FC Porto vs Academico Viseu Predictions

• Porto have won 4 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
• Academico Viseu have lost 2 of their last 3 matches.
• Porto have kept clean sheets in 70% of their home games.
• Academico Viseu have failed to score in 40% of their away games.

Porto have an excellent record of wins and clean sheets at home

These two sides played out a 1-1 draw in the 1st leg at Academico Viseu after Ze Luis’ opener in the 59th minute for Porto was cancelled out by a Joao Mario strike with twenty minutes left on the clock. Porto fielded a weakened side that day and could decide to rest some of their regular first-teamers on Wednesday night, but will still be expected to do enough to progress through to the final where they will either meet Benfica or Famalicao.

Porto head into the 2nd leg as the form favourites having won four of their last six matches in all competitions, while Academico Viseu have only managed to win one of their last five outings. The visitors have failed to score in three of their last five matches and go up against a Porto side that are known for their tight defence, especially in their own backyard where they have only conceded 5 league goals.

The hosts have won nine and lost one of their ten home games in the Primeira Liga this season while Academico Viseu have lost three of their away games in the second tier of Portuguese football. Porto average 2.70 points per home game and boast a 90% win ratio in their own backyard, so you can see why we have backed a home win on Wednesday.

Academico Viseu could only manage a draw in the 1st leg against a weakened Porto side

Porto score an average of 2.40 goals per home game and concede just 0.50 goals while Academico Viseu score an average of 1.00 goals per away game and concede 1.10 goals and taking into account the fact these two teams play in different divisions and how close the 1st leg was, we have backed a 2-0 win for Porto this Wednesday.

79% of Academico Viseu’s away games have produced under 2.5 goals and only 40% have seen both teams score, which matches up with our prediction for a 2-0 home win on Wednesday. The visitors have failed to score in 40% of their away games this season and exactly 2-goals have been scored in 40% of those matches, while have kept clean sheets in 70% of their home games and have won-to-nil on each of those occasions.

We’re confident that Porto will win-to-nil on Wednesday night and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-0. The hosts are bound to take their opponents more seriously following the 1-1 draw at Academico Viseu and with such a strong home record of wins and clean sheets, it’s hard to see this game ending any other way than a win-to-nil for Porto.