Sporting CP vs Porto betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Cup match on January 07th, 2025

Sporting CP and Porto will be playing against each other on Tuesday, January 07th, 2025, in a League Cup football game in Portugal, check the Sporting CP vs Porto betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sporting CP vs Porto will occur

The game will be played in the small Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa stadium, in the city of Leiria, with a capacity for 6000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events, and odds.

Introduction to the Sporting CP vs Porto betting tip 2024/2025

In spite of the change in season, the League Cup has not undergone a significant transformation regarding goals. The current average number of goals per game in the competition is still quite similar to that of the previous edition of the tournament. Presently, teams are scoring an average of 3 goals per game, which is almost equivalent to the 3.08 goals per game scored during the last championship.

The last time these teams played against each other was in Liga Portugal, where Sporting CP was at 1st place while Porto occupied 2nd place. Sporting CP went in with a 3-4-2-1 formation while Porto opened their game with a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The last time these teams met was for a Liga Portugal match, on 31-08-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, which ended with a victory of the Sporting CP team by 2-0.

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 Sporting CP has in its curriculum 4 wins of the League Cup while Porto have never won the competition.

The Porto team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Sporting CP its counterpart.

Sporting CP

Current leaderboard

Reaching a semifinal of the League Cup is not an easy task, and that's one of the reasons to value Sporting CP's campaign even more. Coach Rui Manuel Gomes Borges's team beat Nacional in the quarterfinals with a score of 3-1 after 90 minutes, allowing them to discuss a spot in the grand final competition.

Sporting CP analysis

Sporting CP has one of the most efficient attacks in the league, as evidenced by their home game statistics. While the average home goals per game for all teams in the league is 2.5, Sporting CP scores an average of 3 goals per game. This highlights the team's strong offensive capability when playing at home.

Best goalscorer from Sporting CP

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Viktor Gyökeres. With 2 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Sporting CP team achieving several victories this season.

Porto

Current leaderboard

The Porto team also fought hard to get to this semifinal of the League Cup. Reaching the top four in a tightly contested tournament is quite tricky, so we can expect a match with both teams giving everything in this game. CoachVítor Fernandes's team beat in the quarterfinals, and comes to this semifinal also highly motivated.

Porto analysis

With an average of 11 shots on goal per game in the competition, we can consider that Porto is a very offensive team, which naturally increases the chances of conversion and victory.

Porto is a more offensive team than Sporting CP, having 124 attacks vs. 98 from Sporting CP, having scored twice, in comparison, Sporting CP converted into goal 3 times.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Score market betting suggestions

Some study shows us that between 60-75 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Corners market betting suggestions

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 10 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Check other great betting tips here.