Porto, Recent Form

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There will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Porto players having failed to take any points away from their recent 1-0 away defeat at the hands of Benfica.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 36%, while racking up 7 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target, in contrast to Benfica, who had 16 shots on goal with 3 on target.  

Manager Sérgio Conceição will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 5 goals conceded in the same period.  Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 15 games in a row, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.  

They have been performing well at Estádio do Dragão recently and are unbeaten in their last 9 home games.  

Portimonense, Recent Form

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Portimonense will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 3-2 winners in their away fixture against Vizela.  They achieved 37% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Vizela's tally of 20 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.  

Paulo Sérgio, their chief, will be doing some careful analysis of his defence, who have seen their goal breached 12 times in their last 6 games while somehow managing to pick up some points along the way with 9 goals scored.  They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 12 games overall.  

It's been a mixed run of away form for Portimonense recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 games on the road.  

On an individual basis, Carlos Carlinhos will be looking to cause Porto some problems having scored 4 goals in Portimonense's last 6 away games in the league.