Liga Portugal 1-FC Porto VS Rio Ave

 

 

Team Analysis:

Porto ensured they remained within touching distance of league leaders Benfica as they cruised to a 3-1 win over Farense, having gone seven games in a row without defeat in all competitions, picking up one draw and six wins, including a 4-0 win over Estoril Praia in the fifth round of the Taca de Portugal on January 9.

 

Rio Ave have now failed to taste victory in three games in a row, picking up two points from a possible nine, and have won just one of their last nine games since mid-November.

With 17 points from their 19 Primeira Liga games, Vilacondenses currently sit 16th in the league standings, four points above bottom-placed Vizela and one point behind Estrela Amadora just above the dotted line.

 

odds analysis:

Porto will be at their best when they face a Rio Ave side who struggled to impose themselves on their journey. Both form and history are on their side, this weekend and back them to claim all three points unscathed.

 

Conclusion:

score prediction 2-0 3-0.

 

 

Portugal League Cup - FC Porto vs Gil Vicente

 

Analysis:

On Wednesday, a match between FC Porto and Gil Vicente will take place at Dragon Stadium.

 

FC Porto are in form as their recent results included two shutouts and a total of six goals. Gil Vicente are also in good shape, having gone three games without losing, two of which were clean sheets.

 

The O/U first odds of bet365 is 3/3.5. Nine out of ten of their prior meetings, according to the statistics, produced no more than three goals. It is interesting to note that all Gil Vicente's recent games which had AH first odds of +1.5/2 were against FC Porto, and they have four times beaten the odds. This indicates that FC Porto will find it challenging to defeat Gil Vicente by two goals or more.

 

Conclusion

As stated above, they have a slim possibility of scoring highly in the upcoming game. Both teams scoring is acceptable in my slip, but going beyond 3/3.5 is not.

 

Pick: 1

 

O/U Pick: Under 3/3.5

 

BTTS: Y

UEFA Champions League / FC Porto vs Atletico Madrid

 

 

Analysis:

Bayern Munich will face off against away team Mainz at Allianz Arena in this Bundesliga 1 tie on Saturday.

 

FC Porto

Their latest results reveal that much solidity has been shown by the Porto backline. Porto have been stingy, resulting in the number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their previous 6 games standing at 2.

 

Atletico Madrid

Since tasting defeat last time out to Cádiz in La Liga competition, Atlético Madrid and their fans will hope to get a better result this time. During their six latest matches, Diego Simeone's Atlético Madrid have turned their attacks into goals 8 times, giving them the goals scored per game average of 1.33.

 

Verdict:

Porto have already secured second place in their group, while Atletico Madrid desperately need a win. The 1x2 first odds is 2.60-3.25-2.70, seems lacked of confidence to the home team. Atletico Madrid should at least take 1 point in this game.

 

Atletico Madrid+0

Portugal Primeira Liga - Sporting Braga Vs FC Porto

 

 

Pick:1x2   FC Porto @1.80

   OU    Under (2.5/3) @1.85

 

Analysis:

Sporting Braga goes head to head against FC Porto on Monday at Estadio Municipal de Braga

 

Braga

After losing their match against Ranger, their next match against Estoril was a draw 0-0, like the team has been on the bad side of luck. Braga has played five matches (W3, D1, L1), with six goals scored in their last five matches. 4th at the table with the focus on qualifying for the champion league and haven't lost a home game in their last five matches.

 

FC Porto

FC Porto successfully had a good run of five clean sheets in the competition and has won all away games in their last five with a margin of one goal to win the game but a different story at home. In their last five games(W5) and 1st at the table with every chance of making it to the UEFA Champions League next season.

 

Verdict

Porto has drawn every away game against Braga in their last meetings but had the lead.