Preview: Porto against Sporting Lisbon – prediction, team messages, lists

It is third against the first in the Primeira league in GameWeek 21 on Friday as out-of-sorts postage aim to revive fading title prospects against Sporting Lisbon in Estadio Dragao.

The dragons had a miserable start by 2025 and saw how they push eight points, which is now under decent form in decent form Rui BorgesManagement while trying toRuben Amorim Hangover.

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After a 4-0 hammer from Boavista in the second floor until the end of 2024, Porto was second in the league, albeit on 40 points with Sporting, with Benfica, with 16 16 points at the end of the GameWeek.

Fast lead on the 21st round, and the dragons are eight points behind the league Lisbon giants to 50 and two behind Benfica after they reduced 10 points of 12 points at the beginning of 2025.

The miserable start to the new year cost the costs Vitor Bruno His job with Martin Anselmi Now in situ since the end of January, you manage the Blue and Whites for a 1-0 victory in Europa League at Maccabi Tel Aviv before talking to Rio Ave in the 2-2 draw last week.

In the postage, you can register successive Portuguese top awards by Nacional (2: 0) and Gil Vicente (3: 1), and the dragons do not want to win five games in a row for the first time in a row, after he was from January Until February 2001, defeats against Boavista (1: 0), Benfica (2: 1) and Pacos de Ferreira (1-0) and a great encounter with Belenenses.

This miserable sequence was followed by a 3-1 win in February 2001 against Campomaiorsse, which lasted an undefeated 14-game run (12 victories) until the next season, and Portistas will be welcomed to its enemies in Lisbon.

The dragons have reason for optimism, given their impressive homeland in the Dragao, where they have two points slide throughout the season, although this only draw in their last game came on the home lawn-a 1-1 draw with Santa Clara.

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In contrast, sport has been the first club since Vitoria de Guimaraes in April 2024 to hit postage on home soil, and ended the 13-game run of the Dragons in the Dragao in view of its constant improvement under Borges after post-amorim problems.

After securing a victory in four league lights (two defeats) before the Lions were thrown off Joao Pereira On Christmas Day, the men from Borges demanded four victories and a draw in the last five top games, including a 1-0 win of Benfica on December 29.

The league-leading outfit won three victories in a row in the competition on Friday, led two clean leaves during the current run and achieved fourth success on the trot at Porto’s expense.

Borges already had a victory against the opponents on Friday at the beginning of January rival.

However, the Lions have not tried the success of the league in April 2016 in April 2016 in April 2016. It will be fascinating to see whether sportinginguistas will have a cheers after eight disappointments, including five defeats during this victory.

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Anselmi has switched to three backs since replacing Bruno, and Porto is expected to maintain this approach for the third game in a row under the former Cruz Azul boss.

Ivan Marcano is missing due to a serious knee injury Marko Grujic And Martim Fernandes is expected to miss them for muscle complaints; The hosts can no longer call Nico Gonzalez After moving the midfielder to Manchester City on the Deadline Day.

Samu Aggehowa Has achieved a total of a bracket against Boavista in his last three league appearances and five points since they made a clip at the end of December, and the 20-goal striker is said to break his duck against the Lisbon visitors.

Viktor Gyokoker (Thigh) missed successive games for sports, and the center forward is rated before Friday. If the striker misses, the sport has to find attacking solutions for the 22-goal man, who has scored seven player opening goals and four games with profit strikes this season.

Are missing for the lions Pedro Goncalves And Nuno Santos Due to serious knee injuries during Hidemasa Morita (Muscle) is checked before the 21st round competition.

Sporting are now a back page under Borges and use a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 depending on the opposition, and the Lions are not expected this weekend.

Porto possible starting line -up:
Costa; Djalo, Perez, Otavio; Mario, Eustaquio, Varela, Moura; Borges, Mora; Aglehowa

Sporting Lisbon Possible starting line -up:
Silva; Fresneda, Diomande, Inacio, Araujo; Hjulmand, Simoes; Trincao, Braganca, Quenda; More difficult

We say: Porto 2-2 Sporting Lisbon

While sport may have been secured for success if the match was in Lisbon, Porto’s unbeaten run in the Dragao has meant since last year and the possible absence of Gyoker, who should avoid blue and white, against the table side on your floor for the ninth To lose in a row in league encounters.

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