Our prediction for this match:
Porto
Match Time & Date:
25/07/2021
20:45
Prediction: 1-1
Lille
Porto and Lille go head to head at Estadio Do Algarve in a highly-anticipated pre-season friendly. Porto failed to win the Primeira Liga title last term, and, no doubt, Sergio Conceicao’s troops are determined to make amends for the unsuccessful campaign. The Dragons recorded a 3-2 win over Academico Viseu in their first warm-up game, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Sunday’s friendly.
Les Dogues, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs in pre-season. The Ligue 1 champions are likely to rely on their rock-solid defence in Sunday’s clash, and, taking everything into account, there is a big value in betting on under 2.5 goals. When the two teams met in the Champions League double-header back in 2014, three goals in total were netted. In 2018 Lille defeated Porto 2-1 in a pre-season friendly.
Highlighted Player (Pepe):
Pepe is a professional footballer who plays for Porto as a defender. The Portuguese international played for Maritimo at the start of his senior career and in 2004 he moved to Porto. After making 64 league appearances for the Dragons, he signed a contract with Real Madrid in 2007 and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular.
Pepe is well known for his hard tackles and referees often show him red card. The Real Madrid centre back often played as a defensive midfielder under Jose Mourinho and it has to be noted that he scored five goals in all competitions in the 2013/2014 La Liga campaign.
The Portuguese footballer won his second Champions League trophy with Real Madrid in the 2015/2016 season and later in 2016 he helped A Selecao win the European Championship trophy. Portugal defeated France in the title game and Pepe played an important role in Fernando Santos’ team in the Euro 2016 final. The Real Madrid defender was born in Maceio, Brazil on 26 February, 1983.
Highlighted Team (Lille):
Lille have been playing an important role in French football ever since they were founded in 1944. Les Dogues won their first domestic trophy in the 1945/1946 season.
Lille did well to win their second Ligue 1 title in 1954 and 57 years later they lifted their last domestic title. Les Douges finished the 2010/2011 season in top position in the standings, eight points clear of second-placed Olympique Marseille and it has to be noted that Lille attacker Moussa Sow won the Golden Boot (25 goals).
Lille are one of the two teams that managed to win three consecutive Coupe de France trophies (1946, 1947, 1948), but they have yet to clinch the Coupe de la Ligue title. Les Dogues faced PSG in the 2015/2016 Coupe de la Ligue trophy, but les Parisiens proved to be a big catch for Frederic Antonetti’s team in the title game.
Lille play their home matches at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and the capacity of the stadium is 50.186. The venue was opened in August, 2017 and the construction cost €282 million.
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