📏 Form Guide

Estoril

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Estoril, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-0 Primeira Liga success vs Portimonense.

In that game, Estoril had 41% possession and 9 shots on goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Estoril was Cassiano (53'). For their opponents, Portimonense had 18 shots on goal with 3 on target.

Estoril have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets lately, but they have also found ways to hit the back of the net themselves. Analysis of their previous 6 games shows that Estoril have conceded in 5 of them while also scoring in 6 of those games.

Porto

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Porto will come into the game after a 4-1 Primeira Liga win to defeat Vizela in their most recent match.

In that match, Porto had 69% possession and 38 attempts on goal with 12 on target. For Porto, goals were scored by Pepe (17' Own goal), Francisco Conceição (54'), Pepê Aquino (68'), Evanilson (77') and Toni Martínez (89'). At the other end, Vizela had 2 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.

A succession of reliable performances by the Porto defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their last 6 fixtures combined. Over that same period of time, their forwards have scored 14. Such a pattern isn’t assured to be sustained into this next game, of course.

Coming into this clash, Porto have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 21/02/2018 shows that Estoril have won 1 of these games and Porto 4, with the number of draws being 1.

A combined sum of 19 goals were scored between them in this period, with 7 of them for Canarinhos and 12 for Dragões. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.17.

The previous league match between these sides was Primeira Liga match day 10 on 03/11/2023 which ended up with the score at Porto 0-1 Estoril.

On that occasion, Porto had 70% possession and 19 shots at goal with 6 on target.

Estoril got 7 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Jordan Holsgrove (75') scored.

The match was refereed by Tiago Martins.

📰 Team News: Estoril

Erick Cabaco (Knee injury) and Jordan Holsgrove (unknown injury) won’t be playing for Estoril manager Vasco Seabra.

We are thinking that Canarinhos will possibly kick off with a 3-4-3 formation in the match and select Marcelo Carne, Bernardo Vital, Joao Basso, Pedro Alvaro, Wagner Pina, Vinicius Zanocelo, Mateus Fernandes, Rodrigo Gomes, Rafik Guitane, Cassiano and Heri Tavares.

🗞️ Team News: Porto

Porto manager Sérgio Conceição has multiple availability issues to deal with. Iván Marcano (Cruciate ligament tear) and Zaidu (Cruciate ligament tear) can’t be considered.

We believe Dragões seem likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 system, starting the game with Diogo Costa, Joao Mario, Pepe, Otavio, Wendell, Alan Varela, Nico Gonzalez, Chico Conceicao, Pepe, Wenderson Galeno and Evanilson.

✨ Prediction

In our view, Estoril should have enough to breach the defence of this Porto lineup, but one goal likely won’t prevent defeat.

We are therefore anticipating a narrow 1-2 victory for Porto at the end of the match. There looks to be little in this one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 20:05 30/03/2024