Bookmakers anticipate trouble-free victory for Porto when Vizela visit

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sun 05.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Dragão (50033 seats)

Liga Portugal: Porto receive Vizela in what is nearly guaranteed to be an entertaining football game. Here's a full preview!

Insights:
  • Porto have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Liga Portugal
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vizela have scored away.

Porto have less rest than Vizela in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Liga Portugal game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Marítimo, so at least Porto are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Porto form and stats

Porto have been very solid at home in the Liga Portugal so far, with 21 points collected from 8 matches (7-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. Porto are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Diogo Meireles Costa not having conceded a league goal in 218 minutes.

Porto are returning here after visiting Marítimo and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Galeno and Wendell scored the goal(s). Midfielder Galeno was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.03 (out of ten) in that game. Galeno scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Before that game, a fine away win at Sporting CP. A League Cup game.

The manager Conceição will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Academico Viseu in only three days.

It's goals goals goals for Porto who have scored 28 goals from 8 league home games. Porto are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Do Dragão in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.

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Vizela form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga Portugal matches, Vizela have produced an overall stat of 3-2-4 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Vizela are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Samu, Julião and Osmajić scored in Vizela's previous match, the home game against Rio Ave that ended 3-1. Osmajić, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.63. Osmajić scored one goal and hit one key pass.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sporting CP wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Possible goal fest! This side have played 5 consecutive league matches all having at least three goals (over 2.5 goals).

Vizela are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Vizela have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Porto have been victorious in every one of the 5 most recent duels versus this side. Something to take note of?

The fixture lists shows this result when the teams played each other earlier this campaign; Vizela - Porto 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

PortoM. Taremi
M. Taremi
10 goals
PortoW. Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno
W. Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno
8 goals
PortoF. de Lima Barbosa
F. de Lima Barbosa
6 goals

Porto missing players

Vizela missing players

Porto Vizela
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 4 9 18
13 7 3 Won W 1 3 7
3 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
2 1 0 Lost L 3 4 8
43 28 12 Scored S 3 10 22
11 5 2 Conceded C 6 11 18
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 78% 61%
50% 88% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 44%
39% 62% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 17%
28% 50% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 39%
50% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 33% 33%
11% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 11% 28%
 
5.4 4.6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.7 4.8
3.9 4.2 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 9.8 7.9 6.8
2 2.2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 4.1 3.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
17.4 17.1 18.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 11.9 14.4
6.4 7.5 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 5.1 5.6
37% 47% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 22% 22%
 
8.2 9.5 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 22 16.9 14.6
2.1 2.5 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.8 5.2 4.2
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • Porto have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vizela have scored away.
  • Porto have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Liga Portugal
  • Porto have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in Liga Portugal
  • Porto haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Porto is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga Portugal
  • Vizela have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Vizela have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vizela haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 19 16 2 1 48 12 9 8 1 0 29 8 10 8 1 1 19 4 36 50
2 Porto 18 13 3 2 43 11 8 7 0 1 28 5 10 6 3 1 15 6 32 42
3 Sporting Braga 18 13 1 4 39 18 8 5 1 2 15 5 10 8 0 2 24 13 21 40
4 Sporting CP 18 11 2 5 38 19 9 8 0 1 26 5 9 3 2 4 12 14 19 35
5 Casa Pia 18 9 3 6 18 17 10 4 2 4 8 8 8 5 1 2 10 9 1 30
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 18 8 3 7 17 20 10 6 2 2 11 7 8 2 1 5 6 13 -3 27
7 Arouca 18 7 5 6 22 28 10 5 1 4 15 15 8 2 4 2 7 13 -6 26
8 Vizela 18 7 3 8 22 18 9 4 1 4 12 7 9 3 2 4 10 11 4 24
9 Boavista 17 7 3 7 20 27 10 5 3 2 15 15 7 2 0 5 5 12 -7 24
10 Chaves 18 5 7 6 17 23 8 1 5 2 7 8 10 4 2 4 10 15 -6 22
11 Rio Ave 18 5 6 7 18 23 8 4 1 3 9 7 10 1 5 4 9 16 -5 21
12 Famalicão 18 6 3 9 17 23 9 5 1 3 11 8 9 1 2 6 6 15 -6 21
13 Portimonense 18 6 2 10 15 25 9 3 2 4 7 9 9 3 0 6 8 16 -10 20
14 Estoril 17 5 4 8 16 22 7 2 2 3 8 12 10 3 2 5 8 10 -6 19
15 Gil Vicente 18 5 3 10 18 26 9 3 2 4 7 9 9 2 1 6 11 17 -8 18
16 Santa Clara 18 3 5 10 12 23 9 2 3 4 9 15 9 1 2 6 3 8 -11 14
17 Marítimo 18 3 4 11 11 33 9 2 2 5 6 10 9 1 2 6 5 23 -22 13
18 Pacos de Ferreira 19 2 3 14 12 35 11 1 2 8 7 20 8 1 1 6 5 15 -23 9

Read more about Liga Portugal

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.