Primeira Liga (Portuguese League) Discussion

[Iranus]

Sporting CP has become irresistible this season. They are at the top of the table with 51 points from 19 matches. Porto in second place has managed to score 41 points in 19 matches. There will be no more fights for the first place this season. Sporting CP will be in the first place till the end of the season. Porto, Braga, and Benfica are also in the points table with nearby points.

[youdacapt]

Sporting CP has become irresistible this season. They are at the top of the table with 51 points from 19 matches. Porto in second place has managed to score 41 points in 19 matches. There will be no more fights for the first place this season. Sporting CP will be in the first place till the end of the season. Porto, Braga, and Benfica are also in the points table with nearby points.

I think it is too early to say that Sporting will remain top for the remaining 15 league games; there is more to play for. How Porto, Sporting respond in the leagu after their europa league ties on thursdays will tell us who the winner would be eventually. How do you rate the top 4 chances of braga and benfica?

[Turbolinea]

Sporting CP has become irresistible this season. They are at the top of the table with 51 points from 19 matches. Porto in second place has managed to score 41 points in 19 matches. There will be no more fights for the first place this season. Sporting CP will be in the first place till the end of the season. Porto, Braga, and Benfica are also in the points table with nearby points.

Considering this is football, everything is possible as long as Sporting don't guarantee the championship mathematically. But logically, I think Porto, Braga and Benfica have a too difficult job to do to able to keep up with Sporting and decrease the point difference. 10-point difference is really nice for Sporting even though there are still many games to be played.

[Iranus]

Sporting CP has become irresistible this season. They are at the top of the table with 51 points from 19 matches. Porto in second place has managed to score 41 points in 19 matches. There will be no more fights for the first place this season. Sporting CP will be in the first place till the end of the season. Porto, Braga, and Benfica are also in the points table with nearby points.

Considering this is football, everything is possible as long as Sporting don't guarantee the championship mathematically. But logically, I think Porto, Braga and Benfica have a too difficult job to do to able to keep up with Sporting and decrease the point difference. 10-point difference is really nice for Sporting even though there are still many games to be played.

I think Porto, Braga Benfica will reduce the difference from Sporting CP. But they can't beat Sporting. 10 points are too much. To go 10 points behind, the Sporting team has to lose at least 3 matches and draw one match. Maybe Sporting will lose 3/4 matches but will Benfica or Porto win all their other matches?

[ILuckyGuyI]

Sporting are going to play a home game against Portimonense this weekend. Sporting are the leader with 51 points and Portimonense are the 12th with 19 points. Sporting didn't get any loss (5W) and Portimonense won only once (1W 2D 2L) in the last 5 games in the league. Sporting still haven't got a loss in home games (7W 2D). Portimonense have won only once in their away games (1W 2D 7L). In the last 5 (official) head-to-head games, Sporting won all of them. Sporting beat Portimonense 2-0 on Oct 4, 2020.

There is no missing player at Sporting.
Missing player(s) at Portimonense: Lucas Fernandes, Pedro Sá

My sources: https://www.flashscore.com/match/U7znAzhD/#match-summary
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/football/injuries-suspensions/portugal-primeira-liga/#sporting-cp
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/football/injuries-suspensions/portugal-primeira-liga/#portimonense

Sporting continue their incredibly good performance. They beat Ferreira 2-0 the last and the point difference with Porto is now 10. This is an easy game for Sporting and I expect them to get a comfortable win here.

[LTU_btc]

Sporting really looks unstoppable this season, they are still undefeated in Primeira Liga, with just 10 goals conceded. Amazing.
And also, main their rivals continue to give gifts for them. Benfica played goaless draw with Farense. Porto playing 1:1 with Maritimo at halftime. Such results let Braga to go up in to 2nd place.

[Spack17]

Sporting really looks unstoppable this season, they are still undefeated in Primeira Liga, with just 10 goals conceded. Amazing.
And also, main their rivals continue to give gifts for them. Benfica played goaless draw with Farense. Porto playing 1:1 with Maritimo at halftime. Such results let Braga to go up in to 2nd place.

Sporting, Porto and Braga all managed to win their matches of this week therefore there isn't any change in the point differences. Benfica got a draw and lost points 2 times consecutively. Porto were also nearly losing 2 points too but Otavio scored a penalty in the stoppage time and they managed to win.

[ingiltere]

Porto only found the winning goal in last minute with a penalty. They were too lucky today but they might not be next time.
Sporting is still in a very comfortable position as there are 10 points difference. Braga also won and Benfica got draw, so things go not so well for Benfica. Second place go to Champions League directly so it's important too. Porto and Braga will have a nice battle for second spot.

[Cafex]

Porto only found the winning goal in last minute with a penalty. They were too lucky today but they might not be next time.
Sporting is still in a very comfortable position as there are 10 points difference. Braga also won and Benfica got draw, so things go not so well for Benfica. Second place go to Champions League directly so it's important too. Porto and Braga will have a nice battle for second spot.

I agree. I can't also say that Porto fully deserved to win because Maritimo fought against them really well. Sporting were so close to pull away more from Porto.    They are still in a very good condition having a 10-point difference though. It seems that Sporting players have really started feeling that they are getting really close to the championship step by step. I've started waiting excitedly for Porto-Sporting match on this Saturday.

[swogerino]

Porto made my heart shake all the time until the goal was made in 95 minute.I did not expect such a weak Porto against the worst team of the Primeira Liga which is Maritimo.Maritimo has never played as well as yesterday and I was mad thinking,”you woke up now trying to get a point against one of the leaders” until I won the only bet yesterday which was Porto to win.

[Reosta_]

Porto made my heart shake all the time until the goal was made in 95 minute.I did not expect such a weak Porto against the worst team of the Primeira Liga which is Maritimo.Maritimo has never played as well as yesterday and I was mad thinking,”you woke up now trying to get a point against one of the leaders” until I won the only bet yesterday which was Porto to win.

It was so unexpected, yes. Considering Maritimo are at the last place and have a horrible form, many of us thought that it could be an easy match for Porto. But Maritimo put up a really good fight. Something is really not going on good for Porto and I wonder what they will do against Sporting this week. If they don't get a win, Sporting's job will be easier to win the title.

[LittleBitFunny]

Porto made my heart shake all the time until the goal was made in 95 minute.I did not expect such a weak Porto against the worst team of the Primeira Liga which is Maritimo.Maritimo has never played as well as yesterday and I was mad thinking,”you woke up now trying to get a point against one of the leaders” until I won the only bet yesterday which was Porto to win.

It was so unexpected, yes. Considering Maritimo are at the last place and have a horrible form, many of us thought that it could be an easy match for Porto. But Maritimo put up a really good fight. Something is really not going on good for Porto and I wonder what they will do against Sporting this week. If they don't get a win, Sporting's job will be easier to win the title.

Sporting is already 10 points ahead of other teams in the same number of matches. Reducing 10 gaps is not an easy task. And the important thing is that Sporting is now in perfect form. Each team will play about 14 more matches. If Sporting can't win 5/6 of these matches then maybe their position in the points table will change. Besides, there is no possibility of change

[ILuckyGuyI]

Porto are going to play a home game against Sporting this weekend and it will be a very delightful game surely. Sporting maintain their lead with 54 points and Porto are the 2nd with 44 points. Porto (2W 3D) and Sporting (5W) both didn't get any loss in the last 5 games in the league. Porto have lost only once in their home games (7W 2D 1L). Sporting maintain their incredible performance in their away games (9W 1D). In the last 5 head-to-head games, Sporting and Porto both won twice and 1 game ended in a draw. Porto drew with Sporting 2-2 away on Oct 17, 2020.

There is no missing player at Porto.
There is no missing player at Sporting.

My sources: https://www.flashscore.com/match/KdkUMDyJ/#match-summary
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/injuries/football/fc-porto/
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/injuries/football/sporting-cp/

This is a great opportunity for Porto to decrease the point difference with Sporting. But Porto have been having difficulties on getting a win in the league. They barely managed to beat Maritimo which is the worst team in the league. Even getting one point will be advantageous for Sporting for the championship. I think it will end in a draw.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Braga are going to play an away game against Nacional this weekend. Braga are the 3rd with 43 points and Nacional are the 11th with 21 points. Braga didn't get any loss (4W 1D) and Nacional got 2 wins (2W 1D 2L) in the last 5 games in the league. In the last 5 (official) head-to-head games, Braga won all of them. Braga beat Nacional 2-1 home on Oct 17, 2020.

Missing player(s) at Nacional: Larry Azouni, Nuno Borges (1 goal)
Missing player(s) at Braga: Nuno Sequeira, David Carmo, Francisco Moura (2 goals)

My sources: https://www.flashscore.com/match/xEcDQexf/#match-summary
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/injuries/football/nacional-1/
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/injuries/football/braga/

Nacional lost their last 2 games. Braga have an incredible form lately. They are only 1 point behind Porto and there is also a Porto-Sporting game this week. I think Braga will get a win in this game and wait for Porto to lose points.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Two matches will be held tomorrow. One is between Vitoria SC vs Boavista, the other is between Famalicao vs Ferense. These two matches are not very important match. In the match between Vitoria and Boavista, I wanted to bet on Vitoria. But Vitoria's recent performance is terribly bad. In another match, I am keen to bet on Famalicao. Hopefully, Famalicao won’t disappoint me.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Benfica are going to play a home game against Rio Ave next Monday. Benfica are the 4th with 39 points and Rio Ave are the 9th with 22 points. Benfica won once (1W 3D 1L) and Rio Ave got 2 wins (2W 1D 2L) in the last 5 games in the league. Benfica have lost one home game (7W 2D 1L). Rio Ave have won twice in their away games (2W 4D 4L). In the last 5 head-to-head games, Benfica won all of them. In this season, Benfica beat Rio Ave 3-0 away on Oct 18, 2020.

Missing player(s) at Benfica: Jardel, Andre Almeida
Missing player(s) at Rio Ave: André Pereira

My sources: https://www.flashscore.com/match/6goQNgMC/#match-summary
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/injuries/football/benfica/
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/injuries/football/rio-ave/

I think this will be an easy win for Benfica.

[nelson4lov]

Top of the table clash between Porto and title leaders, Sporting CP is about to go down. Since I'm with team Sporting to win the league the season, I want them to win tonight but Porto isn't an easy team to beat so a draw should be good for both parties, especially for Sporting. Both teams put out a strong line up for the match so it should be interesting to watch. Been looking for where to stream but had no luck so I'll follow it up via livescore websites.

My pick:
Over 2.5 goals.

[LTU_btc]

Top of the table clash between Porto and title leaders, Sporting CP is about to go down. Since I'm with team Sporting to win the league the season, I want them to win tonight but Porto isn't an easy team to beat so a draw should be good for both parties, especially for Sporting. Both teams put out a strong line up for the match so it should be interesting to watch. Been looking for where to stream but had no luck so I'll follow it up via livescore websites.

My pick:
Over 2.5 goals.

So, this game ended with a goaless draw. It wasn't most exciting game, Porto controlled ball and made much more dangerous attacks but didn't managed to score. Sporting focused on defense. After all, this result obviously is good for Sporting, their big 10 point lead against Porto remains same.

[ampere]

Benfica 2 - 0 Rio Ave

A good Victory for Benfica; with talisman Everton pulling the strings to send Benfica to the fourth position in the league standings; 3 points away from European spots and 4 points ahead of fifth place Pacos. A question, between Porto and Braga; who do you think Benfica can oust for an European spot?

[kayiboyu]

Top of the table clash between Porto and title leaders, Sporting CP is about to go down. Since I'm with team Sporting to win the league the season, I want them to win tonight but Porto isn't an easy team to beat so a draw should be good for both parties, especially for Sporting. Both teams put out a strong line up for the match so it should be interesting to watch. Been looking for where to stream but had no luck so I'll follow it up via livescore websites.

My pick:
Over 2.5 goals.

It was a really interesting game. Sporting couldn't do literally anything against Porto away but I can't also say that Porto's performance was very good. Still Sporting got lucky and didn't get a loss. This was maybe the most important game for Porto and they didn't win. Therefore, Sporting are a little more closer to the championship now.