FC Porto vs Vizela Predictions

• Porto have won six of their last seven home Primeira Liga games
• Vizela have lost two of their last four away league games, going down 5-0 at Arouca and 6-1 to Benfica
• At least four goals have been score din two of Vizela’s last thre visits to the Dragao, all defeats

Dragons may lack some fire after crushing Euro exit

Porto could be pushed all the way by Vizela when they return to Portuguese league action after Wednesday’s crushing Champions League exit at Arsenal on penalties.

Sergio Conceicao’s side, who were a couple of spot-kicks away from making it through to the quarter-finals, must now avoid that result affecting their chances of making it a three-way title race.

The Dragons look likely to be without Alan Varela through injury while the coach could make a raft of changes to combat the onset of fatigue. Conceicao’s squad is strong enough to clinch three points in this fixture, but they are likely to be given a tough test by a Vizela side that have been hard to beat on the road.

Vizela will hope to catch Porto on a bad day

The second-bottom club have avoided defeat in seven of their last 10 road trips, although not at either of the other two ‘big three’ clubs and neither on their last three visits to Porto. The Vizelenses will be hoping to catch a hungover and tired Dragons side as they seek an unexpected return to boost their survival bid.

But, in all likelihood, Porto will come out on top in a game likely to feature goals due to the home side’s potential for fatigue in midfield. And, based on the visitors’ previous ambition at both Benfica and Sporting where they scored each time, a 3-1 defeat could be on the cards.