Porto:
The team arrives calmly to this duel after beating Moreirense 2-4 on Friday. He has added 4 wins and 1 draw in his last 5 league appearances, winning 3 games in a row. These days, he has 41 points in the general table, product of 13 wins, 2 draws and 1 fall in total. At the moment he is 4 away from his classic rival Benfica, having to wait for some setback of the “Eagles” to capture the total leadership.
In terms of goals, he has converted 34 and has given 9 on his fence, proving to be effective in attack and relatively solid in defensive matters. As a local he has reaped more than positive results, after winning 7 matches in a row (18 goals in favor and 0 against). It comes from beating Santa Clara 2-0, beating Famalicao 3-0, beating Birds 1-0, beating Pacos Ferreira 2-0 and beating Tondela 3-0.
Varzim:
The team does not arrive so well that we say to this match but after losing 1-2 against Academic Viseu last Friday. Thanks to this defeat, he cut a streak of several games without losing in the Portuguese LigaPro, cutting his progression in the general table. It currently has 26 units in total, leaving 6 of the second National and 7 of the Farense leader. If goals are involved, he has turned 22 in favor and has given up 19 in his goal, proving to be effective in attack but extremely irregular when making collective transitions.
Visiting has registered diverse and acceptable markers to some extent, after winning 2 matches, matching another 4 and losing the remaining one that played in this condition (12 goals in favor and 10 against). It comes to equal 1-1 with Mafra, to draw 1-1 with Nacional, to beat Feirense 1-2, to match 3-3 with Benfica B and to overcome Vilafranquense 0-3.
PREDICTION: Under 3,5 goals @ 1,71
