Sintrense vs Porto betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Portuguese Cup match on October 20th, 2024

Sintrense and Porto are scheduled to play against each other on October 20th, 2024, Sunday, in a Portuguese Cup match to be held in Portugal, check the Sintrense vs Porto betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are now at the tournament stage where the teams from the lower divisions that managed to win the past matches try to stay alive, having to face theoretically stronger teams from the Segunda Liga or even from the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

It's at this stage that the bettors can start paying attention to the surprise teams, which aren't usually favorites in their matches, studying their last games in the competition, in comparison with the current form of the teams from the upper echelons, which start their way in the Portuguese Cup at this time.

Unlike other competitions, the Portuguese Cup has a one-leg format per round, with the exception of the semi-final which is played two-legged. Thus, each game will be seen as a final and there is no room to let your guard down.

However, not every team goes through every knockout round. Clubs from the Portuguese first league only compete from the third qualifying round onwards and as visitors. In the previous rounds, clubs from the second league, senior national championship or below play.

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio José Gomes stadium, in the city of Amadora, with a capacity for 9000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Sintrense vs Porto betting tip 2024/2025

In the last editions of the Portuguese Cup, the winners have always been different, where we have to go back to 2011 to see a team winning three consecutive times. Today the current title holder takes the field.

And, to regain the title, the team will have to show its best form and demonstrate on the field why it won the previous season.

Two teams from the national lower division will be playing in this match, which guarantees a competitive game, disputed until the last minute. The home factor in these qualifiers also influences and allows the home team to dream of advancing to the next phase.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. Sintrense performance to this stage is 2 goals scored and still 1 against.

On the other hand, Porto will play the first game of the competition in this game.

The last time these teams met was for a Portuguese Cup match, on 15-10-2021, referring to the 2021/2022 season, which ended with a victory of the Porto team by 0-5.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Sintrense have not yet won the Portuguese Cup while Porto has won the competition 22 times.

It is important to note that the total number of trophies won includes the awards related to the predecessor competition of the Portuguese Cup, the Portuguese Championship, which took place between the 1921/22 and 1937/38 seasons. There were 7 different winners in this competition, such as Porto, Benfica, Sporting, Olhanense, Marítimo, Os Belenenses, and Carcavelinhos.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that regarding the last 5 matches played, both are very identical in terms of regularity of results and points won, accumulating both a total of 3 wins.

Sintrense

To capitalize on their home advantage, the team coached by Pedro Macedo Basto D'Oliveira must adopt an attacking stance in the match. We all know how much playing at home matters in a Cup game, which means we're likely to see the team in the offensive zone more often, leading to more corners and shots.

Sintrense arrives from a victory in the last match they played. The contest against FC Barreirense, valid for the 2. Division: Group D, ended with a score of 3-2 in favor of the team.

On the last matchday of the premier competition of Portuguese football, the team of Sintrense faced and beat the team of Estrela Vendas Novas, with a score of 2-1, in a game counting for the Final putting them in the game against Porto.

Porto

In away games, Porto may decide to play a more defensive style of football, with the primary goal of securing a draw against their rival. Scoring goals as an away team can be a formidable challenge, particularly in Cup matches where the hosts are determined to use their home ground to their advantage. Therefore, we can expect the away team to score very few goals.

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 Sporting Braga team with a final score of 2-1.

On the last matchday of the premier competition of Portuguese football, the team of Porto faced and beat the team of Sporting CP, drawing 1-1 after 90 minutes played and with a 1-0 win in extra time, in a game counting for the Final putting them in the game against Sintrense.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Score market betting suggestions

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.