FC Porto vs Sporting CP Prediction and Betting Tips

One of the biggest games in the Portuguese Primeira Liga takes place this weekend when FC Porto host rivals Sporting CP. Both teams often engage in intense and closely fought battles, but Porto have prevailed in recent encounters and should come out on top again here.

FC Porto’s title defense got off to a good start as they won their first two games. They started with a 5-1 win over Maritimo before beating Vizela 1-0 after an injury-time effort by Ivan Marcano last weekend.

The champions have actually won three games after thrashing Tondela 3-0 in the Portuguese Super Cup. Porto’s early season form looks ominous for the rest of the league as they have now scored nine goals and conceded just one in their three games so far.

Porto have been close to perfect at home lately and were unbeaten in front of their fans last season. Sergio Conceicao’s team’s last defeat at Estadio do Dragao was a 3-2 loss to Maritimo in 2020.

Sporting CP have been the closest challengers to FC Porto’s dominance in Portugal in recent years, winning the Primeira Liga two seasons ago. They narrowly overtook the champions again last season but eventually fell behind and ended up six points off pace.

Ruben Amorim’s men are expected to put pressure on Porto again but haven’t had the best start to the season. They started with a 3-3 draw at Sporting Braga before bouncing back with a 3-0 home win against Rio Ave last time out.

Sporting CP has shown a lot of offensive quality so far with six goals in the first two games. However, three goals conceded at Sporting Braga concede a defensive weakness that could be exploited by a team like Porto.

That’s how the bookmakers see it

Bookies put FC Porto as favorites with a home win priced at 11/10 by Coral. A win for Sporting CP is rated at 11/4 by BoyleSports, while SBK are offering odds of 27/11 for a draw.

Finally head to head

FC Porto went unbeaten against Sporting CP last season, winning two and drawing one in three meetings. They won 1-0 in their last meeting at the Estadio do Dragao.

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Mehdi Taremi seems to have picked up where he left off last season with four goals in three games so far. Bet365 is offering odds of 7/4 on the forward, who can score at any time on Saturday.

Sporting CP will look to Pote to light the spark in attack after scoring three goals in the first two games of this season. The forward is rated 15/4 by bet365 to be included in Saturday’s top scorer list.

Anything else catches your eye?

FC Porto and Sporting CP have scored in three of their last four meetings and could look to a similar result with SBK on 13/16. Over 2.5 goals are rated 19/20 at BetVictor, while over 3.5 goals are rated 12/5 at William Hill.

FC Porto’s superior offensive quality means they could score with Coral in both halves at 9/4.

This match between FC Porto and Sporting CP will be played on August 20, 2022 with a kick-off at 20:30 CET. Below are our tipsters best predictions between FC Porto and Sporting CP. You can also visit our dedicated bet preview section for the most up-to-date previews.

FC Porto vs Sporting CP Betting Tips & Predictions