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Sporting CP vs Porto Live Stream & Tips - Gyokeres Predicted to Score in the Primeira Liga

Eddy Tora

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Last updated: 31 Aug 2024

Eddy Tora 31 Aug 2024

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Viktor Gyokeres has scored 13 goals in his last 8 Liga games
Can Porto stop the Swedish striker in the Classico?
Watch Sporting CP vs Porto live in the Primeira Liga

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Sporting CP vs Porto Preview

Sporting CP won all 17 home games on their way to becoming Primeira Liga champions last season. Porto can score in Lisbon, but Viktor Gyokeres is on fire and can score again to send the Lions to victory in the Classico.

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Stats
Head to Head
Sporting CP Form
Sporting CP Injuries & Team News
Porto Form
Porto Injuries & Team News

Stats

Sporting CP have won their last 18 home matches (Primeira Liga).
Sporting CP have won by 5 goals in their last 2 matches.
Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres has scored 13 goals in his last 8 Primeira Liga matches.
Sporting CP have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 matches against Porto.

Head to Head

Porto have a 93-84 advantage against Sporting CP with 73 draws in 250 matches.

They met in the Super Cup this season, Sporting taking a 3-0 lead before Porto took it to extra time and won 4-3.

Sporting CP Form

Sporting CP won the Primeira Liga last season, finishing 10 points ahead of Benfica. They began the new campaign in the Super Cup, taking a 3-0 lead against Porto before losing 4-3 in extra time.

Rúben Amorim’s side started their title defence with a 3-1 win against Rio Ave after having 27-4 shots. They thrashed Nacional 6-1 in Madeira, Pote on target with Trincão and Viktor Gyokeres bagging braces.

The Lions maintained the momentum with a 5-0 win at Farense. Gyokeres hit a hat-trick with Marcus Edwards coming off the bench to put the icing on the cake, Sporting ending with 29-6 shots and 68% possession.

Sporting CP Injuries & Team News

Centre-back Jeremiah St. Juste remains out injured.

Midfielder and captain Morten Hjulmand could return here at the expense of Daniel Bragança.

Left-back Nuno Santos is regaining his fitness and might have to settle for another appearance off the bench.

Maximiliano Araujo was recently signed from Toluca to compete on the left flank.

Porto Form

Porto started the season with an incredible win the Super Cup, beating Sporting 4-3 in extra time. Trailing 3-0 after 25 minutes, Ivan Jaime’s deflected strike sealed victory.

Vitor Bruno’s side took that form to the Primeira Liga, beating Gil Vicente 3-0 at home where they had 18-2 shots. They won 2-0 at Santa Clara in the Azores, holding the promoted club to one shot on target.

The Dragons are coming off a comfortable 2-0 victory over Rio Ave. Jaime assisted both goals for Galeno and Nico Gonzalez, ending with 23-0 shots as the visitors played the second half with 10 men.

Porto Injuries & Team News

Left-back Zaidu Sanusi and centre-back Ivan Marcano remain out with knee injuries.

David Carmo and Toni Martinez were sold last week with Francisco Conceição moving to Juventus on loan.

The club have signed Samu Omorodion and Deniz Gül with Fábio Vieira and Nehuen Perez joining on loan deals.

Verdict

Sporting v FC Porto

Sporting CP have won their last home games in the Primeira Liga. Viktor Gyokeres is in sensational form and backed to fire the Lions to victory over Porto in the Classico.

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