Portuguese League - Liga Portugal 2024/25

[LTU_btc]

What a strange round. All big teams (except Braga) had lot of difficulties and we have upset where it was least expected. Benfica ended game with Arouca 2:2, conceding second goal on 95th minute.
While yesterday Sporting and Porto took minimal 1:0 wins away. How good that I decided to avoid goals over market this time. BTW, did you guys saw Rodrigo Mora goal? This kid scored probably most beautiful goal that I saw in Portguese league this season:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHwDk71VW7Y

[Akbarkoe]

What a strange round. All big teams (except Braga) had lot of difficulties and we have upset where it was least expected. Benfica ended game with Arouca 2:2, conceding second goal on 95th minute.
While yesterday Sporting and Porto took minimal 1:0 wins away. How good that I decided to avoid goals over market this time. BTW, did you guys saw Rodrigo Mora goal? This kid scored probably most beautiful goal that I saw in Portguese league this season:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHwDk71VW7Y

I never thought that the match would end in a draw, because from the start I thought Arouca would be a fairly easy opponent for Benfica.

In that match, Benfica twice gained the advantage, but twice Benfica also failed to maintain its advantage, especially when the score was already 2-1 and the match was almost over. At that time I thought that 3 points were already in Benfica's hands, but something painful happened where right in the 90+5 minute Weverson managed to register his name on the scoreboard which made the score 2-2 and the match ended in a draw.

And because they were only able to secure one point, Benfica had to let go of the top of the standings to be taken over again by Sporting CP. At this time, the points between Sporting CP and Benfica have both collected 69 points, but in terms of goal difference, Sporting CP is superior so that Sporting CP is at the top of the standings.

[MK-74]

Benfica drew 2-2 with Arouca at home. They got 1 point with the goal they conceded in the last minute.
This is a bad result for Benfica, because they are no longer leaders in the league, they currently have the same points as Sporting Lisbon, but Sporting Lisbon is the leader with the two-way goal difference.
There are 5 weeks left in the league and every match is very important for the 2 teams.
Benfica has 2 difficult matches.
I think S. Lisbon only has 1 difficult match.

[rdluffy]

...

So the championship is always this close? I didn't know that story. This makes both the championship and the bets more interesting. But if everything goes well, Benfica will win this one and everything leads us to believe that it will be as close as any other championship.

This is the third season that I've been following practically every round
I've started betting more on the Portuguese league because I've noticed the winning pattern of the 3 biggest teams, I gained a lot of bets this way, using multiples
Of course, it's a good league and the Portuguese language is really cool for us 

The dispute on 22/23 was very nice to follow, only 2 points difference
in 23/24 there were 10 points and Sporting had an almost perfect championship, with only 2 defeats in 34 games, it was one of the best Portuguese teams I've seen play

It's usually the top 3 teams that are always at the top and there's always a team to play for 4th place, it could be Braga, Vitória etc



The fight for title just got more interesting, now Sporting and Benfica are tied again 
And Braga only 1points ahead of Porto

[Slow death]

It seems that Benfica will not be champions this season. Being a Benfica fan is hard. When they have a good opportunity, they waste it and now they will have to depend much more on luck.

Victoria - Benfica (Vitoria is strong and away from home Benfica are not strong. I see Benfica with a high chance of a draw or losing.)

Benfica - Sporting (I see Benfica with a high chance of a draw or losing.)

Braga - Benfica (Braga is strong and away from home Benfica are not strong. I see Benfica with a high chance of a draw or losing.)

[joker_josue]

So the championship is always this close? I didn't know that story. This makes both the championship and the bets more interesting. But if everything goes well, Benfica will win this one and everything leads us to believe that it will be as close as any other championship.

Yes, it is usually well-balanced between the three main teams: Benfica, Sporting and Porto. Braga sometimes also manages to fight for the top spots, but is usually closer to the fight for 3rd place.

[W Jr.]

Benfica drew 2-2 with Arouca at home. They got 1 point with the goal they conceded in the last minute.
This is a bad result for Benfica, because they are no longer leaders in the league, they currently have the same points as Sporting Lisbon, but Sporting Lisbon is the leader with the two-way goal difference.
There are 5 weeks left in the league and every match is very important for the 2 teams.
Benfica has 2 difficult matches.
I think S. Lisbon only has 1 difficult match.

Arouca took the tie from Benfica with a goal in the last minute. For Benfica, this is not just a tie, but perhaps a match that will lead to the championship. They could lose the championship with this tie. They definitely had to beat Arouca on their home field. Unfortunately, they could not maintain the advantage they gained in the Portuguese League and Sporting Lisbon is now the leader again. The race continues very excitingly.

[Pumared]

...

So the championship is always this close? I didn't know that story. This makes both the championship and the bets more interesting. But if everything goes well, Benfica will win this one and everything leads us to believe that it will be as close as any other championship.

This is the third season that I've been following practically every round
I've started betting more on the Portuguese league because I've noticed the winning pattern of the 3 biggest teams, I gained a lot of bets this way, using multiples
Of course, it's a good league and the Portuguese language is really cool for us 

The dispute on 22/23 was very nice to follow, only 2 points difference
in 23/24 there were 10 points and Sporting had an almost perfect championship, with only 2 defeats in 34 games, it was one of the best Portuguese teams I've seen play

It's usually the top 3 teams that are always at the top and there's always a team to play for 4th place, it could be Braga, Vitória etc



The fight for title just got more interesting, now Sporting and Benfica are tied again 
And Braga only 1points ahead of Porto

Well, that's exactly what I thought. There is this monopoly between these teams and this really opens up a lot of room for betting. I found this dynamic interesting, because it is always disputed, but usually only with a few teams. Something that in the Brazilian league, for example, does not happen very often.

[Mahiyammahi]

It seems that Benfica will not be champions this season. Being a Benfica fan is hard. When they have a good opportunity, they waste it and now they will have to depend much more on luck.

Victoria - Benfica (Vitoria is strong and away from home Benfica are not strong. I see Benfica with a high chance of a draw or losing.)

Benfica - Sporting (I see Benfica with a high chance of a draw or losing.)

Braga - Benfica (Braga is strong and away from home Benfica are not strong. I see Benfica with a high chance of a draw or losing.)

Look, brother,I think it's normal to be disappointed on this, as Benfica supporters, we all feel this disappointment sometimes. But now is not the time to give up completely. Football is a game where nothing is certain until the last moment.

Vitoria, Sporting, Braga — yes, okay, all are difficult matches. But these teams have always been challenging to play with, and Benfica is not a small team. We also have the ability to turn things around.

Although it is an away match with Vitoria, the team shows character in such matches. And the home match with Sporting, half the work will be done by the fans' screams. They have played well against Braga many times before, and they can do it again.

Another thing, in football, sometimes a big result or a big match can change the mentality of the entire team completely. Once you get back into rhythm, it is not that hard to win three matches in a row.

So don't get disappointed so early, brother, we are still in the race for the title. Have faith, support the team until the end.  There is only one reason  "Benfica é Benfica!"

[Jossque]

Benfica failed to win at home against Arouca.Benfica lost points at the most unexpected time and handed the lead to Sporting.After Benfica's 4-1 win over Porto the previous week, we should have said that they were almost champions, but this week they lost 2 points at home to Arouca, which will make the race even hotter.We can say that the champion will be decided in the 2nd to last week at Benfica's place.
Braga, on the other hand, did not make any mistakes.Their opponents Porto are also in 3rd place after losing to Benfica last week.AVS still have a chance to stay in the league and they pushed themselves to get points from this match to stay in the league but they could not do much.The fight for 3rd place between Braga and Porto will continue until the last week.

[rdluffy]

...
Well, that's exactly what I thought. There is this monopoly between these teams and this really opens up a lot of room for betting. I found this dynamic interesting, because it is always disputed, but usually only with a few teams. Something that in the Brazilian league, for example, does not happen very often.

If you Google: Liga Portugal, go to standings and there you'll find the complete table for the last 10 seasons + the current one



You can get a good idea of the dominance of the 3 teams, and how little they lose during the championship.
You can find some interesting patterns to use in your bets

An example of the current season is Sporting, even with some difficulties after the change of coach, the team has only lost twice, which is almost impossible to happen in the Brazilian championship we are used to
Each league is very different to bet on

[joker_josue]

At the end of another round, which made everything even more interesting, in this final stretch. With Benfica drawing their home game, they ended up with the same number of points as Sporting, who won. We will have competition until the end.

MATCH DAY 29 - RESULTS:
Gil Vicente 0-1 Vit. Guimarães
Famalicão 3-0 Estoril
Boavista 0-1 Nacional
Santa Clara 0-1 Sporting
Casa Pia 0-1 Porto
Estrela Amadora 0-1 Farense
Braga 4-1 AVS
Benfica 2-2 Arouca
Moreirense 0-2 Rio Ave



Follow the classification table:

LEADERBOARD:

POS	Team	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1	Sporting	29	21	6	2	75	24	51	69
2	Benfica	29	22	3	4	71	25	46	69
3	Braga	29	18	6	5	49	25	24	60
4	Porto	29	18	5	6	55	25	30	59
5	Vit. Guimarães	29	12	12	5	41	29	12	48
6	Santa Clara	29	14	4	11	28	28	0	46
7	Famalicão	29	11	10	8	38	31	7	43
8	Casa Pia	29	11	7	11	34	37	-3	40
9	Estoril	29	10	9	10	38	46	-8	39
10	Moreirense	29	9	8	12	34	41	-7	35
11	Nacional	29	9	5	15	27	38	-11	32
12	Rio Ave	29	8	8	13	32	47	-15	32
13	Arouca	29	7	9	13	29	45	-16	30
14	Gil Vicente	29	6	8	15	27	43	-16	26
15	Estrela Amadora	29	6	8	15	22	42	-20	26
16	AVS	29	4	11	14	22	48	-26	23
17	Farense	29	4	9	16	20	40	-20	21
18	Boavista	29	4	6	19	19	47	-28	18

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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

[Mate2237]

At the end of another round, which made everything even more interesting, in this final stretch. With Benfica drawing their home game, they ended up with the same number of points as Sporting, who won. We will have competition until the end.

MATCH DAY 29 - RESULTS:
Gil Vicente 0-1 Vit. Guimarães
Famalicão 3-0 Estoril
Boavista 0-1 Nacional
Santa Clara 0-1 Sporting
Casa Pia 0-1 Porto
Estrela Amadora 0-1 Farense
Braga 4-1 AVS
Benfica 2-2 Arouca
Moreirense 0-2 Rio Ave



Follow the classification table:

LEADERBOARD:

POS	Team	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1	Sporting	29	21	6	2	75	24	51	69
2	Benfica	29	22	3	4	71	25	46	69
3	Braga	29	18	6	5	49	25	24	60
4	Porto	29	18	5	6	55	25	30	59
5	Vit. Guimarães	29	12	12	5	41	29	12	48
6	Santa Clara	29	14	4	11	28	28	0	46
7	Famalicão	29	11	10	8	38	31	7	43
8	Casa Pia	29	11	7	11	34	37	-3	40
9	Estoril	29	10	9	10	38	46	-8	39
10	Moreirense	29	9	8	12	34	41	-7	35
11	Nacional	29	9	5	15	27	38	-11	32
12	Rio Ave	29	8	8	13	32	47	-15	32
13	Arouca	29	7	9	13	29	45	-16	30
14	Gil Vicente	29	6	8	15	27	43	-16	26
15	Estrela Amadora	29	6	8	15	22	42	-20	26
16	AVS	29	4	11	14	22	48	-26	23
17	Farense	29	4	9	16	20	40	-20	21
18	Boavista	29	4	6	19	19	47	-28	18

___
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

Sporting is still hanging up to that first position on the Portuguese league after a turbulence time with the departure of Amorin to united still having a game at hand I think that sporting has a better chance of winning the league this season because I think that they deserve it with the way that they started the season before going on that trouble some moment and coming back to form is enough for them be champions they have shown much courage in the presence of trouble



Even though Benfica is having the same points with sporting the remaining games will be critical in determining which team is going to win because all games needs to be taken with all seriousness by sporting Benfica drawing at home this weekend was a favour to sporting because a win would have seen Benfica overtake sporting on the league table

[Pumared]

Wow, this is very interesting for bettors. I really didn't know about such great sovereignty. I was betting based only on the teams' recent statistics. But if I had known about this history I would have bet more heavily haha ​​thanks for the info!

[rdluffy]

Sporting is still hanging up to that first position on the Portuguese league after a turbulence time with the departure of Amorin to united still having a game at hand I think that sporting has a better chance of winning the league this season because I think that they deserve it with the way that they started the season before going on that trouble some moment and coming back to form is enough for them be champions they have shown much courage in the presence of trouble



Even though Benfica is having the same points with sporting the remaining games will be critical in determining which team is going to win because all games needs to be taken with all seriousness by sporting Benfica drawing at home this weekend was a favour to sporting because a win would have seen Benfica overtake sporting on the league table

Despite not being at the same level as when coach Ruben Amorim left the team, Sporting have improved considerably in recent games, which has kept them in the lead now
They have now gone 11 games without defeat, the last being against Borussia in the first leg of the Champions League

Perhaps what was really needed was a sequence of games for the team and the new coach to adapt
Unfortunately, Sporting paid a high price for this with disqualification from the Champions League, which in my opinion, Sporting would have been able to win Borussia

And an important detail: Sporting must not lose Viktor Gyökeres for the next few seasons, otherwise the situation could get much worse

[joker_josue]

And an important detail: Sporting must not lose Viktor Gyökeres for the next few seasons, otherwise the situation could get much worse

Can't miss it? Power cannot, but will lose...
It is unlikely that he will continue at Sporting next season, there are many clubs interested, with much more capital.

[rdluffy]

And an important detail: Sporting must not lose Viktor Gyökeres for the next few seasons, otherwise the situation could get much worse

Can't miss it? Power cannot, but will lose...
It is unlikely that he will continue at Sporting next season, there are many clubs interested, with much more capital.

I saw some news about Chelsea being in contact with the striker for next season
The deal would be around €70 million
It seems that the striker would also accept Liverpool (which would perhaps be even better, since Salah is leaving the team)

Sporting will suffer a lot without the striker, since he is saving the season
My opinion is that Sporting needs to take this high value and invest in 2 or 3 great players to strengthen the squad for next season

Any bets on which team he should go to?

[joker_josue]

Any bets on which team he should go to?

I would say I would go to England. Man United would be an excellent option, but perhaps the money involved could complicate matters.






Here is the list of games for the next round:

MATCH DAY 30:
^{18.04 15:30} Farense vs Boavista
^{18.04 15:30} Rio Ave vs Santa Clara
^{18.04 18:00} Porto vs Famalicão
^{18.04 20:30} Sporting vs Moreirense
^{19.04 15:30} Nacional vs Gil Vicente
^{19.04 15:30} AVS vs Casa Pia
^{19.04 18:00} Estoril vs Braga
^{19.04 18:00} Arouca vs Estrela Amadora
^{19.04 20:30} Vit. Guimarães vs Benfica
_{Info: day.month. time (Lisbon time)}

[LTU_btc]

I would say I would go to England. Man United would be an excellent option, but perhaps the money involved could complicate matters.

MU would be one of worst possible options. It's perfect place to ruin your career. Any other option would be interesting.
Gyokeres now is just too good for Portguese league. I would be very surprised if this summer he won't leave Sporting.
This round Benfica have difficult trip and game against Vitoria Guimaraes. Dropping points against them wouldn't be that big surprise  Porto is playing with Famalicao and IMO, now there is no opponents who would be easy for Porto.

[rdluffy]

I would say I would go to England. Man United would be an excellent option, but perhaps the money involved could complicate matters.

It looks like England will be his destination, but I hope it's not Manchester United hehehe

...
Gyokeres now is just too good for Portguese league. I would be very surprised if this summer he won't leave Sporting.

I would have liked to have seen Sporting participate in this year's Champions League with 100% of their strength from last year, with Rubem Amorin and Gyokeres, unfortunately we didn't have that opportunity
I think they could have reached at least the quarter-finals


Today's odds look better than usual
Porto's 1.5
Braga's 1.93, but they're playing away from home

If I do a multiple it's 2.89, is Braga too risky?