Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Porto and Portimonense, taking place on Sunday, 02 April 2023, at Estádio do Dragão in Porto.
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Porto, Recent FormLast time out for Porto resulted in a perhaps unsurprising 0-0 draw against SC Braga in a match they really wanted to win. In that game they had 48% possession and managed 5 attempts on goal, with 2 on target, compared to SC Braga who had 14 attempts and 4 on target.
Manager Sérgio Conceição will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, with them having scored 10 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 6 goals conceded in the same period. His back line has certainly underperformed, only making 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home matches. It's been rare for their fans not to have had something to shout about this season, with their team scoring in 11 out of 12 home games.
They have had an excellent run of form at Estádio do Dragão recently, winning 5 out of their last 6 home games. They will be very happy with their early form at home this season, winning 10 of their 12 league games.
When home matches come round at Estádio do Dragão, Mehdi Taremi will feel confident of adding more goals to his tally of 7 goals in Porto's last 6 home league matches.
Portimonense, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 1-0 home defeat by Vizela will have left the Portimonense squad feeling a little deflated. They achieved 33% possession in that match and had 15 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Vizela's tally of 9 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.
Having scored just 2 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to their manager Paulo Sérgio where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table, although he will still have one eye on his defence which have shipped 7 in the same period. There are concerning signs for them, having failed to score in 5 of their last 6 league games.
Portimonense will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form on the road. They've lost their last 6 league games in a row away from home and not recorded a win on their travels in 6 games.
It was no surpirise that the last time these two teams met Porto came out on top, winning the match 0-2.
Porto will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against Portimonense having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 13 meetings. In their last 3 league meetings with Porto, Portimonense have not been on scoring form, not managing a single goal. In their past 5 meetings, Dragões' defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Portimonense will have to take their chances when they come. We have seen plenty of goals from Dragões when they play at home against Portimonense. In their last 3 league matches they have scored a total of 11 goals, which is an average of 3.67 goals per game.
Undefeated in their last 13 league encounters against Portimonense, Porto have dominated this fixture in recent times, winning the last 13 times in a row.
Porto manager Sérgio Conceição has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. João Marcelo (Muscle), João Mário (Muscle), Francisco Meixedo (Ligament) and Képler Pepe (Physical discomfort) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Portimonense manager Paulo Sérgio ahead of this clash, with Carlos Carlinhos (Muscle) missing out, which gives Sérgio a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Porto Playing at home | Portimonense Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | Goals scored | 0.7 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1.7 |
| 18' | Time first goal scored | 36' |
| 59' | Time first goal conceded | 30' |
| 2.5 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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