FC Porto vs Desportivo Aves Predictions

Porto were held to a surprise 1-1 draw at Maritimo in midweek and will be looking for a response from their players this weekend, while Aves lost for the eighth game on the run away at Belenenses 3-2 and sit bottom of the Primeira Liga table.

All of the stats point towards Porto claiming all three points and keeping a clean sheet at home this weekend and we’ve backed the hosts to claim a comfortable 5-0 victory.

Porto haven’t lost any of their last ten matches against Aves and have won nine of those encounters. The hosts have also kept four clean sheets in their last six matches against Aves, so you can ee why we’re backing the home side to win and keep a clean sheet on Sunday.

The form of both teams heading into this weekends’ clash adds serious weight to our prediction for a home win, as Porto have won four of their last six matches in all competitions while Aves have lost their last eight matches in league and cup.

The performances of both teams during the last month or so provide a number of reasons to back a win and a clean sheet for the hosts this weekend, as Porto have kept four clean sheets in their last six attempts and Aves have failed to score in two of their last four matches. Porto have also only failed to score in one of their last six matches, while Aves haven’t kept a single clean sheet in their last eight attempts.

Some of the recent results and performances by both of these teams give us to expect a high-scoring game between the pair this Sunday, as Porto have scored over 4.5 team goals during a 5-0 win over Cimbroes in the Taca de Portugal and Aves have conceded over 4.5 team goals during the 5-2 Taca de Portugal defeat to Farense and the 5-1 Primeira Liga defeat away at Vitoria Guimaraes last month.

We’re confident that Porto will win to nil on Sunday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 5-0. The hosts are the clear form favourites and haven’t lost any of their last ten matches against this weekends’ guests. Aves are in the midst of a dire losing streak and sit bottom of the table heading into one of their most difficult away games of the season.