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Primeira Liga Saturday’s action will come to an end with this match between Chaves vs Porto. The two teams have already met twice this season (League and Cup), with Porto winning comfortably on both occasions and leaving a 5-0 aggregate score.
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Predictions, Picks, and Betting Odds for Chaves vs Porto Primeira Liga Matchday 23 Game on March 4, 2023
- Where: Municipal Stadium of Chaves, Chaves, Portugal.
- When: Saturday, March 4, 2023, 3:30 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: Chaves (+850) / Tie (+430) / Porto (-375)
- Asian Handicap: Chaves (AH +1.5 -106) / Porto (AH -1.5, -115)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-157) / Under (+118).
- Both teams score: Yes (+110) / No (-148)
Odds provided by Unibet.
Betting on Chaves
Although Chaves is just three places above the relegation zone, the local team may not be worried about that just yet, given that they have a ten-point gap to that part of the table. Curiously, they maintain this difference even after winning in just one of their last nine league games, with the most recent being a 1-0 loss to Rio Ave last week.
Chaves’ lack of goals should surprise no one, considering that they are one of the worst offensive teams in the Portuguese first division, with an average of 0.95 goals scored per game (21 goals in 22 games played). At least their defense has helped them to score points little by little, as they are the team that has recorded the most draws in the Primeira Liga before the start of this matchday with a total of 8. And while it has been a disappointment that five of those draws have come at home, that would be a likely result for this match accept here, as they have never beaten Porto over 90 minutes in their previous 15 official clashes, losing on 13 occasions in the process.
Possible lineup (4-2-3-1): Rodrigo Moura; Habbib Sylla, Steven Vitoria, Ponck, Bruno Alberto Langa; Joao Mendes, Joao Pedro; Euller, Joao Teixeira, Issah Abass; Juninho.
Betting on Porto
Porto comes into this new matchday of the Primeira Liga with the intention of recovering after a tragic last week. Not only lost 1-0 away to Inter in the Champions League round of 16, but also saw its hopes of fighting for the championship almost come to an end after being surprised at home by Gil Vicente and losing 1-2.
The most surprising aspect of this defeat was that Porto had taken the lead in the fourth minute with a goal by Mehdi Taremi, and continued to dominate the game even after seeing two of their men sent off in the first hour of the match.
Already eight points away from the top, Porto will only have to fight to secure one of the places that give direct access to the group stage of the next Champions League.The team is second in the standings with 51 points, but only two points ahead of Braga.
Possible lineup (4-4-2): Diogo Costa; Rodrigo Conceicao, Pepe, Iván Marcano, Wendell; Otavio, Marko Grujic, Estephen Eustaquio, Pepé; Mehdi Taremi, Daniel Loader.
JefeBet Prediction
Chaves has not even been effective in attack at home, scoring just 11 goals at home so far this campaign, and the fact that Porto are their opponents only darkens their outlook. The visiting team has the second-best defense in the league, and Chaves has failed to score against it in their first two matches of the season.
Furthermore, while Chaves has been solid in defense, Porto’s offense is at another level, with 49 goals, the second best in the entire Portuguese league. Therefore, we expect Porto to show their superiority and win by at least two goals.
Prediction: Asian Handicap of Porto (CHA 0-3 POR).
