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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 3
Aug 20, 2022 at 8.30pm UK
Estádio Do Dragão
Sporting Lisbon

Porto
3 - 0
Sporting Lisbon

Evanilson (42'), Uribe (78' pen.), Galeno (86' pen.)
Sanusi (41')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Ugarte (16'), Neto (40'), Morita (42'), Reis (76')
Porro (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Primeira Liga clash between Porto and Sporting Lisbon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Porto

Last Six:
Last Game: Vizela 0-1 Porto
Sunday, August 14 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

Sporting Lisbon

Last Six:
Last Game: Sporting Lisbon 3-0 Rio Ave
Saturday, August 13 at 8.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Porto 2-1 Sporting Lisbon

 Saturday's game sees two of the biggest sides in Portuguese football go head to head and this makes for an exciting watch. The reigning champions head into the game in superb form, winning each of their last 10 games across all competitions. While we expect the Leoes to put up a fight, we fancy Porto coming out on top while riding on the wave of support from the home fans. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Porto win with a probability of 50.15%. A win for Sporting Lisbon had a probability of 26.77% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.42%) and 2-0 (7.59%). The likeliest Sporting Lisbon win was 1-2 (6.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.61%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.

Result
PortoDrawSporting Lisbon
50.15% (-1.213 -1.21) 23.08% (0.3 0.3) 26.77% (0.913 0.91)
Both teams to score 59.86% (-0.174 -0.17)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.11% (-0.618 -0.62)40.89% (0.619 0.62)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.72% (-0.634 -0.63)63.27% (0.635 0.63)
Porto Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.53% (-0.658 -0.66)16.47% (0.658 0.66)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.83% (-1.198 -1.2)46.17% (1.198 1.2)
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.66% (0.351 0.35)28.34% (-0.352 -0.35)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.92% (0.443 0.44)64.08% (-0.443 -0.44)
Score Analysis
    Porto 50.15%
    Sporting Lisbon 26.77%
    Draw 23.08%
PortoDrawSporting Lisbon
2-1 @ 9.57% (-0.061999999999999 -0.06)
1-0 @ 8.42% (0.050999999999998 0.05)
2-0 @ 7.59% (-0.125 -0.13)
3-1 @ 5.76% (-0.168 -0.17)
3-0 @ 4.57% (-0.18 -0.18)
3-2 @ 3.63% (-0.069 -0.07)
4-1 @ 2.6% (-0.136 -0.14)
4-0 @ 2.06% (-0.129 -0.13)
4-2 @ 1.64% (-0.069 -0.07)
5-1 @ 0.94% (-0.072 -0.07)
Other @ 3.39%
Total : 50.15%
1-1 @ 10.61% (0.17 0.17)
2-2 @ 6.04% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 4.67% (0.131 0.13)
3-3 @ 1.53% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 23.08%
1-2 @ 6.69% (0.17 0.17)
0-1 @ 5.88% (0.22 0.22)
0-2 @ 3.71% (0.174 0.17)
1-3 @ 2.81% (0.098 0.1)
2-3 @ 2.54% (0.034 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.56% (0.088 0.09)
Other @ 3.57%
Total : 26.77%

How you voted: Porto vs Sporting Lisbon

Porto
84.6%
Draw
9.2%
Sporting Lisbon
6.2%
65
Head to Head
Apr 21, 2022 8.15pm
Porto
1-0
Sporting Lisbon
Martinez (83')
Evanilson (31')

Porro (89')
Mar 2, 2022 8.45pm
Sporting Lisbon
1-2
Porto
Sarabia (49')
Paulinho (33'), Adan (56'), Coates (57'), Slimani (90+1'), Reis (90+4'), Porro (90+8'), Amorim (90+8')
Taremi (59' pen.), Evanilson (64')
Marchesin (78'), Vitinha (80'), Pepe (90+3')
Feb 11, 2022 8.15pm
Porto
2-2
Sporting Lisbon
Vieira (38'), Taremi (78')
Pepe (42'), Otavio (45'), Vieira (82'), Pepe (90+1')
Marchesin (90+10'), Pepe (90+10')
Paulinho (8'), Santos (34')
Reis (1'), Coates (27'), Esgaio (45'), Paulinho (54'), Santos (63'), Palhinha (71')
Coates (49'), Tabata (90+10'), Palhinha (90+10')
Sep 11, 2021 8.30pm
Sporting Lisbon
1-1
Porto
Santos (16')
Vinagre (3'), Paulinho (14'), Neto (39'), Porro (43'), Cabral (51'), Adan (90+2')
Diaz (71')
Costa (2'), Marcano (4'), Pepe (43'), Manafa (56'), Martinez (85')
Martinez (87')
Feb 27, 2021 8.30pm
Porto
0-0
Sporting Lisbon

Pepe (55')

Mendes (27'), Feddal (55')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon1311024083233
2Benfica1210113172431
3Porto1310123192231
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara139041612427
5Braga137332213924
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes136341612421
7MoreirenseMoreirense136251918120
8FamalicaoFamalicao134631412218
9Rio AveRio Ave134361323-1015
10Casa Pia133551117-614
11Estoril PraiaEstoril133551219-714
12Gil Vicente133461624-813
13Estrela Amadora133371222-1012
14BoavistaBoavista13256816-811
15AVS132561021-1111
16Nacional12237717-109
17SC FarenseFarense13238719-129
18AroucaArouca13229723-168
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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