Moreirense vs Porto Match Preview

Moreirense is ranked at the 13th place with 17 points and comes after two wins a draw and two loses in their last five matches. Winning the last two home games against direct rivals catapulted them from the relegation zone to the spot they are now. In fact three of their four wins in total came against teams which are ranked lower than them and the 4th came against Gil Vicente of the 11th spot. Now they will have to face a team like Porto and the music should change. They lost a lot in offensive power by selling Ciqhuino to Benfica and are no where near the team they were in the past season. Last season they managed to hold Porto to a 1-1 draw here, but they are weaker now while Porto have improved.

Porto is ranked at the second spot with 38 points and is still four points short of Benfica in the title race. They are unbeaten in the last five matches and come after four wins and a single draw. Porto has the second best defense in the league with just seven goals conceded in 15 games meaning half a goal per game. In their last five games, they kept a clean sheet three times. Here they face a team who is not a real threat in attack, as Moreirense has averaged just a goal per game so far. Also on the offensive side Porto has displayed very good abilities scoring 30 goals so far, averaging two goals per game. The trio Soares-Marega-Ze Luis is doing quite well and should help the team here.

In conclusion, I think Porto can win this match and cover -1 goals of Asian handicap. They are playing too good football for now and in this pause they had time to recharge their energies and keep on winning games. No false steps are accepted and after winning against Sporting, I doubt they will ruin all that effort by flopping here.