Belenenses vs Porto Soccer Pick 2 April 2018

Belenenses vs Porto Soccer Prediction

Belenenses

Restelo’s team come from three games without a victory in the NOS League and urgently needs points if they want to secure their place in the next season of the competition, being only six points behind the relegation zone. The team comes from a hard defeat against Moreirense 2-1 in Moreira de Cónegos and needs to perform much better on Monday if they want to give their opponents more work. Offensively the Belenenses have 23 goals scored, being this the league’s worst record, while in defense they concede on average 1.3 goals per showdown. Playing in the Restelo Stadium the Lisbonians have campaign of 5 victories, 5 ties and 3 defeats.

Probable team holder of the Belenenses: André Moreira; Nuno Tomás, Sasso, Gonçalo Silva; Florent, Bakic, Yebda, Geraldes; Fredy, Maurides, Licá.
Offside: André Sousa (suspended).

Porto

After seeing their unbeaten run down Porto, Porto beat Boavista in the last round by the derby of the city 2-0 and now hopes to get another win to regain the lead of the NOS League, which is now Benfica. The dragons will have the return of Tiquinho Soares in the attack and of players like Danilo Pereira and Alex Telles in the reserve bench. In the attack Porto has an average of 2.59 goals per game while defensively conceded only 14 goals in the competition, the league’s best record. Performing as a visitor, the team has 9 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

Probable Porto starting team: Iker Casillas; Ricardo Pereira, Osorio, Felipe, Diogo Dalot; Sérgio Oliveira, Herrera, Brahimi, Corona; Investments
Offside: Moussa Marega (injured); Iván Marcano (suspended).

Prediction Belenenses vs Porto

Belenenses is a team that manages to put a very hard soccer in the Stadium of the Restelo. Of Portugal’s “big three”, they faced only Benfica as principal (they will play Sporting in Restelo only in the 30th round) and they managed to equalize with the rival in 1-1. However, against Porto I will not expect such a duel. The dragons have a very good team, are recovering their injured and need to win to return to the leadership of Liga NOS, while Benfica won the round and is one point ahead.

I do not expect the Belenenses, they are the owners of the worst attack in the country and they will face the best defense in a game in which Casillas celebrates his thousandth game as a pro and will certainly be inspired. Porto scored 2 more goals in seven of the last eight rounds and 73% of his wins were for two or more goals in the competition. I will be waiting for a 2-0 or even a 3-0, depending on the way that Sérgio Conceição prepared his team.