FC Pacos de Ferreira vs FC Porto Prediction: Pacenses Are No Match For Sergio Conceicao's Side

FC Pacos de Ferreira welcome FC Porto to the Estadio Capital do Movel for the 29th round of the Primeira Liga, hoping to return to winning ways after recording their second consecutive defeat against Maritimo away.

Will Pacenses be able to get back to winning ways and snap a two-match losing streak, or will they suffer their third consecutive defeat at the hands of FC Porto?

Let's have a look at the latest Portuguese Primeira Liga predictions between FC Pacos de Ferreira vs FC Porto, probable lineups, match facts and up to date betting odds for you to consider!

FC Pacos de Ferreira

Form: LLDDW

César Peixoto's side were defeated 3:1 by Maritimo in their most recent meeting at the Estádio do Marítimo, dropping another critical three points in their bid to escape the relegation zone. 

In that game, they conceded two goals before halftime, and in the second half, they conceded another through Vitor Costa de Brito in the 69th minute, but responded with a goal of their own 10 minutes later through Adrián Butzke.

Since their 1:0 victory over CD Santa Clara in March, Pacenses have gone winless in four games, recording two losses and two draws for a total of two points and it's without a shadow of doubt they've struggled for consistency.

They are currently in 17th place with 17 points and are 8 points from escaping the relegation zone, and have a two-point lead over CD Santa Clarita in 18th place.

Probable Starting XI

Formation: 4-3-3

Vekic; Delgado, Ferigra, Maracas, Antunes; Bernardo, Pires, Carlos; Gaitan, Thomas, Gomes

FC Porto

Form: WWWDW

With news that Benfica had narrowly lost to GD Chaves on the road two hours before their home game against CD Santa Clara, it was undoubtedly music to the Dragões' ears, who knew that they needed to collect maximum points against the Azoreans to close the point gap, which they eventually did as they romped to a 2:1 victory.

Their performance has been flawless; they have gone seven games without losing across all competitions, winning five games and drawing two. While they are still full of confidence, they will try to extend their unbeaten run to eight games because their opponent in this match hasn't done much to impress with their play this season.

With a point gap of just four in their bid for first place and the goal of getting it down to just one point, FC Porto has kept their pledge to increase the pressure on league leaders Benfica in the standings. With 67 points, they are currently in second place.

Probable Starting XI

Formation: 4-4-2

Costa; Franco, Pepe, Marcano, Wendell; Otavio, Eustaquio, Uribe, Galeno; Namaso, Pepe

Match Facts

• In their previous five games, FC Pacos de Ferreira has failed to defeat FC Porto.
• FC Porto is unbeaten in seven matches across all competitions.
• When playing at home, FC Pacos de Ferreira scores 0.71 goals per game, whereas FC Porto scores 1.57 goals per game away from home.

Head-To-Head

In the previous 42 confrontations, FC Pacos de Ferreira prevailed four times, FC Porto triumphed 32 times, and six matches ended in draws. FC Porto's goal differential was 90 to 25 in its favor.

Expert Betting Tips

In this matchup, FC Porto shouldn't have any trouble cruising to a victory over a struggling FC Pacos de Ferreira team, whose recent play hasn't given them much reason to believe they'll pose a challenge.

There is no question that Sérgio Conceição's team will prevail in this match, and they will do so convincingly. Despite the fact that they have recently underperformed in terms of their attacking potential, scoring goals at a low rate, we still expected them to prevail for us in the Asian handicap (-1.5), which should be sufficient to win.

• Asian Handicap - FC Porto -1.5 for 1.95
• Both Teams To Score - No for 1.60
• Goals - Over 2.5 for 1.74