The recent past is a good guide. Sporting CP host Arsenal this Thursday in Alvalada. And if there is optimism in England, it’s because they haven’t seen how the lion treated Tottenham in the Champions League group stage, with a landslide victory and a draw.
Also in the Champions League, Porto may have lost to Inter, but it was by the smallest margin and the Dragons caused a lot of problems. If you remember what the blue and white did to Juventus two seasons ago, then Inter should be wary of saying goodbye to the opponent.
In football here in the countryside, we will have Porto in action again, in a game that could become easy against one of the teams in the worst shape in the League, while Benfica, away from home, will visit Maritimo, who plays well but scores few goals.
The same goes for Leicester and Chelsea, who face each other in the Premier League and also suffer from poor shooting. The opposite of what happens with Real Madrid and Liverpool, who meet at the Bernabeu for the Champions League. Formula 1 is predicting another unbalanced race.
Europa League: gunners who wet their beards
Thursday, March 9, 17:45
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Tip: over 2.5 goals. Arsenal have attacking power, but Sporting have already beaten another London side in Alvalada this season.
The sport is growing in this type of games. It is worth remembering that the “lions” accepted and beat the main rival of the Londoners in the group stage of the Champions League “Tottenham” with a score of 2:0. Then in England, the Portuguese team won 1-0, until very close to the end they drew 1-1.
Arsenal are an attacking team and are unlikely to go to Alvalada to play with long lines. Sporting can use this fact to wreak havoc.
Artillerymen also pose a threat to attack and have weaknesses in defense, so goals should be expected in this game – at least over 2.5. And the Betclic odds are too high for this event.
Portuguese league: high chances to defeat Porto
Friday, March 10, 20:15
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Tip: Porto and over 3.5 goals. Dragon scores 2.9 goals per game at home and receives a team that conceded ten goals in the last four matches.
Porto’s home loss to Gil Vicente took everyone by surprise, but Chaves’ reaction, even with the many changes to the original eleven, was unequivocal.
The blue-and-whites cannot lose more points in the fight for the title. They are eight behind Benfica and are now hosting one of the teams facing one of the biggest crises at this stage of the season, Estoril Praia.
The Canarinos have lost their last four games and conceded ten goals in the process (scoring one). Incidentally, the Liniya men have lost in their last six away games, and Porto are averaging 2.9 goals per game at Invicta.
If both teams go as expected, we may face a rout. We may have been a little tense predicting a game with over 3.5 goals, but given this scenario and fortified Betclic strange, there is no way to risk it.
Premier League: a game between teams that can’t score
Saturday, March 11, 15:00
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Tip: less than 2.5 goals. Leicester and Chelsea are teams in crisis who score few goals.
Leicester were even in a recovery phase but have lost the last three games, albeit under the pretense of being at home 3-0 at Manchester United and another at home, 1-0 at Arsenal .
In the last match, he was scored by an unanswered goal away to the distressed Southampton and now hosts another team in crisis, Chelsea.
Even the millions spent on strengthening the squad did not help the London Blues. It was only on the last day of the formation that Joao Felix and Enzo Fernandes managed to win 1-0 after five games in a row without adding three points in the English league. Guests have not won eight matches.
In front of their fans, Leicester do not score more than 1.3 goals per game, while the Londoners on the road have a shameful 0.8. There is reason to believe that this game will be under 2.5 goals.
Portuguese league: the eagle has everything to sail smoothly across the Atlantic
Sunday, March 12, 18:00
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Tip: Benfica win without conceding goals. The Eagles did not miss in 82% of their visits.
Maritimo remains at the bottom of the table and in large part due to his inability to score goals. The island formation even played good games, as in receptions at Porto and Braga, as well as a recent visit to Gil Vicente, but ended up losing due to failing to transform their situations.
At this stage of the season, the Maritimists are scoring an average of 0.9 goals in Funchal. In this match, they will face Benfica, the best defense in the league.
The Reds are on a string of four consecutive wins away from home and have not conceded in 82% of their matches as guests, accounting for only four goals conceded in this condition (average 0.4) – half the record for the second-best away defense (Port with eight).
The Betclic odds are very high considering this data. It cannot be used.
Champions League: Porto interrupted AC Milan’s dream
Tuesday, March 14, 20:00
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Hint: Porto won with a draw. Dragon gets along well with Italian teams and has been dangerous in Milan.
It’s hard, but not only Betclic’s chance is huge and irresistiblebecause there is reason to believe in such an outcome.
It is true that Porto lost at San Siro but by the smallest margin, 1-0, and ended the match with one player less due to Otavio’s sending off.
Statistically, the white-blues also showed quality, finishing with the same number of shots on target and with the danger created.
Looking at the variable quality of chances, the famous expected goals (xG), we understand that Porto won almost as much (1.5) as Inter (1.7), so the game could have fallen to either side .
The Dragon is ruled by blues and whites, which, pushed by the audience, have the mentality to guarantee qualifications.
Champions League: the expected rain of goals at the Bernabeu
Wednesday, March 15, 20:00
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Hint: both teams score. We are talking about two teams that love to attack, as seen in the first match at Anfield (2-5).
Don’t be fooled by Liverpool’s historic 7-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League.
This Merseyside emblem is capable of the best and the worst which has been seen throughout the season and as seen in the first leg in which it managed to dazzle until it reached 2-0 and then lost 2-5 against Real Madrid. .
The Bernabéu are accustomed to watching exciting European nights with unpredictable goals and outcomes, and that’s what we expect from this match.
Meringues – a foot and a half in the quarter-finals, but Liverpool will not give up. He will attack to score early and try to unnerve the Spaniards, but the Spaniards will definitely inflict damage on the Reds.
Perfect game for goals from both sides.
Formula 1: Max in its category
Sunday, March 19, 17:00
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Hint: Max Verstappen wins. The Red Bulls seem to be several holes above the competition.
When we saw the news that one of the Ferraris was losing parts in qualifying, we immediately suspected that the first Formula One World Championship race in Bahrain would fall to the usual suspect.
Red Bulls are on a level above other cars. Ferrari this season looks worse than in the past, with incomprehensible problems. Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes doesn’t look competitive. The rest of the teams stay.
Now in Saudi Arabia, the favorite is double world champion Max Verstappen, who won the opening race of the year by a comfortable lead over teammate Sergio Pérez and an eternity away from the rest.
We say that risking another failure is adventurism.
Source: CM Jornal
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