Estoril vs Porto – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 09/01/2024

Estoril and Porto meet on the afternoon of this Tuesday, January 9, 2024, from 5:45 pm, in a game valid for the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup. The match will be played at the Antônio Coimbra da Mota Stadium, in the city of Estoril.

Estoril

The Estoril team has already come out on top against Porto twice this season, considering that in addition to staging a great upset in the Portugal League by winning away from home with a score of 1-0, they also managed to surprise in the World Cup of the League by winning the direct confrontation 3-1, managing to qualify first in the group and, consequently, causing Porto’s early elimination from the tournament.

Now the path of the two teams crosses again, precisely after a crushing setback for Estoril against Sporting by the score of 5 to 1 in the national elite, also awakening distrust regarding the real competitive level of the team that has collected several moments of ups and downs in the season, but managed to play their games very well against Porto the times they faced each other this season.

They recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat in the last 5 times they entered the field officially during the season, beating Farense, Chaves and Porto itself, in addition to drawing with Famalicão and losing to Sporting.

Playing as home team, at Estádio Antônio Coimbra da Mota, the Estoril team has a recent record with 7 wins, 1 draw and only 2 defeats in the last 10 matches played.

Porto

While on the other side is the Porto squad, which in turn suffered an unpleasant stumble in the Liga Portugal last week, in its most recent match, by drawing with the modest Boavista by the score of 1-1 and thus remaining five difference points for the competition leader.

Furthermore, the team remains alive in the prestigious European Champions League and despite having been eliminated from the League Cup for the same Estoril that will face it this Tuesday, it has total conditions to take revenge on its tormentor in this new opportunity to fight for a national title this season.

There were 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat in the 5 matches played previously, beating Shakhtar Donetsk, Chaves and also Leixões, in addition to drawing with Boavista and losing to Sporting.

Playing away from home, the Porto team recorded a recent campaign with 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches played in this condition.

Conclusion:

Despite Porto’s favoritism due to having a fancier squad and theoretically more prepared to deal with big games like this, the expectation is that Estoril, which has already attacked its opponent twice this season, will be fully capable of, in house, be able to at least balance the actions again to meet the proposed handicap.