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Porto vs. Boavista: Portuguese Championship Match Prediction
On December 28, Porto will host Boavista in the 16th round of the Portuguese championship. Will the Dragons be able to justify their status as favorites and secure a confident victory over their opponents, or will the Chessmen create a sensation at Dragao and take the points for themselves? In the forecast, we assessed the prospects of each team and selected the most reliable bets. Which choice should you make?
Command Analysis
FC Porto
PortugalCurrent form
Before the start of the season, Porto was considered one of the main contenders for the championship title along with Sporting, but so far it does not fully live up to this status. With 37 points, Vitor Bruno team is third in the table and one point behind the leader Benfica, with Sporting ahead due to additional indicators. In the last round, the "dragons" crushed Moreirense away with a score of 3:0, thus achieving their second victory in a row in the championship.
Disqualifications and injuries
Marcano and Grujic are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Porto have won their last three matches
- Porto have beaten Boavista in their last three home games
Tentative line-up: Costa - Fernandes, Perez, Otavio, Galeno - Nico, Eustaquio, Pepe, Mora, Vieira - Samu.
Boavista
PortugalCurrent form
For objective reasons, Boavista could not set itself too ambitious goals and mainly relied on maintaining its place in the Primeira Liga. So far, Cristiano Bacci team has not been able to cope with its task, being in 17th place in the table after 15 rounds. The "chessmen" are one point behind the saving 15th place, so there is a chance to escape from the bottom of the table today, but for this it is necessary to perform a feat in Porto.
Disqualifications and injuries
Goncalves and Pires are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Boavista have not won in their last five matches – two defeats and three draws
- Boavista have scored in two of their last three matches
Estimated line-up: Cesar - Dabo, Ferreira, Abascal, Miguel - Silva, Perez, Onyemaechi, Reizinho, Agra - Bozenik.
Trends
Bet Exact score 4:1
Two of the last six matches between the clubs have ended with this score
14.25Porto to score in both halves
In Porto last three matches, this bet has been successful
1.59Boavista to score in the second half
In two of Boavista last three away games, this bet has been successful
3.55Tip and bets
Porto has come close to Benfica and Sporting and already today has a chance to top the table. It is obvious that the hosts will not have any particular problems with motivation and in this situation Boavista has minimal chances to get points in the derby - the "dragons" have a huge advantage in class, are in excellent shape, which cannot be said about the "chess" who have won only one victory in the last 15 matches.
We think that the guests have no chance. Forecast - Asian handicap (-2) on Porto . This bet is offered with a coefficient of 1.65
Bet on total
Porto is the favorite of the match and will certainly strive to justify this status - the battle for the title is expected to be fierce and the "dragons" have no right to make a mistake in the conditions of such tough competition. Boavista is not reliable in defense and is far from being in the best shape, but at the same time in the derby the "chessmen" regularly score against Porto, they will certainly score a goal of prestige today.
Bet - both teams to score. This bet is offered for 2.45
Bet on corners
Porto are the favourites and will probably spend the entire 90 minutes attacking - the Dragons should win confidently on corners.
Bet - Asian handicap (-4) on corners for Porto. This bet is offered for 1.61
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