Nacional vs Porto betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on January 03th, 2025

A Liga Portugal match between Nacional and Porto will hold on January 03th, 2025, Friday at 18:00h (UTC), in Portugal, check the Nacional vs Porto betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

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Introduction to the Nacional vs Porto betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.53 goals per match played.

Nacional last match

Nacional comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Rio Ave, in a match valid for Liga Portugal, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 2-1. On the field, T. Carvalho Margarido's team lined up with a 4-2-3-1.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.10.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. José Gomes had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

Porto last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Porto, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Boavista team with a final score of 4-0.

The odds of 1.17 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Nacional vs Porto h2h

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 13-07-2024 in a Club Friendlies match of the 2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 4-1 win for Porto.

The Porto team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Nacional team, which won only 1 match.

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

Nacional

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Nacional team with 13 points currently occupies the 16th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Relegation Play-off, with a campaign of 3 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses.

The team has no advantage against the Farense team who holds the 15th place in the 17th round.

Nacional analysis

Nacional have a negative goal difference, having after 16 rounds conceded 23 goals to opponents and scored 11. An average to improve.

Nacional seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

his ball possession percentage is 45.25% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Porto and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Best goalscorer from Nacional

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Isaac Aguiar Tomich. Nacional owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 3 goals in this season.

Porto

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Porto team with 40 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 13 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses.

In the 17th round, the team holds the same amount of points that the Sporting CP which is just above, in the 1st place.

Porto analysis

Porto goal quotient is definitely positive, with 40 down scored and 9 conceded after 16 rounds played.

Porto with 3 wins in the Liga Portugal, is in that enviable position of being the favorite.

As we approach the Regular Season, Porto is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.5 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Liga Portugal that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the Porto team usually guns for an average ball possession of 61.75% to control the game.

With a balance of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw in the Liga Portugal, Porto playing away does not usually give much chance to opponents.

Porto is a more offensive team than Nacional, having 1617 attacks vs. 1334 from Nacional, having scored 40 times, in comparison, Nacional converted into goal 11 times.

Best goalscorer from Porto

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Samuel Omorodion Aghehowa. The Attacker has scored 13 times in this competition and helped Porto avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Interesting Match Facts:

With Porto boasting an unbeaten record in their recent encounters against Nacional, all eyes are on them to maintain their dominance on the field.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Nacional is Isaac Aguiar Tomich, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Porto is Samuel Omorodion Aghehowa, he has scored in 13 opportunities.

Porto has conceded 7 away goals in 7 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Porto will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 4-1, something to take into consideration.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Taking into consideration that Porto scores an average of 2.14 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.15.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.16 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Nacional has an average of 2.1 yellow cards per game over the 16 rounds, while Porto has an average of 2.3. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.69 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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