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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 3
Aug 20, 2022 at 8.30pm UK
Estádio Do Dragão
Sporting Lisbon

Porto
3 - 0
Sporting Lisbon

Evanilson (42'), Uribe (78' pen.), Galeno (86' pen.)
Sanusi (41')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Ugarte (16'), Neto (40'), Morita (42'), Reis (76')
Porro (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Primeira Liga clash between Porto and Sporting Lisbon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Vizela 0-1 Porto
Sunday, August 14 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Porto 2-1 Sporting Lisbon

Saturday's game sees two of the biggest sides in Portuguese football go head to head and this makes for an exciting watch. The reigning champions head into the game in superb form, winning each of their last 10 games across all competitions. While we expect the Leoes to put up a fight, we fancy Porto coming out on top while riding on the wave of support from the home fans. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Porto win with a probability of 50.15%. A win for Sporting Lisbon had a probability of 26.77% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.42%) and 2-0 (7.59%). The likeliest Sporting Lisbon win was 1-2 (6.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.61%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.

Result
PortoDrawSporting Lisbon
50.15% (-1.213 -1.21) 23.08% (0.3 0.3) 26.77% (0.913 0.91)
Both teams to score 59.86% (-0.174 -0.17)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.11% (-0.618 -0.62)40.89% (0.619 0.62)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.72% (-0.634 -0.63)63.27% (0.635 0.63)
Porto Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.53% (-0.658 -0.66)16.47% (0.658 0.66)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.83% (-1.198 -1.2)46.17% (1.198 1.2)
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.66% (0.351 0.35)28.34% (-0.352 -0.35)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.92% (0.443 0.44)64.08% (-0.443 -0.44)
Score Analysis
    Porto 50.15%
    Sporting Lisbon 26.77%
    Draw 23.08%
PortoDrawSporting Lisbon
2-1 @ 9.57% (-0.061999999999999 -0.06)
1-0 @ 8.42% (0.050999999999998 0.05)
2-0 @ 7.59% (-0.125 -0.13)
3-1 @ 5.76% (-0.168 -0.17)
3-0 @ 4.57% (-0.18 -0.18)
3-2 @ 3.63% (-0.069 -0.07)
4-1 @ 2.6% (-0.136 -0.14)
4-0 @ 2.06% (-0.129 -0.13)
4-2 @ 1.64% (-0.069 -0.07)
5-1 @ 0.94% (-0.072 -0.07)
Other @ 3.39%
Total : 50.15%
1-1 @ 10.61% (0.17 0.17)
2-2 @ 6.04% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 4.67% (0.131 0.13)
3-3 @ 1.53% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 23.08%
1-2 @ 6.69% (0.17 0.17)
0-1 @ 5.88% (0.22 0.22)
0-2 @ 3.71% (0.174 0.17)
1-3 @ 2.81% (0.098 0.1)
2-3 @ 2.54% (0.034 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.56% (0.088 0.09)
Other @ 3.57%
Total : 26.77%

How you voted: Porto vs Sporting Lisbon

Porto
84.6%
Draw
9.2%
Sporting Lisbon
6.2%
65
Head to Head
Apr 21, 2022 8.15pm
Mar 2, 2022 8.45pm
Sporting Lisbon
1-2
Porto
Sarabia (49')
Paulinho (33'), Adan (56'), Coates (57'), Slimani (90+1'), Reis (90+4'), Porro (90+8'), Amorim (90+8')
Taremi (59' pen.), Evanilson (64')
Marchesin (78'), Vitinha (80'), Pepe (90+3')
Feb 11, 2022 8.15pm
Porto
2-2
Sporting Lisbon
Vieira (38'), Taremi (78')
Pepe (42'), Otavio (45'), Vieira (82'), Pepe (90+1')
Marchesin (90+10'), Pepe (90+10')
Paulinho (8'), Santos (34')
Reis (1'), Coates (27'), Esgaio (45'), Paulinho (54'), Santos (63'), Palhinha (71')
Coates (49'), Tabata (90+10'), Palhinha (90+10')
Sep 11, 2021 8.30pm
Sporting Lisbon
1-1
Porto
Santos (16')
Vinagre (3'), Paulinho (14'), Neto (39'), Porro (43'), Cabral (51'), Adan (90+2')
Diaz (71')
Costa (2'), Marcano (4'), Pepe (43'), Manafa (56'), Martinez (85')
Martinez (87')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Porto1512123692737
2Sporting Lisbon14120243103336
3Benfica1411213482635
4Braga1584327161128
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara159061615127
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes146441814422
7Casa Pia155551618-220
8MoreirenseMoreirense156271922-320
9FamalicaoFamalicao154741817119
10Gil Vicente144461724-716
11Rio AveRio Ave144461525-1016
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13AVS152761122-1113
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15Nacional14338819-1112
16Estrela Amadora143381224-1212
17SC FarenseFarense15339921-1212
18AroucaArouca153210926-1711


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