Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sporting CP and Porto, taking place on Monday, 18 December 2023, at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.
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Sporting CP, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Sporting CP players having failed to take any points away from their recent 3-2 away defeat at the hands of Vitória Guimarães. They achieved 70% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Vitória Guimarães' tally of 8 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.
Rúben Amorim will be very satisfied with his team's ability to find the net, with 13 goals in their last 6 matches; however, he will be less pleased with his back line, who have conceded9 goals during those same matches. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 22 games in a row, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They've had a good run of home form recently, with 7 straight wins in a row and are on an unbeaten run of 14 games.
When home matches come round at Estádio José Alvalade, Viktor Gyökeres will feel confident of adding more goals to his tally of 6 goals in Sporting CP's last 6 home league matches.
Porto, Recent FormPorto enter this game with a comfortable 3-1 home win over Casa Pia last time out in the league. In that game they had 68% possession and managed 15 attempts on goal, with 7 on target, compared to Casa Pia who had 10 attempts and 2 on target.
Manager Sérgio Conceição will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 3 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 11 goals. In their last 6 away games, they have scored in 5 and kept a clean sheet in 3.
They've had a good run of form away from home recently, with 3 straight wins in a row.
Francisco Evanilson will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Porto.
Last time these two teams met in the league it ended in disappointment for Sporting CP, losing 1-2 to Porto.
Dragões have some indifferent league form when it comes to away matches against Sporting CP; they have shipped at least 1 goal in their last 4 games away to them.
In the last 2 league meetings between the teams, Porto has taken all 3 points and has not lost to Sporting CP in 13 games.
Sporting CP player Nuno Santos will be looking to get on the scoresheet again against Porto, having scored 3 goals in the last 5 league meetings between the teams.
With only Daniel Bragança (Thigh) and Iván Fresneda (Shoulder) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Rúben Amorim will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Sérgio Conceição has a number of injury concerns in his Porto squad to contend with: Iván Marcano (Cruciate ligament), Wendell Nascimento Borges (Muscle), Samuel Portugal Lima (Groin) and Gabriel Veron (Muscle)
Sporting CP Playing at home | Porto Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 0.6 |
| 34' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 53' | Time first goal conceded | 47' |
| 2.9 | Yellow cards | 4.6 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
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