AVS Futebol SAD take on FC Porto in a matchday 33 fixture in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on Sunday. The two teams are perched in opposite halves of the standings.
Joao Henriques’ AVS are coming off a 2-1 win at 10-man Nacional last weekend. Filipe Soares had fired the hosts in front inside four minutes before AVS equalised through Pedro Lima 18 minutes later.
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The visitors delivered the go-ahead strike midway through the second period – coutesy Guilherme Neiva – with Nacional ending the game with 10 men after Ze Vitor saw red in the 93rd minute.
Despite the victory, AVS have already been relegated and remain dead-bottom of the points table, with 17 points from 32 matches, winning just twice all season.
Meanwhile, Francisco Farioli’s Porto clinched their 31st top-flight title last weekend with a slender 1-0 home win over Alverca. Dominating possession (60%), the Dragons made the decisive breakthrough courtesy Jan Bednarek five minutes before the break.
With a fourth straight victory and 27th overall – four more than any other side – Porto took an unassailable nine-point lead atop the summit over Benfica, with 85 points from 32 matches.
On that note, here’s a look at the head-to-head stats and key numbers, match prediction, and betting tips for the AVS-Porto Primeira Liga clash at the Estadio do Desportivo das Aves:
AVS Futebol SAD vs FC Porto head-to-head stats and key numbers
- Porto have won their last three meetings with AVS, including a 2-0 home win in the reverse fixture in December.
- The Dragons have scored nine times without reply in their last three clashes with AVS, including their last visit to Aves.
- AVS have one win and a loss in their last five home games – all in the Primeira Liga.
- Porto have won four of their last five road outings across competitions, losing one (Nottingham Forest in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals).
- Form guide (last five games across competitions, most recent result first): AVS: W-D-D-D-L; Porto: W-W-D-W-L
AVS Futebol SAD vs FC Porto prediction
The two teams have had markedly different campaigns. While AVS will begin next season in the second tier, Porto have been crowned the Portuguese champions with two games to spare.
The Dragons have dominated AVS recently. While the hosts have lost once in their last five home games, Porto have been sizzling on the road, especially in the league.
Considering the contrasting overall form of the two sides, the fixture appears to be a mismatch of sorts. Barring any surprises, there should be only one winner.
Prediction: AVS Futebol SAD 0-2 FC Porto
AVS Futebol SAD vs FC Porto betting tips
Tip-1: Porto to win
Tip-2: Porto to keep a clean sheet (They haven’t conceded in three of their last four games.)
Tip-3: Over 1.5 goals
Edited by Bhargav
