Sporting vs Porto: Portuguese League Cup match betting tip

Portugal

Sporting CP

Portugal

League Cup

7 January 11:45 UTC

FC Porto

Portugal

Sporting will play Porto in the League Cup semi-final on January 7. Will the Lions be able to take revenge for the defeat in the Super Cup and get a ticket to the final, or will the Dragons secure their fifth win in a row and prove stronger? In the betting tip, we assessed the prospects of each team in the upcoming match and selected the most reliable bets. Which choice will be successful?

Sporting CP vs FC Porto Prediction and Betting Tips (07.01.2025)

Command Analysis

Sporting CP

Portugal

Current form

Sporting approached the start of the season as the main contender for the championship title – in terms of player selection, the Lions were significantly superior to both Benfica and Porto. The opening period was held at a very high level, but after the departure of Ruben Amorim, Sporting slid into crisis. Recently, they managed to improve, a 1:0 victory over Benfica in the derby in the 16th round helped return to the first line, but in the last match of the championship, the Lions barely saved a 4:4 draw against Vitoria – second Porto is now only one point behind and has a game in hand.

Disqualifications and injuries

Santos, Inacio and Braganza are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

Sporting have not lost in their last five matches – two wins and three draws
Sporting have scored against Porto in their last six matches

Estimated line-up: Israel - Quaresma, Diomande, San Just, Reis - Catamo, Morita, Hjulmann, Cuenda - Trincao, Gyekeres.

FC Porto

Portugal

Current form

Porto also approached the start of the season with the most ambitious goals and overall is playing the first round at a high level. Despite several unimpressive matches, the dragons managed to improve and take advantage of Sporting's crisis, almost catching up with them in the table. At the moment, Vitor Bruno's team is in second place in the table with 40 points and is only one point behind the leader Sporting, with Benfica two points behind. Porto was unable to play its match in the 17th round against Nacional due to the fog that suddenly fell on Madeira.

Disqualifications and injuries

Marcano, Wendell, Grujic and Moura are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

Porto have won their last four matches
Porto have scored against Sporting in three of their last four matches

Tentative line-up: Costa - Galeno, Otavio, Perez, Fernandes - Eustaquio, Nico, Pepe, Mora, Franco - Samu.

Trends

Bet Exact score 2:2

Two of the last four draws between the clubs have ended with this scoreline

12.25

Sporting to score in first half

In Sporting's last two matches, this bet was successful

2.05

Porto to score in both halves

In Porto's last four matches this bet has been successful

3.65

Tip and bets

1.65both will score

Sporting have stopped losing recently and are gradually coming to their senses and gaining form – the Lions have not yet regained their former form, but from match to match they look stronger and more powerful in attack. At the same time, there are a lot of mistakes in defense – Vitoria scored four goals in the Lions’ goal in the last match, Porto is an opponent of an even higher level and is in excellent form, today the Lisbon team will also clearly have a lot of work. Both teams are impressive in attack and will certainly take risks – an exchange of goals is almost inevitable.

We believe that there will be goals in the match. Betting Tip - both will score . This bet is offered with a coefficient of 1.65

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3.45Draw

Bet on the outcome

Sporting have not lost in five matches in a row, but it is too early to talk about a full recovery from the crisis - the Lions have only managed to win two of the last five matches. Porto, in turn, is in excellent shape and has been impressive lately - the Dragons are approaching the semi-finals of the League Cup with a series of four victories in a row. It is difficult to single out a favorite in such a match, the match will most likely be a tough fight and the probability of a draw in such a situation is quite high, especially since the Lions have been sharing points with their opponents regularly lately.

Bet - Draw. This bet is offered for 3.45

Bet on corners

Both teams will clearly be set on winning and there is no clear favourite, the initiative will certainly change hands – there should be a lot of corners in such a scenario.

Bet - total over 9.5 corners. This bet is offered for 1.75

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