Chaves vs Porto Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 01/01/2023, 18:00  by Sridhar | Modified on 02/03/2023 at 18:18 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Matchday 23 will see bottom-half club Chaves welcome title chasers Porto in the Primeira Liga on Saturday at Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira. Chaves start this round of fixtures in 13th place with 26 points from 22 matches while their visitors Porto are 2nd with 51 points from 22 matches ahead of this round. The hosts are ten points above the bottom-three clubs and are fairly comfortable in the mid-table without apparent chance of pushing for a top-four finish. Their recent form has been uninspiring too with Chaves winning only one of their last 12 matches in all competitions, drawing five. Even in the league, they have lost their last two matches and have just one victory across their last nine league matches. The victories are sporadic even at home, but a string of five draws and two wins from their last nine league matches here suggest they may not go down without a fight.

Porto need a reboot after falling to a 2-1 loss at home to Gil Vicente, which followed their loss in the Champions League to Inter Milan by 1-0. The league loss was a surprise as they won six straight league matches in a row before that defeat. With a chance to stay on the coat tails of the leaders Benfica, who are eight points adrift. Porto will nevertheless be pushing for a win to wrest back their momentum, and they have won their last three away league games.