Famalicao vs Porto

Famalicão challenge Porto in this Taca de Portugal (Portuguese Cup) semi-final first leg clash at Estadio Municipal de Famalicao early Thursday morning Beijing time. Football enthusiasts and bettors can expect a pretty high-level game here by Portuguese standards here. Liga Portugal, where both teams play, is of relatively level by European standards – however the top-4 leagues are still much better as a whole. In Portugal the differences between the top and lowly teams are unfortunately very big.. Porto, of course, one of the big three teams in Portugal, the other two being Benfica and Sporting CP. This season Braga - boosted with a lot of cash - have challenged these three big clubs. Indeed, there is no doubt about the fact that Porto are the better team. They do have an edge over the hosts in all areas of the game. However, we should give Famalicao the respect they earn based on their strong performances this season. They are in the 6th place in the standings with a respectable 42 points to their account. The teams that finish 4th and 5th earn a ticket to UEFA Conference League qualification for next season. However, they are six points behind Arouca (5th) with five rounds of play left. This means that their chances of making it to the top-5 are very low. I believe they can already smell the chance of glory in Taca de Portugal as it is the semi-finals already!. This would be a great achievement for this club. Porto, on the other hand, are in an intense struggle with Benfica for the championship. Porto have 70 points in their pocket but their number of expected points is just 67.12. Benfica have grabbed 74 points. Braga, surprisingly good this season, are chasing Porto just two behind. The top-2 qualify for the Champions League, this would be massively important for Porto. UEFA pays a lot of money for teams in this competition and players usually also earn tasty bonuses for making it to this elite competition - and even more for doing well in there..

I expect Porto's smart coach to do some squad rotation here. Of course, they have a large number of talented guys in the team - young players eager to prove their skills. Even so, I wonder if Porto will be 100% mentally and physically in this game.. We will take Famalicao +1.5 goals here with a very high chance of winning – 74% to be precise. Porto have a 53% chance of winning this but I would not be surprised to see them settling for a draw. Their odds of around 1.55 on the betting market are very low indeed! In Porto they will, after all, probably get the job done in the second leg.. Famalicao are in fine form and have won five of their most recent games. They have looked confident on the pitch and have a tactically smart coach. According to my sources they also have an awesome team spirit! They will be boosted by their loud fans who would love their team to beat an iconic club, Porto! At home they have lost just twice in their most recent 12 games. In their most recent game they beat Maritimo 3-2 at home but would have deserved a more clear win! Indeed, they created a stunning 25 goal attempts and recorded 3.56 in expected goals (xG). The visitors' number was 1.31. Before this they defeated Vitoria Guimaraes at home 2-1. It was not the best performance offensively - they generated only 0,93 in xG, but they proved their class and fighting spirit taking all three points. Furthermore, on the 8th of this month they cruised to a 3-1 away win over Pacos Ferreira. Porto, too, have been in fine form recently but have not fully convinced me offensively -. even against lowly teams. They have won 4/6 of their latest matches. The hosts will probably be pretty defensive here and the goal expectancy is a little lower than the bookies estimate..

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