Portuguese League - Liga Portugal 2023/24

[Jossque]

Benfica managed to get a comfortable win against Arouca, a team that has been performing well in recent weeks.Benfica's 2nd place finish in the league is all but a formality for them now.Benfica managed to score 5 goals in total against Arouca, giving their fans a feast of football.
Porto, on the other hand, came from behind to win against Boavista.Both teams have different goals.For Porto it is to finish 3rd in the league and for Boavista it is to stay in the league.Although Boavista scored in the 60th minute, they lost the chance to get points from the match by being down to 10 men after 4 minutes.In the last 10 minutes, Porto increased the pressure and managed to win the match by scoring 2 goals.

[LTU_btc]

Benfica managed to get a comfortable win against Arouca, a team that has been performing well in recent weeks.Benfica's 2nd place finish in the league is all but a formality for them now.Benfica managed to score 5 goals in total against Arouca, giving their fans a feast of football.
Porto, on the other hand, came from behind to win against Boavista.Both teams have different goals.For Porto it is to finish 3rd in the league and for Boavista it is to stay in the league.Although Boavista scored in the 60th minute, they lost the chance to get points from the match by being down to 10 men after 4 minutes.In the last 10 minutes, Porto increased the pressure and managed to win the match by scoring 2 goals.

That Boavista goal was against game logic completely. Porto dominated completely, but managed to score only on 81th minute and then scoring winning goal 98th minute. Boavista players were furious at referee that he didn't ended game as only 7 minutes were added.
Now it's clear that 3rd place will be decided in last round direct clash between Braga and Porto. Braga will play at home and they need to win, for Porto draw is enough.

[Hirose UK]

Benfica managed to get a comfortable win against Arouca, a team that has been performing well in recent weeks.Benfica's 2nd place finish in the league is all but a formality for them now.Benfica managed to score 5 goals in total against Arouca, giving their fans a feast of football.
Porto, on the other hand, came from behind to win against Boavista.Both teams have different goals.For Porto it is to finish 3rd in the league and for Boavista it is to stay in the league.Although Boavista scored in the 60th minute, they lost the chance to get points from the match by being down to 10 men after 4 minutes.In the last 10 minutes, Porto increased the pressure and managed to win the match by scoring 2 goals.

Championship title is guaranteed to belong to Sporting because no team can surpass them at the end of the season like this, but Benfica victory adds comfort for them to finish as runners-up and.
Porto victory also ensures that they can maintain their top 3 position and get UCL ticket for next season because the difference with Braga is only 1 point, which is very small difference.
Benfica and Sporting have confirmed their position this season and that cannot be changed, what is still competition is the top 3 positions and will be contested by Porto and Braga.

Porto and Braga will meet in the final match later and this is home match for Braga and this is the determinant for who will get UCL or European League tickets because those in 3rd place will get UCL tickets and the top 4 will play in competition European League.

[fullhdpixel]

Championship title is guaranteed to belong to Sporting because no team can surpass them at the end of the season like this, but Benfica victory adds comfort for them to finish as runners-up and.
Porto victory also ensures that they can maintain their top 3 position and get UCL ticket for next season because the difference with Braga is only 1 point, which is very small difference.
Benfica and Sporting have confirmed their position this season and that cannot be changed, what is still competition is the top 3 positions and will be contested by Porto and Braga.

Porto and Braga will meet in the final match later and this is home match for Braga and this is the determinant for who will get UCL or European League tickets because those in 3rd place will get UCL tickets and the top 4 will play in competition European League.

We are having some changes into UEFA events qualifications with Sporting as champions are going to be in Champions League group stage and Benfica is going to Champions League qualifications with Porto and Braga are fighting for the UEFA Europa League with third spotted team will be in group stage and fourth will be fight for the qualification while we are having fifth spotted team into Conference League.

Prediction is not easy with who will be finished at third spot with most chances we will have Porto who is doing good and having a chance for staying at their spot because they are doing good in last few games which is giving them advantage for staying here with this season we are having five spots for the Portuguese League into UEFA events.

[Albarq]

Championship title is guaranteed to belong to Sporting because no team can surpass them at the end of the season like this, but Benfica victory adds comfort for them to finish as runners-up and.
Porto victory also ensures that they can maintain their top 3 position and get UCL ticket for next season because the difference with Braga is only 1 point, which is very small difference.
Benfica and Sporting have confirmed their position this season and that cannot be changed, what is still competition is the top 3 positions and will be contested by Porto and Braga.

Porto and Braga will meet in the final match later and this is home match for Braga and this is the determinant for who will get UCL or European League tickets because those in 3rd place will get UCL tickets and the top 4 will play in competition European League.

with klub sporting entering inthe preliminary round, it makes the championship title what I am looking forward to, where they compete to perform well in several matches with of matches, so they look ahead and superior, opening the series with a difference of 18 points behind Porto from the sporting team, making it an match where there is excitement. In this match, by overcoming obstacles and defending the klub sporting title, he really has quite a strong determination.

[joker_josue]

Here are the results of the penultimate round of this season, with Sporting as champions. But the fight for 3rd and 4th place still continues.

MATCH DAY 33 - RESULTS:
Porto 2-1 Boavista
Benfica 5-0 Arouca
Casa Pia 0-1 Moreirense
Gil Vicente 2-0 Farense
Vit. Guimarães 2-3 Braga
Estoril 0-1 Sporting
Portimonense 2-2 Rio Ave
Vizela 4-0 Estrela Amadora
Chaves 0-1 Famalicão


FEATURED MATCH - STATISTICS:

	Porto 2-1 Boavista
78%	Ball possession	22%
23	Goal attempts	3
4	Goal kick	2
8	Kick out	1
15	Free kick	16
11	Corner kick	2
3	Offside	3
28	Touch line	27
1	Goalkeeper defenses	2
14	Fouls	13
0	Red cards	1
2	Yellow cards	9
141	Attacks	46
94	Dangerous Attacks	15

LEADERBOARD:

POS	Team	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1	Sporting	33	28	3	2	93	29	64	87
2	Benfica	33	25	4	4	76	27	49	79
3	Porto	33	21	6	6	62	27	35	69
4	Braga	33	21	5	7	71	49	22	68
5	Vit. Guimarães	33	18	6	9	49	37	12	60
6	Moreirense	33	15	7	11	34	34	0	52
7	Arouca	33	13	7	13	53	47	6	46
8	Famalicão	33	10	12	11	36	39	-3	42
9	Farense	33	10	7	16	45	48	-3	37
10	Rio Ave	33	6	18	9	37	42	-5	36
11	Gil Vicente	33	9	9	15	42	51	-9	36
12	Casa Pia	33	9	8	16	36	49	-13	35
13	Estoril	33	9	6	18	48	56	-8	33
14	Boavista	33	7	10	16	37	60	-23	31
15	Estrela Amadora	33	6	12	15	32	53	-21	30
16	Portimonense	33	7	8	18	36	71	-35	29
17	Vizela	33	5	10	18	34	64	-30	25
18	Chaves	33	5	8	20	31	69	-38	23

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POS - League Position, PLD - Games Played, PTS - Points Earned
W - Games Won, L - Games Lost, D - Games Drawn
GD - Goal Difference, GF - Goal For, GA - Goal Against

[Hirose UK]

Championship title is guaranteed to belong to Sporting because no team can surpass them at the end of the season like this, but Benfica victory adds comfort for them to finish as runners-up and.
Porto victory also ensures that they can maintain their top 3 position and get UCL ticket for next season because the difference with Braga is only 1 point, which is very small difference.
Benfica and Sporting have confirmed their position this season and that cannot be changed, what is still competition is the top 3 positions and will be contested by Porto and Braga.

Porto and Braga will meet in the final match later and this is home match for Braga and this is the determinant for who will get UCL or European League tickets because those in 3rd place will get UCL tickets and the top 4 will play in competition European League.

We are having some changes into UEFA events qualifications with Sporting as champions are going to be in Champions League group stage and Benfica is going to Champions League qualifications with Porto and Braga are fighting for the UEFA Europa League with third spotted team will be in group stage and fourth will be fight for the qualification while we are having fifth spotted team into Conference League.

Prediction is not easy with who will be finished at third spot with most chances we will have Porto who is doing good and having a chance for staying at their spot because they are doing good in last few games which is giving them advantage for staying here with this season we are having five spots for the Portuguese League into UEFA events.

Yes, everything has gone according to existing regulations, we will be able to see it at the end of the season for more details, and we can see the development of the top two teams next season when the UCL competition starts.
I think they will be able to compete in the group phase but I doubt whether Sporting or Benfica will be able to enter the round of 16, if they can, one of them is Sporting who is currently in good condition.
UCL is not an easy competition for them to compete well, there are teams from other leagues who really always dominate, the competition will be much tougher than the domestic league.
Moreover, next season there will be strong teams entering the UCL competition such as Leverkusen which could make it difficult for anyone, including one of the top two team here, if they are in the same group as Leverkusen.

In this match I put my hopes on Braga, they will be the favorites and of course with the advantages they have they can definitely help Braga to win over Porto.

[QueenVera]

Yes, everything has gone according to existing regulations, we will be able to see it at the end of the season for more details, and we can see the development of the top two teams next season when the UCL competition starts.
I think they will be able to compete in the group phase but I doubt whether Sporting or Benfica will be able to enter the round of 16, if they can, one of them is Sporting who is currently in good condition.
UCL is not an easy competition for them to compete well, there are teams from other leagues who really always dominate, the competition will be much tougher than the domestic league.
Moreover, next season there will be strong teams entering the UCL competition such as Leverkusen which could make it difficult for anyone, including one of the top two team here, if they are in the same group as Leverkusen.

In this match I put my hopes on Braga, they will be the favorites and of course with the advantages they have they can definitely help Braga to win over Porto.

1. So far in the strides of this season, some clubs have been able to work hard to get their tickets to perform in next season's UCL tournament, clubs like Sporting and Benfica in the Portuguese league. Considering the nature of how these teams are and comparing it to how the UCL umbrella puts team to dire test of resilience and strength, yes we'd acknowledge that inasmuch as they're able to win the tickets, the battle won't be so easy for them as the European contest umbrella is meant for teams who have outdone themselves and have the championship quality in them.

 Sporting seems to be in good form, even though it's still uncertain that they would be able to scale through the tougher competition in the UCL group stages to reach the round of 16. The addition of strong teams like Leverkusen only adds to the difficulty, thereby making qualifications more challenging for the Portuguese clubs. There is a huge difference between domestic league battles and continental league competitions, noting that the challenge seems to betide more on the Portuguese teams in the UCL. Despite their successes in the domestic league, competing against more tougher teams from other European leagues shows a different phase of competition altogether.

 It shows the need for Sporting and Benfica to up their game and find a way to adapt to the level of game play presented by the UCL. For the game between Braga and Porto, Braga being the favourited team and showing their strengths, it's acceptable that they have the potential for them to place Porto on pressure. For me though, I feel Braga is more likely to be victorious in the game based on their  capabilities to being competitive so far in their games.

[rdluffy]

In this match I put my hopes on Braga, they will be the favorites and of course with the advantages they have they can definitely help Braga to win over Porto.

Without a doubt the most interesting game to watch and bet on is Braga vs Porto
In the last game of the championship, literally (because of the time), there's still the third-place fight

If Braga win, they'll secure third place and the important Europa League group stage
It would be very bad for Porto to miss out on the Europa League at least and run the risk of only taking part in the Conference League, as the team is used to playing in the Champions League

I don't have a strong guess yet, but having the advantage of a draw, I think Porto can secure third place

[joker_josue]

In this match I put my hopes on Braga, they will be the favorites and of course with the advantages they have they can definitely help Braga to win over Porto.

Looking at the current form, I would also say that Braga are favorites. But, if I look at the history of recent years, I see Braga losing every game against the big Portuguese clubs, especially the decisive ones. So, although I think Braga is better, I think the winner will be Porto. However, the statistics do not guarantee that it will always be the same, and so it will really be a very interesting game to watch.

[joker_josue]

Here is the list of games from the last round of the Liga Portugal. With emphasis on Braga vs Porto, a game that will decide who comes in third place with direct access to the Europa League.

MATCH DAY 34:
^{17.05. 18:45} Famalicão vs Casa Pia
^{17.05. 20:45} Rio Ave vs Benfica
^{18.05. 15:30} Arouca vs Vit. Guimarães
^{18.05. 15:30} Boavista vs Vizela
^{18.05. 15:30} Estrela Amadora vs Gil Vicente
^{18.05. 15:30} Farense vs Portimonense
^{18.05. 18:00} Moreirense vs Estoril
^{18.05. 18:00} Sporting vs Chaves
^{18.05. 20:30} Braga vs Porto
_{Info: day.month. time (Lisbon time)}

[Distraction]

What do you think about Sporting to complete the season with 2 titles? 

They have missed the chance to go for a treble because of being eliminated in the League Cup. But they have a finale to play in Taça de Portugal on May 26. It is against Porto though which isn't an easy work. They haven't lost to Porto yet during this season.

The most winners of the competition:



However Porto are the winner of last 2 seasons also.    I will probably bet on Sporting but I don't see the odds yet. Or I couldn't find it. 

[rdluffy]

Looking at the current form, I would also say that Braga are favorites. But, if I look at the history of recent years, I see Braga losing every game against the big Portuguese clubs, especially the decisive ones. So, although I think Braga is better, I think the winner will be Porto. However, the statistics do not guarantee that it will always be the same, and so it will really be a very interesting game to watch.

Tradition in football is something to take into consideration, and Porto has more tradition than Braga. Could it be an advantage for the team or not?

Another thing I was thinking about is that Porto could finish in 3rd place in the championship, and still win Taça de Portugal, but if they lose these two games, the loss will be very big, finishing in 4th, without a direct spot in the Europa League and without winning any titles this season

I'm anxious here too see the final results and these 2 last games 

[QueenVera]

Here is the list of games from the last round of the Liga Portugal. With emphasis on Braga vs Porto, a game that will decide who comes in third place with direct access to the Europa League.

MATCH DAY 34:
^{17.05. 18:45} Famalicão vs Casa Pia
^{17.05. 20:45} Rio Ave vs Benfica
^{18.05. 15:30} Arouca vs Vit. Guimarães
^{18.05. 15:30} Boavista vs Vizela
^{18.05. 15:30} Estrela Amadora vs Gil Vicente
^{18.05. 15:30} Farense vs Portimonense
^{18.05. 18:00} Moreirense vs Estoril
^{18.05. 18:00} Sporting vs Chaves
^{18.05. 20:30} Braga vs Porto
_{Info: day.month. time (Lisbon time)}

The Portuguese league have teams with higher impacts in the league games and European contests too. Benfica, Sporting, Porto are most impactful in this regard. Porto are doing well in the league and also have good performance records in the UCL too even though they weren't able to keep up with their good performance in their last league game which wasn't so acceptable. Same scenerio applies for Benfica and Sporting who's got their own record in the European cups too.

 In terms of the domestic performances, the league seems less competitive though as there are still weeks left and just these 3teams are trying to make good wave in the league. Over the years it's still these three that have been the most talked about because of the feats they've attained. One would be so sure to bet on these teams and their ability to keep progressing in points in their league games. At this moment, the upper handed team to lifting the trophy is Sporting and they've proven so far to be better than the other teams.

 There are still  games to be played and decided upon but it all seems maybe to end well as they are a good number of points ahead of the other teams on the table. For the game between Braga and Porto, Braga being the favourited team and showing their strengths, it's acceptable that they have the potential for them to place Porto on pressure. For me though, I feel Braga is more likely to be victorious in the game based on their  capabilities to being competitive so far in their games.

[LTU_btc]

Looking at the current form, I would also say that Braga are favorites. But, if I look at the history of recent years, I see Braga losing every game against the big Portuguese clubs, especially the decisive ones. So, although I think Braga is better, I think the winner will be Porto. However, the statistics do not guarantee that it will always be the same, and so it will really be a very interesting game to watch.

Despite that this is going terrible for Porto, I think their chances is better. First of all because draw is enough for them, while Braga needs to win it. As you said, I also have impression that Braga usually chokes on big games.
Rio Ave - Benfica is starting soon, while rest of games will be played tomorrow to conclude 2023/24 season.

[rdluffy]

Despite that this is going terrible for Porto, I think their chances is better. First of all because draw is enough for them, while Braga needs to win it. As you said, I also have impression that Braga usually chokes on big games.
Rio Ave - Benfica is starting soon, while rest of games will be played tomorrow to conclude 2023/24 season.

That's why I mention tradition as a point to consider in decisive games
Porto, even though they haven't had a very good campaign, are more used to playing decisive and important matches than Braga, and that could be an advantage

Benfica ended their campaign with a draw, 80 points and second place in the league
Not bad, they only lost four times and I'd say that was a good result for Benfica, but I would have liked them to have qualified for the Champions League, or at least the semi-finals of the Europa League

[joker_josue]

Benfica ended their campaign with a draw, 80 points and second place in the league
Not bad, they only lost four times and I'd say that was a good result for Benfica, but I would have liked them to have qualified for the Champions League, or at least the semi-finals of the Europa League

The Portuguese championship is competitive, as in the last 10 years the winner always had to have more than 80 points, with differences of 3 to 5 points from the second. That's why Benfica didn't have a bad season, they just had less positive results against teams that theoretically they should beat easily.

He really should have done more in European competitions, as he had a capable squad and didn't have very difficult opponents.

[Webetcoins]

Looking at the current form, I would also say that Braga are favorites. But, if I look at the history of recent years, I see Braga losing every game against the big Portuguese clubs, especially the decisive ones. So, although I think Braga is better, I think the winner will be Porto. However, the statistics do not guarantee that it will always be the same, and so it will really be a very interesting game to watch.

Despite that this is going terrible for Porto, I think their chances is better. First of all because draw is enough for them, while Braga needs to win it. As you said, I also have impression that Braga usually chokes on big games.
Rio Ave - Benfica is starting soon, while rest of games will be played tomorrow to conclude 2023/24 season.

Rio Ave vs Benfica ended in a draw with 93rd minute goal on penalty by Costinha was enough for the Rio Ave to hold the hot favourite Benfica in this game which is not going to play Champions League qualification in coming season due to having second spot in Liga Portugal in this game we have well control by the Benfica but still their efforts were not enough to have more goals in this game due to tight defense of Rio Ave which end this season at the 11th spot due to having 19 draw games in this season.

Now we are heading for the another exciting game which is going to play between Braga vs FC Porto with Porto needs to hold their nerve for having third spot and going to have their spot for the UEFA Europa League group stage in case of lost they can go for the qualification with most chances we will be having positive end of the Porto which is having good edge against Braga which is having history of choking into important games.

[QueenVera]

Rio Ave vs Benfica ended in a draw with 93rd minute goal on penalty by Costinha was enough for the Rio Ave to hold the hot favourite Benfica in this game which is not going to play Champions League qualification in coming season due to having second spot in Liga Portugal in this game we have well control by the Benfica but still their efforts were not enough to have more goals in this game due to tight defense of Rio Ave which end this season at the 11th spot due to having 19 draw games in this season.

Now we are heading for the another exciting game which is going to play between Braga vs FC Porto with Porto needs to hold their nerve for having third spot and going to have their spot for the UEFA Europa League group stage in case of lost they can go for the qualification with most chances we will be having positive end of the Porto which is having good edge against Braga which is having history of choking into important games.

In the Porto and Braga match, Porto holds a greater advantage. With a draw being enough for Porto to settle properly in their position, the pressure may be less intense on their side compared to Braga, who have to fight hard to secure a victory to get to a better spot on the table. This advantage added with Porto's all time resilience in crucial encounters makes  them more favorable for the match result. Braga has more chance to derail in pressing situations and this could increase Porto's confidence ahead of the game.

 The recent match between Rio Ave and Benfica showed the unpredictable nature of football, with Rio Ave managing to hold off the stronger Benfica side with a late penalty goal. Despite Benfica's impact in possession and attacking efforts, Rio Ave's defense was able to dissolve their attempts to secure a victory. This result shows the importance of resilience and creative play, qualities that Porto somehow possess and may try take on in their match against Braga, especially given Braga's struggling state in crucial games. As the season draws to a close, both Porto and Braga are fighting for crucial outcomes that will aid their chances to European competitions.

 For Porto, securing a spot in the UEFA Europa League group stage is a good achievement, giving opportunities for further development and experience on the continental stage. Braga's ambition to secure victory and maybe qualify for European competitions shows the stakes of the game With both teams motivated by their respective objectives, the clash would definitely be an intense and compelling encounter, with Porto aiming to dwell on their advantages and Braga hoping to overrun expectations and secure a memorable victory.

[rdluffy]

And finally the Portuguese championship is over
I'll wait for joker to post his beautiful final table to make some comments, and I'll also do my analysis of the bets I made

But I'll tell you right now that I've lost the long bet I had on Porto winning this season 

Sporting's campaign was awesome, with only two defeats and an incredible 96 goals, 29 of which were scored by Viktor Gyökeres
In the last 10 years, only Benfica in 18-19 scored more than 96 goals, with an unbelievable 103 goals