Academico De Viseu FC v Porto Betting Tips [8 February 2023]
Football - Taca de Portugal
8 February 2023 15:45
The match
The Taca de Portugal quarter-final sees second division side Academico de Viseu hosting giants FC Porto at the Estádio do Fontelo on Wednesday with a spot in the semi-final on the line. Porto are the defending champions in this competition after overcoming Tondela 3-1 in the final last season. They’ll look to become the first team in more than 10 seasons to win back-to-back Portuguese cups after achieving the feat in 2008 to 2011 when they won three straight. The Dragons are the second most successful team in this competition's history with 18 Tacas to their name, behind Benfica’s 26. The visitors are on a fantastic run of form at the moment and have ripped off seven consecutive victories across all competitions following their 2-0 home win over Vizela in the league on Sunday. FC Porto will also be looking to extend their current unbeaten run to 20 games with their last loss coming in November of 2022.
On the other side, the home side Academico don’t have much of a history in the Taca de Portugal and will be dreaming of making their first ever final. They’ll certainly have to earn that right however, as the oddsmakers have the hosts as significant underdogs. Os Viriatos come into this cup encounter off the back of a 1-0 away loss at the hands of Moreirense in the second tier of Portuguese football. Academico de Viseu are sitting fourth in the Segunda Liga with a record of eight wins, seven draws and four defeats, putting them on 31 points and trailing leaders Moreirense by a massive 15 points. Academico have slumped into a difficult stretch of form and are now looking at only one victory over their last five matches across all competitions. They advanced to this stage by way of a 2-0 home win over SC Beira-Mar in the previous round.
Key Statistics
- Porto are on a run of five straight clean sheets across all competitions, winning each match.
- Porto have ‘won to nil’ in their last three consecutive away matches.
- The visitors have only failed to score once in their last 19 matches across all competitions.
- Academico have only managed to net four goals over their last five competitive matches and have only managed one clean sheet during that stretch.
The bet of our experts
FC Porto have made a habit of winning while keeping a clean sheet this season. They’ve managed the feat an incredible 21 times tso far this campaign across all of their competitions - 35 matches in total. Despite the short rest, the visitors are in such excellent form that they should not have much trouble recording a relatively straightforward win with a clean sheet here. Academico have been a decent side at home this season but are on a tough run of form and playing the red-hot Portuguese giants FC Porto is not the remedy they would have had in mind. Our Academico de Viseu vs FC Porto prediction: Porto to win to nil
