Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
After dropping two points in a 2-2 draw with Rio Ave, Porto will be aiming to return to winning ways when they face Sporting CP in the Primeira Liga derby. The Dragons failed to win the previous four league matches and, as a result, they have slim title chances. Both Otavio and Varela are banned for Friday’s derby, while the likes of Fernandes, Grujic, and Marcano remain in the recovery room.
The Lions, meanwhile, are on the right track to defend their trophy. The league leaders are on a three-game winning run in the Portuguese top flight, but beating Porto at Estadio do Dragao is easier said than done. Anyhow, both teams to score betting option should be considered as the Dragons have no other choice but to go all guns blazing at the reigning champions. Both Hidemasa Morita and Nuno Santos are out of contention with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Team (Porto):

Futebol Clube do Porto are one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs playing their matches in front of 50,000 people at their Estadio do Dragao. Porto form biggest rivalries with two other Big Three clubs in Portugal and regular league title contenders – Benfica and Sporting CP. Rivalries between the clubs stem from the historical, political, economical and cultural discrepancies between the cities of Porto and Lisbon. The Dragons, as they are commonly known in Portugal, are the second most successful Portuguese team with a total of 74 trophies to their name.
Porto hold a record of five consecutive league titles which are part of the total tally of 27 Primeira Liga trophies. FC Porto’s success extends to the international scene as well with seven European titles. Two-time European champions from 1987 and 2004, Porto also won two UEFA Cup/Europa League titles, the UEFA Super Cup and the International Cup on two occasions. Together with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United, Porto have the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League group stage – the total of 20.