Sporting CP vs FC Porto prediction 18.12.2023

• Date: 18.12.2023
• Competition: Primeira Liga
• KO: 20:15 UTC / 21:15 CET
• Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (Lisboa)

Porto, who are currently in good form, are set to visit Sporting CP at the Estádio José Alvalade for a significant Primeira Liga match on Monday.

Sporting CP vs FC Porto Betting Tips &— BTTS

Expect an exciting and competitive contest on Monday, as the top two teams in the division are locked together with 31 points from 13 matches played.

Porto has bounced back strongly with high-scoring victories at home against Casa Pia and Shakhtar, following away losses at Barcelona and Estoril. More than 2.5 goals have been scored in Sérgio Conceição´s team’s last five matches, with both teams scoring in four of them. Los Dragões supporters witnessed an exhilarating eight-goal match last time, where a 5:3 win over Shakhtar ensured their spot in the Champions League’s round of sixteen.

Spotting heads into Monday’s significant match with a record of consistently producing high-scoring games this season. Rúben Amorimñ’s team has witnessed a minimum of three goals scored in eight out of their last nine matches, with both teams scoring (BTTS) in seven of those games. Sporting recently experienced a 3:2 loss against Vitoria Guimaraes in their latest league game, before securing a 3:0 victory over Sturm in the Europa League last Thursday.

Historically, this match has always been engaging, especially when it takes place in Lisbon. In seven out of the last eight contests between these fierce rivals at Estádio José Alvalade, both teams scored (BTTS). Moreover, more than 2.5 goals were scored in four of their last six matches. Porto has dominated recent games, winning their last five encounters against Sporting in the past two seasons.

All things considered, BTTS has to be the best pick with Porto potentially edging to a narrow away win.