem in the rematch may be fatigue. Herrera, Aboubakar and the rest will be after the weekend against Benfica, so the main rival to win the Portuguese Championship. Will Sporting take advantage of playing in his own stadium? In our opinion, yes and no. The match will end with a draw, which is a better result for Sporting than the previous matches of these teams, but will be promoted further to FC Porto.
The last 5 duels of these teams are 3 Porto Porto wins and 2 draws. Both shoot on average about 1 goal per match. Porto loses fewer goals (0.6 goals per match with 1 goal for Sporting match). Porto lost 2 of their last 5 games, Sporting lost 3 out of 5.
Our recommendation tip for Sporting - FC Porto: BTS / YES @ 1.84