Desportivo Aves and Porto meet at Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves, in a match for the 27th matchday of the Primeira Liga. Porto won at home by (1‑0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 03‑11‑2019. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 games has won 5 and tied 1. Attention to the home factor, since Desportivo Aves usually achieve different results at home and away.
Desportivo Aves:
The home team is currently in 18th place, with 13 points won, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 19 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Paços de Ferreira by (1‑3). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Sporting Lisboa, by (2‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 1 victory, 1 draw and 13 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in his stadium. For the championship, the Desportivo Aves conquered 6 points in 30 possible, after 2 wins and 8 losses in the last 10 games played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (5 in 12 games). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 24 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 15 times and never got the comeback. In the last 12 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (31′ ‑ 45 ‘).
The Desportivo das Aves team has had an extremely negative campaign in the NOS League and reaches this 27th round in a very difficult situation. In position 18 and last in the championship general classification table, the team led by Nuno Manta Santos already has 12 points of disadvantage in relation to Marítimo and Paços de Ferreira, the first two teams above the waterline. After losing 2-0 at home to Belenenses, Aves fell again, adding their fifth consecutive loss last Thursday. On the trip to Tondela, the team was even the one with the most initiative in terms of attacks, but sinned in submission and committed defensive slips that resulted in another loss, by final numbers of 2-0.
Porto :
The visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 60 points won, after 19 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Santa Clara, by (0‑2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Rio Ave, by (1‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 29 goals scored and 15 suffered; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in his stadium, with 31 goals scored and 12 suffered. For the championship, Porto conquered 26 points out of 30 possible, after 8 wins and 2 draws in the last 10 matches that they played as a visitor.
In this competition, they have won their last 5 away matches and have not lost any of their last 11 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑1 (5 in 12 games). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores many times first: they opened the scoring in 18 of their last 24 matches for the Primeira Liga, of these 18 they came to the break in advantage in 15 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 17 In 24 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times, but got the comeback in 2.
FC Porto comes to this journey at the top of the Liga NOS league table, with 63 points giving him a two-point advantage over rival and title champion Benfica. After the unconvincing re-entry, where FC Porto left the Famalicão field 2-1 defeated, the “dragons” reacted positively. In receiving Marítimo, the Sérgio Conceição team did not even have a great aesthetic exhibition, but managed to achieve the most important thing, which included three points. Corona’s goal, in the sixth minute, would be decisive for FC Porto to take advantage of another rival slip and to regain leadership, now isolated, therefore, being the main candidate for the title.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,41
