Gil Vicente and Porto will meet in the next Primeira Liga round on Sunday, 19 January.
Will the hosts continue their solid form and surprise the favoured opponent or will Porto secure important points as they try to climb to the top of the standings? Find that out and more from our Gil Vicente vs Porto prediction and preview.
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Porto vs Gil Vicente prediction: Hosts to put up a good fight
- Both teams have scored in 62% of Gil Vicente's home games in the league so far.
- In three of their last four duels against Porto, Gil Vicente have won with a +2 handicap.
- Gil Vicente enter this game on a five game undefeated streak in the Primeira Liga.
Correct score prediction: Gil Vicente 1-2 Porto
While we can see Porto winning this match, based on their recent duels against Gil Vicente and hosts being in good form at the moment, we don't see this being a convincing win. Furthermore, Porto have lost their last match in the league to Nacional away from home and they have in general been vulnerable in away matches in the league, so a narrow win for the guests sounds like a realistic outcome.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Porto are considered huge favourites
- HOME: 7/1 (8.00) – 12.50%
- DRAW: 7/2 (4.50) – 22.20%
- AWAY: 2/5 (1.40) – 71.40%
We can see from these Gil Vicente vs Porto odds that the guests are the expected winners and by a huge margin, which is understanable considering that Porto are one of the best teams in the country and currently in a close title race.
That being said, Gil Vicente have done very well in the league in recent matches and this game might just be a much closer affair than the odds suggest.
In any case, for more football predictions check out our free betting tips for today page.
Most recent H2Hs: Porto with the advantage in this matchup
With three wins over Gil Vicente in their last five meetings, Porto have clearly been the better team of the two lately. Of course, that is also true if we look at their overall H2H record: 43-6-6 in favour of Porto.
Portugal Primeira Liga 10/08/24
FC Porto
Gil Vicente
Portugal Primeira Liga 25/02/24
Gil Vicente
FC Porto
Portugal Primeira Liga 23/09/23
FC Porto
Gil Vicente
Portugal Primeira Liga 26/02/23
FC Porto
Gil Vicente
Portugal League Cup 21/12/22
FC Porto
Gil Vicente
Gil Vicente preview: In good form and hoping for more
After losing four games in a row, Gil Vicente have done well recently and are undefeated in their last five games, in which they've recorded two wins and three draws. Overall, Gil Vicente have 19 points from 17 matches and they are 11th in the standings, although much closer to the relegation zone than a place in Europe.
When it comes to team news, Sphephelo Sithole is the only player on Gil Vicente's injury list heading into this match.
Predicted lineup: Andrew (GK), Kazu, Fernandes, Sa, Carlos, Fujimoto, Gbane, Caseres, Mboula, Aguirre & Correia
Portugal Primeira Liga 10/05/25
D
Arouca
1
Gil Vicente
1
Portugal Primeira Liga 04/05/25
L
Sporting
2
Gil Vicente
1
Portugal Primeira Liga 26/04/25
W
SC Farense
0
Gil Vicente
1
Portugal Primeira Liga 19/04/25
W
Nacional
0
Gil Vicente
3
Portugal Primeira Liga 11/04/25
L
Guimaraes
1
Gil Vicente
0
Porto preview: Looking to get back to the top of the table
With 40 points from 17 games in the Primeira Liga, Porto are currently second in the standings, one point behind Sporting Lisbon. That being said, they enter this match after losing two games in a row, one in the semis of the Portuguese League Cup against Sporting Lisbon and one league match against Nacional.
Meanwhile, Marko Grujic, Francisco Moura, Ivan Marcano, and Wendell are out with injuries at the moment.
Predicted lineup: Costa (GK), Fernandes, Perez, Otavio, Galeno, Gonzalez, Eustaquio, Franco, Mora, Pepe & Omorodion
Portugal Primeira Liga 11/05/25
W
Boavista
1
FC Porto
2
Portugal Primeira Liga 02/05/25
W
Moreirense
1
FC Porto
3
Portugal Primeira Liga 26/04/25
L
Estrela
2
FC Porto
0
Portugal Primeira Liga 18/04/25
W
Famalicao
1
FC Porto
2
Portugal Primeira Liga 12/04/25
W
Casa Pia
0
FC Porto
1
Player to watch: Samuel Omorodion Aghehowa
The 20-year-old forward has justified the hefty price tag paid by Porto to Atletico Madrid, at least so far, given that the Spaniard has 13 goals in the Primeira Liga this season. Only Viktor Gyokeres has scored more goals in the league this season than Omorodion, so he will be the player to watch against Gil Vicente too.
