Na big match dey for Portuguese league dis weekend as league leaders Porto go travel meet Estoril Praia for Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota. Porto no win any of dia last two matches, but dem still dey top of table with five points clear. Estoril sef don lose two matches back-to-back, and dem dey seventh position.
Porto just draw 1-1 with Nottingham Forest for Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday. William Gomes score early goal for Porto, but Martim Fernandes score own goal two minutes later make match end draw. For league match five days before, Porto draw 2-2 with Famalicao after Seko Fofana score late goal and Rodrigo Pinheiro equalize.
Dat draw make Porto lead reduce small. Sporting Lisbon wey dey second position win dia own match and get game wey dem never play. So Porto need win dis match to maintain dia lead. Francesco Farioli team get strong away record – dem win 12 matches from 14 league trips, with only one draw and one loss.
Porto defense dey solid pass every other team for league. Dem don concede only 13 goals, and keep 18 clean sheets dis season. Estoril enter dis match after losing 2-1 to Rio Ave and 3-2 to Arouca last weekend. For Arouca match, Xeka and Yanis Begraoui score for Estoril, but Pablo Gozalbez score winning goal for Arouca for 55th minute.
Estoril chance to qualify for European competition don reduce after dem lose. Dem dey 11 points behind fifth-placed Famalicao with six matches remain. Estoril attack dey sharp – dem don score 50 league goals, di highest outside top four teams. But dia defense dey weak, as dem don concede 47 goals, di most among top 11 teams.
For home matches, Estoril win six from 14 games and lose only three. But dem don lose last three matches against Porto, including 1-0 loss for reverse fixture. Team news show say Estoril no go get Kevin Boma because of muscle injury, while Joao Carvalho dey doubt after injury last match. Yanis Begraoui remain main striker with 18 league goals.
Porto get injury concerns too. Martim Fernandes dey doubt after injury for Europa League match. Samu Omorodion and Luuk de Jong still dey recover from knee problems, while Nehuen Perez dey rehab from Achilles tendon issue. William Gomes go miss match through suspension after collecting fifth yellow card.
Estoril possible starting lineup na Robles; Carvalho, Ferro, Bacher, Sanchez; Jandro, Tsoungui, Holsgrove; Guitane, Begraoui, Marques. Porto possible starting lineup na D Costa; A Costa, Bednarek, Kiwior, Zaidu; Froholdt, Varela, Veiga; Pepe, Moffi, Pietuszewski.
Porto get one eye for next week Europa League return leg, but dia squad depth and quality fit make dem handle di demanding schedule. Estoril attack fit test Porto defense, but di league leaders still get better chance to win di match.
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