Porto vs Estoril Prediction 03.11.2023

• Competition: Liga Portugal
• Date: 03.11.2023
• Kickoff: 20:15 UTC / 21:15 CET
• Venue: Estádio do Dragão (Porto)

Little by little, Porto is gaining momentum this season and they are a little short of reaching the form they need to enter the fight for trophies and a better result in the Champions League. With the victory against Visela in the previous round, Porto tied for 2nd place with Benfica and now both teams have 3 points less than Sporting. In the Champions League, they achieved an impressive victory against Antwerp in Belgium 4-1, so it seems that they can reach 2nd place and placement in the knockout phase. In addition to all that, this squad easily passed the first hurdle in the Portuguese Cup.

Estoril is a city much more famous for the Moto GP track, but this is also a football city with a not very good team this season. Estoril is in last place in the table with 4 points and they have lost their last 3 matches. What cost the club the most with a bad result was the defense because Estoril conceded 20 goals in 9 matches played. They lost many duels extremely narrowly and this can be a good incentive for the future period.

Porto vs Estoril pick: PORTO TO COVER AH -1.5

The home team did not win all matches this season at home. They had one setback against Arouca when they played 1-1. That should be a warning to Porto not to take any rivals from the bottom half of the table for granted anymore. Estoril has visited Dragao 10 times since 2012 and lost in all matches except in 2014 when they surprisingly won 1-0. Last year they were close to a positive result but Porto won 3-2. One gets the impression that this season Estoril does not have the strength to deal with the strongest Portuguese teams, and that is why we expect an easy job for Porto and a routine victory that would preserve their connection to the top of the table.