Sporting CP vs Porto: Match Preview, Betting Odds & Predictions

On Saturday, at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, Sporting Lisbon and Porto will meet in a Primeira Liga match. Both teams have started the new season with a perfect record.

Their last meeting was on August 3, when the Leoes claimed a thrilling 4-3 victory to win the Supertaca Candido de Oliveira championship; this will be their second meeting in as many weeks.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

Sporting Lisbon continued its dominant start to the Primeira Liga defence last Friday at the Estadio de Sao Luis and cruised to a 5-0 victory against Farense.

Once again, the attention centred on Victor Gyokeres, who scored three goals to give the away team a decisive advantage. After that, Lucas Africo's own goal and Marcus Edwards's goal in the 81st minute sealed the deal.

Before that, on August 9, Sporting Lisbon defeated Rio Ave 3-1 at home to start the new league season. The following week, they thrashed Nacional 6-1 in the Estadio da Madeira.

Last weekend's triumph extended Ruben Amorim's team's Primeira Liga winning streak to 24 matches. Since their 3-2 loss to Vitoria de Guimaraes on December 9, they have amassed 22 victories and two ties.

After their 2-1 overtime win to claim the Taca de Portugal championship on May 26 and their 4-3 victory in the Supertaca Candido de Oliveira on August 3, Sporting Lisbon will face a Porto team that has won their last two matches.

Meanwhile, on Saturday at the Estadio do Dragao, Porto defeated 10-man Rio Ave 2-0 to extend their league-winning streak to three games.

Wanderson Galeno gave the hosts a fantastic start in the first half of a game where Patrick William got the boot. Nico Gonzalez increased the hosts' lead just before halftime.

Before that, on August 3, Vitor Bruno's team won the Portuguese Super Cup for the record-extending 24th time. They then beat Santa Clara and Gil Vicente in consecutive Primeira Liga matches.

Porto enters the weekend on a high note, having won their past 15 matches in all competitions. They have scored 48 goals and kept ten clean sheets since losing 2-1 to Guimaraes on April 7.

Sporting Lisbon is currently riding high with 18 consecutive league victories, dating back to a May 2023 2-2 draw with Benfica. The Dragons must be on their game to continue their remarkable run. The match takes place at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Sporting CP x Porto Team News

Jerry St. Juste (knee) and Morten Hjulmand (ankle), two critical players for Sporting Lisbon, will not be able to participate due to injury.

Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Pinto, 20, will not be able to play in Saturday's matchup because he is nursing an ankle injury.

The 2023–24 Golden Boot winner Gyokeres has continued his impressive form from last season, scoring seven goals in the first three league games.

We anticipate the 26-year-old to lead Sporting Lisbon's assault once again, with Fransisco Trincao and Pedro Goncalves following closely after. In defence, we should see Goncalo Inacio, Ousmane Diomande, and Eduardo Quaresma returning.

With Ivan Marcano and Nigerian fullback Zaidu Sanusi out with knee ailments, Bruno will be without a defensive partnership for the visitors.

The 24-year-old midfielder Fabio Vieira just returned to Porto after signing on a season-long loan from Premier League club Arsenal, but he is not sure to start this coming weekend.

Diogo Costa is expected to be protected by an unchanged back three of Martim Fernandes, Ze Pedro, and Otavio since the Dragons have maintained three clean sheets in their first three matches.

Our predictions

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This weekend's matchup promises to be as exciting as the prior five, with a total of 19 goals scored. Both teams have gotten off to great starts this season, but we're taking Sporting Lisbon to win because of their home-field advantage.

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