Porto vs Vitória SC betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Estádio Do Dragão

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Thu 22.April
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Dragão (50033 seats)

Porto and Vitória SC are both riding high in the Primeira Liga with their 2nd and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Porto have the most scored goals (56) in Primeira Liga

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Primeira Liga match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Nacional.

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Porto form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio Do Dragão as Porto, who have the most scored goals (56) in Primeira Liga, have scored 27 goals to get 30 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Primeira Liga are 9-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). The Porto fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Do Dragão and will expect new points from this game. Porto has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat. Porto haven’t lost a league-game in 21 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Pacos de Ferreira, 173 days ago.

Porto are confident in defense, having played 214 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

In the game before, an away victory in the Champions League match versus Chelsea with a 1-0 scoreline.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Porto home games with this odds we find ten games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in nine wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.

The manager S. Marceneiro Conceição will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Moreirense in only four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (27 in 13 games), Porto's attacking play is working. 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 12 from 13 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Vitória SC form and stats

5-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Vitória SC in their Primeira Liga matches away. It's all red in the travel logs of Vitória, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Prior to that match, the Vitória manager M. Maçães faced defeat when travelling to Portimonense and losing 0-3.

You'll want to know how Vitória managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found five similar matches resulting in zero away wins, two draws and three home wins.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Vitória manager M. Maçães as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Nacional.

Vitória SC have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 14 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Vitória have conceded 13 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Vitória SC - Porto 2-3, played this season. Porto-Vitória SC H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Porto eight wins, Vitória SC one win, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

PortoS. Relvas de Oliveira
S. Relvas de Oliveira
12 goals
PortoM. Taremi
M. Taremi
12 goals
Vitória SCO. Estupiñán Vallesilla
O. Estupiñán Vallesilla
8 goals

Porto missing players

Vitória SC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Porto Vitória SC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
19 9 2 Won W 0 5 11
6 3 2 Drew D 1 4 5
2 1 0 Lost L 3 4 11
56 27 6 Scored S 1 14 31
24 12 2 Conceded C 6 13 35
93% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 85% 93%
78% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 59%
56% 54% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 52%
41% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 30%
22% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
52% 54% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 31% 41%
48% 46% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 46% 37%
7% 8% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 38% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 2.2
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
14.1 16.4 12 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 8.8 10.5
5.4 5.8 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.1 3.3
39% 36% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 35% 35%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Porto have the most points from losing position (15) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals (27) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals (56) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto is in the best form (6-0-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 27 21 6 0 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 14 11 3 0 25 6 36 69
2 Porto 27 19 6 2 56 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 14 10 3 1 29 12 32 63
3 Benfica 27 17 6 4 49 19 14 10 2 2 24 10 13 7 4 2 25 9 30 57
4 Sporting Braga 27 17 4 6 47 27 13 9 2 2 22 11 14 8 2 4 25 16 20 55
5 Pacos de Ferreira 27 13 5 9 33 32 13 9 2 2 21 14 14 4 3 7 12 18 1 44
6 Vitória SC 27 11 5 11 31 35 14 6 1 7 17 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -4 38
7 Santa Clara 27 10 5 12 33 30 13 5 3 5 18 13 14 5 2 7 15 17 3 35
8 Moreirense 27 8 10 9 28 35 14 3 8 3 18 20 13 5 2 6 10 15 -7 34
9 Portimonense 27 9 5 13 31 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 14 3 2 9 13 21 0 32
10 Gil Vicente 27 9 4 14 27 34 13 4 2 7 11 14 14 5 2 7 16 20 -7 31
11 Tondela 27 9 4 14 28 44 13 7 2 4 13 12 14 2 2 10 15 32 -16 31
12 Belenenses 27 6 12 9 17 24 14 4 5 5 12 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -7 30
13 Rio Ave 27 6 11 10 22 31 14 4 5 5 11 12 13 2 6 5 11 19 -9 29
14 Boavista 27 6 10 11 31 40 14 4 3 7 15 20 13 2 7 4 16 20 -9 28
15 Famalicão 27 6 9 12 27 39 14 2 6 6 13 22 13 4 3 6 14 17 -12 27
16 Maritimo 27 7 3 17 22 40 13 3 2 8 8 20 14 4 1 9 14 20 -18 24
17 Farense 27 5 7 15 24 36 14 3 4 7 15 17 13 2 3 8 9 19 -12 22
18 Nacional 27 5 6 16 24 45 14 3 3 8 16 25 13 2 3 8 8 20 -21 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 27 21 6 0 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 14 11 3 0 25 6 36 69
2 Porto 27 19 6 2 56 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 14 10 3 1 29 12 32 63
3 Benfica 27 17 6 4 49 19 14 10 2 2 24 10 13 7 4 2 25 9 30 57
4 Sporting Braga 27 17 4 6 47 27 13 9 2 2 22 11 14 8 2 4 25 16 20 55
5 Pacos de Ferreira 27 13 5 9 33 32 13 9 2 2 21 14 14 4 3 7 12 18 1 44
6 Vitória SC 27 11 5 11 31 35 14 6 1 7 17 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -4 38
7 Santa Clara 27 10 5 12 33 30 13 5 3 5 18 13 14 5 2 7 15 17 3 35
8 Moreirense 27 8 10 9 28 35 14 3 8 3 18 20 13 5 2 6 10 15 -7 34
9 Portimonense 27 9 5 13 31 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 14 3 2 9 13 21 0 32
10 Gil Vicente 27 9 4 14 27 34 13 4 2 7 11 14 14 5 2 7 16 20 -7 31
11 Tondela 27 9 4 14 28 44 13 7 2 4 13 12 14 2 2 10 15 32 -16 31
12 Belenenses 27 6 12 9 17 24 14 4 5 5 12 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -7 30
13 Rio Ave 27 6 11 10 22 31 14 4 5 5 11 12 13 2 6 5 11 19 -9 29
14 Boavista 27 6 10 11 31 40 14 4 3 7 15 20 13 2 7 4 16 20 -9 28
15 Famalicão 27 6 9 12 27 39 14 2 6 6 13 22 13 4 3 6 14 17 -12 27
16 Maritimo 27 7 3 17 22 40 13 3 2 8 8 20 14 4 1 9 14 20 -18 24
17 Farense 27 5 7 15 24 36 14 3 4 7 15 17 13 2 3 8 9 19 -12 22
18 Nacional 27 5 6 16 24 45 14 3 3 8 16 25 13 2 3 8 8 20 -21 21

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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.