Porto vs Vizela Match Analysis & Prediction
16/03/2024 11:30 pm
Still distressing over their gut-wrenching Champions League exit, a disconsolate FC Porto play host to Vizela in round 26 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga on Saturday night.
Porto’s Champions League campaign came to an end on Tuesday when they were beaten on penalties by Arsenal following a valiant defensive display at the Emirates Stadium.
Sergio Conceicao’s side now turn their attention to the Primeira Liga, where they are unbeaten in each of their last four matches, securing three wins and one draw since a 3-2 defeat at Arouca on February 12.
This solid run has rekindled Porto’s slim title dreams as they currently sit third in the league standings with 55 points from 24 matches, seven points behind league leaders Sporting Lisbon with nine matches remaining.
After back-to-back matches on the road, Porto now return to the Estadio Do Dragao, where they have won all but one of their last 12 matches across all competitions, with a goalless draw against 10-man Rio Ave on February 3 being the exception.
Meanwhile, Vizela picked up three huge points in their battle at the bottom end of the table as they fought back from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over Farense when the sides met last Saturday.
Vizela were staring down the barrel of yet another defeat after Ze Luis put Rio Ave in front with a 17th-minute opener, but Sava Petrov restored parity in the 71st minute before Alberto Soro completed the turnaround with five minutes left to play.
The Vizelenses have now won four of their 25 Primeira Liga matches while losing 12 and securing nine draws to collect 21 points and sit 17th in the table, two points above bottom-placed Chaves and two off 15th-placed Portimonense just above the relegation zone.
Porto vs. Vizela Head to head
Porto have won all of the seven previous meetings between these two teams, scoring 20 goals while conceding just three.
-
30/04/2022Porto4Vizela2Primeira Liga
-
14/08/2022Vizela0Porto1Primeira Liga
-
16/12/2022Porto4Vizela0Taca da Liga
-
05/02/2023Porto2Vizela0Primeira Liga
-
29/10/2023Vizela0Porto2Primeira Liga
Porto Team News
Nigerian full-back Zaidu Sanusi suffered an ACL injury shortly after returning from the AFCON back in February and he is out of contention for Porto.
He is joined on the club’s injury table by veteran defender Ivan Marcano, who has been ruled out since also sustaining an ACL injury in September’s game against Estrela.
Porto's Last 5 Matches
-
25/02/2024Gil Vicente1Porto1Primeira Liga
-
29/02/2024Santa Clara1Porto2Taca de Portugal
-
03/03/2024Porto5Benfica0Primeira Liga
-
08/03/2024Portimonense0Porto3Primeira Liga
-
12/03/2024ArsenalP 1Porto0Champions League
Vizela Team News
Vizela remain without the services of Swiss goalkeeper Francesco Ruberto, who is set to sit out his fourth successive game after sustaining a muscle injury in the game against Benfica on February 18.
With his goal against Farense, Petrov now has two goals in six matches since his January move from Serbian side Radnicki and he could be rewarded with a spot in the XI.
Vizela's Last 5 Matches
-
13/02/2024Gil Vicente0Vizela1Primeira Liga
-
18/02/2024Benfica6Vizela1Primeira Liga
-
25/02/2024Vizela3Estoril3Primeira Liga
-
03/03/2024Portimonense0Vizela0Primeira Liga
-
09/03/2024Vizela2Farense1Primeira Liga
Porto vs. Vizela: Odds and Predictions
Main Prediction
1X2: 1
Best Odds
1000% Super Multi Bonus
Up to 10 times (1000%) larger winnings on bets placed during Happy Hour
CLAIM BONUS
