Sporting – Porto. Forecast and announcement for the match of the 1/2 finals of the Portuguese League Cup

On January 7, “Magalhain Pessoa” will host the semi-final match of the Portuguese League Cup, in which “Sporting” (Lisbon) will meet with “Porto”. The match will start at 21:45 Kyiv time.

Sporting (Lisbon)

The team played for a long time under the leadership of Ruben Amorim. His previous achievements allowed him to retain the post after a clear failure in the 2022/2023 season, in the form of a drop to 4th place in the Premier League. The trust was justified: last season the green and white won the championship race, and in the new draw, after the failure in the Super Cup, a lot came out. And then Manchester United, wanting to get out of the hole, lured a young coach to them already in November. It would seem that he left the team in the capital on the move, but Joao Pereira lasted a little more than a month, losing a lot of points in both the Premier League and the Champions League. The current coach, Rui Borges, started with a derby win against Benfica. But with Vitoria Guimarães in the last round, they finished 4:4.

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Porto

The club has recently been a major dominant force in national football. But 2023/2024 was already the second season in a row without a championship title, moreover, the Dragons were then hopelessly behind the pair of eternal rivals from Lisbon. So it is not surprising that after this, even despite the victory in the cup, a new president first appeared at Dragau, who elected Villas-Boas, and then the coach. Vitor Bruno Fernandes immediately started with the trophy, winning the Portuguese Super Cup. And in other tournaments, a lot happens. In the Europa League, the club has 2 wins, a draw and a loss. The premiere has now again turned into a fight between giants with equal chances. and it was important not to lose points with Boavista and Nacional – both were thoroughly defeated.

Statistics of personal meetings

The Lions have not lost five times in a row – won twice, including 2-0 in August, 3 draws. But at the same time, both in the Cup and in the Super Bowl, success went to the Dragons.

Forecast

Bookmakers consider the odds to be equal. But the nominal guests are more stable – we believe in their victory against the eternal rival with a handicap of 0 (coefficient – 1.92).