Sporting vs Porto Primeira Liga prediction: First clash between giants
Primeira Liga matchday four sees two in-form clubs meet in the Portuguese capital when Sporting CP and Porto clash.
Three predictions for Sporting vs Porto
Sporting 1-2 Porto (14/1 with Bet365)
Sporting have won only one of their last five games against Porto, while the Dragons come into this showdown after winning their last 6 away matches in a row.
Viktor Gyökeres to score anytime (7/5 with BetMGM)
Sporting marksman Viktor Gyökeres has scored in the last three games, and he netted twice when the sides last met in Primeira Liga action.
Over 2.5 goals (8/11 with Midnite)
In each of Sporting’s last seven home games, three or more goals were scored in total.
How both teams go into Sporting vs Porto
Sporting won 5-0 against Farense last time, maintaining a strong start to their Primeira Liga title defence. Victor Gyokeres scored three goals to give the visitors a strong lead. Before that, Sporting began the new season with a 3-1 home win over Rio Ave, followed by a 6-1 victory over newly promoted Nacional. Their win last weekend extended their unbeaten streak in Portugal’s top division to 24 matches, with an impressive record of 22 wins and two draws since their last defeat in December against Vitoria de Guimaraes.
Porto, meanwhile, made it three wins from three as they picked up a 2-0 victory over 10-man Rio Ave, which came soon after clinching a record-extending 24th Portuguese Super Cup before picking up back-to-back victories over Gil Vicente and Santa Clara in their opening two Primeira Liga matches. Porto goes into the weekend with a 15-game winning streak across all competitions, scoring 48 goals and keeping 10 clean sheets. They have not lost in their last 19 matches, with their last defeat being a 2-1 loss to Guimarães in April.
Sporting host Porto at Estádio José Alvalade on Saturday at 8:30pm.
Sporting latest team news
Sporting will be missing Jerry St. Juste and Morten Hjulmand due to muscle and ankle injuries, respectively. Diogo Pinto is also recovering from an ankle injury and will not be available for Saturday’s match. Gyökeres is expected to lead Sporting’s attack with Francisco Trincão and Pedro Gonçalves, while Gonçalo Inácio, Ousmane Diomande, and Eduardo Quaresma are likely to form the team’s back three once again.
Porto latest team news
Porto’s head coach Vítor Bruno will be missing defenders Iván Marcano and Zaidu Sanusi due to knee injuries. Fábio Vieira, who recently joined Porto on a season-long loan from Arsenal, is unlikely to play this weekend. The Dragons have kept a clean sheet in their first three matches, and it’s expected that the defensive lineup of Martim Fernandes, Zé Pedro, and Otávio will remain unchanged, playing in front of goalkeeper Diogo Costa.
Sporting vs Porto head-to-head
Porto won the last two matches: they beat Sporting 2-1 in extra time to clinch the Taça de Portugal title in May and then triumphed 4-3 in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira a few months later.
| Sporting vs Porto H2H | |||||||
| Date | Score | Ground, City | |||||
| 03 Aug 2024 | Sporting 3-4 Porto | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro | |||||
| 26 May 2024 | Porto 2-1 Sporting | Estádio Nacional, Oeiras | |||||
| 28 Apr 2024 | Porto 2-2 Sporting | Estádio do Dragão, Porto | |||||
| 18 Dec 2023 | Sporting 2-0 Porto | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | |||||
| 12 Feb 2023 | Sporting 1-2 Porto | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | |||||
| 28 Jan 2023 | Sporting 0-2 Porto | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria | |||||
How to watch Sporting vs Porto live
Sporting host Porto at Estádio José Alvalade on Saturday at 8:30pm, with the match broadcast live in the UK on TrillerTV+.
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