Vitoria SC Guimaraes vs Porto Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 08/04/2022, 13:42  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 08/04/2022 at 13:43 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Vitoria Guimaraes are quite some distance below the European slots and as they prepare to host FC Porto in the Primeira Liga they will be looking to close in on the top five. Guimaraes head into this game placed sixth with 39 points while Porto tops the standings on 76 points. The hosts are coming from a 1-0 away win at Moreirense and hope to be the first to beat Porto in the league. Their recent matches have come with mixed results, the team winning three of their last five and losing twice. Though they’ve scored more than a goal in just one of the last five matches, three of the five have produced over 2.5 goals. Guimaraes’ last five home league matches have all produced over 2.5 goals and this extends to nine of their last 10 at their backyard. They only have two clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

FC Porto come into this game unbeaten in the 28 league matches they’ve played. They have 24 wins in that run and are six points clear of second placed Sporting Lisbon. In their recent matches they’ve improved defensively, keeping three straight clean sheets in the league and three times in the last four league games, they’ve scored two or more goals. No team has scored more goals than Porto in the league this season; they’ve netted 71 times. In their last 10 matches, they’ve scored two or more goals in seven. Three of their last five league matches have produced over 2.5 goals and going into this away game, they’ve won each of the last 11 away matches in the league.