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Sporting Lisbon
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 4
Aug 31, 2024 at 8.30pm UK
Estadio Jose Alvalade
Porto

Sporting Lisbon
2 - 0
Porto

Gyokeres (72' pen.), Catamo (90+3')
Catamo (28')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Varela (30'), Gonzalez (54'), Otavio (69'), Loader (70'), Eustaquio (90+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Farense 0-5 Sporting Lisbon
Friday, August 23 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga
Last Game: Porto 2-0 Rio Ave
Saturday, August 24 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Sporting Lisbon 3-2 Porto

The last five meetings between the two teams have seen a combined 19 goals scored and we anticipate another action-packed contest this weekend. While both sides have flown out of the blocks this season, Sporting Lisbon's home advantage gives them a slight edge here and we fancy them to come away with the desired result. 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 Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 57.49%. A win for Porto had a probability of 22.66% and a draw had a probability of 19.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.99%) and 2-0 (6.71%). The likeliest Porto win was 1-2 (5.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.

Result
Sporting LisbonDrawPorto
57.49% (-0.5 -0.5) 19.85% (0.097000000000001 0.1) 22.66% (0.398 0.4)
Both teams to score 67.05% (0.2 0.2)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
70.52% (0.019000000000005 0.02)29.47% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
49.44% (0.024000000000001 0.02)50.56% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.63% (-0.12 -0.12)10.36% (0.116 0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
66.15% (-0.26900000000001 -0.27)33.85% (0.26499999999999 0.26)
Porto Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.8% (0.32000000000001 0.32)25.19% (-0.323 -0.32)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.07% (0.439 0.44)59.93% (-0.442 -0.44)
Score Analysis
    Sporting Lisbon 57.49%
    Porto 22.66%
    Draw 19.85%
Sporting LisbonDrawPorto
2-1 @ 9.25% (-0.019 -0.02)
3-1 @ 6.99% (-0.05 -0.05)
2-0 @ 6.71% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
1-0 @ 5.92% (-0.037 -0.04)
3-0 @ 5.07% (-0.082999999999999 -0.08)
3-2 @ 4.82% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
4-1 @ 3.96% (-0.049 -0.05)
4-0 @ 2.87% (-0.063 -0.06)
4-2 @ 2.73% (-0.008 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.8% (-0.031 -0.03)
5-0 @ 1.3% (-0.035 -0.04)
4-3 @ 1.26% (0.0079999999999998 0.01)
5-2 @ 1.24% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 3.58%
Total : 57.49%
1-1 @ 8.16% (0.023999999999999 0.02)
2-2 @ 6.37% (0.045 0.04)
0-0 @ 2.61% (-0.004 -0)
3-3 @ 2.21% (0.026 0.03)
Other @ 0.49%
Total : 19.85%
1-2 @ 5.62% (0.068000000000001 0.07)
0-1 @ 3.6% (0.029 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.93% (0.048 0.05)
1-3 @ 2.58% (0.055 0.06)
0-2 @ 2.48% (0.042 0.04)
0-3 @ 1.14% (0.03 0.03)
2-4 @ 1.01% (0.025 0.02)
Other @ 3.3%
Total : 22.66%

How you voted: Sporting Lisbon vs Porto

Sporting Lisbon
55.4%
Draw
25.0%
Porto
19.6%
56
Head to Head
Aug 3, 2024 8.15pm
Final
Sporting Lisbon
3-4
Porto
Inacio (6'), Goncalves (9'), Tcherno Quenda (24')
Quaresma (72'), Amorim (90+4'), Diomande (97')
Galeno (28', 66'), Gonzalez (64'), Jaime (101')
Gonzalez (45+2'), Varela (67')
May 26, 2024 5.15pm
Final
Porto
2-1
Sporting Lisbon
Evanilson (25'), Taremi (100' pen.)
Mario (37'), Varela (66'), Pedro (90+1'), Conceicao (97'), Conceicao (103'), Evanilson (104'), Hjulmand (106')
Conceicao (98')
St Juste (20')
Santos (30'), Gyokeres (39'), Braganca (78'), Neto (81'), Paulinho (109'), Otavio (110')
St Juste (29')
Apr 28, 2024 8.30pm
Gameweek 31
Porto
2-2
Sporting Lisbon
Evanilson (7'), Pepe (40')
Wendell (76'), Galeno (90')
Gyokeres (87', 88')
St Juste (45+2'), Hjulmand (90+2')
Edwards (90')
Dec 18, 2023 8.15pm
Gameweek 14
Sporting Lisbon
2-0
Porto
Gyokeres (11'), Goncalves (60')
Santos (25'), Quaresma (57'), Inacio (70'), Esgaio (90+7'), Hjulmand (90+7')

Pepe (15'), Varela (17'), Taremi (68'), Conceicao (81')
Pepe (51')
Feb 12, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 20
Sporting Lisbon
1-2
Porto
Chermiti (90+7')
Uribe (60'), Pepe (90+4')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon44001621412
2Porto43017259
3FamalicaoFamalicao43017259
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara43018449
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes43014229
6Braga42205238
7Benfica42115327
8MoreirenseMoreirense42117617
9Rio AveRio Ave420235-26
10Gil Vicente412145-15
11BoavistaBoavista411212-14
12AVS411257-24
13Nacional411248-44
14AroucaArouca410325-33
15Casa Pia410316-53
16Estoril PraiaEstoril402215-42
17Estrela Amadora401316-51
18SC FarenseFarense4004110-90


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