FC Porto vs. Olhanense: Portuguese Primeira Liga Week 10 preview
Vitor Pereira’s FC Porto will be looking to bounce back from their mid-week defeat against APOEL, when they travel to Estadio http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/José-c19246 Arcanjo to take on Olhanense on the 5th of November. The Portistas have suffered a string of below par performances
in Europe and will target nothing other than three points when they travel to Olhão.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186:
A season which was to be highlighted with UEFA Champions League matches has been derailed for Porto. The Portuguese champions have been beaten in the competition twice and are now on the brink of being eliminated from the group stages.
However there have been positive results in the Primeira Liga, as they crushed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ferreira-c13712 3-0 in their recent fixtures. Vitor Pereira and his men will be looking to concentrate on today’s task and claim three points, in order
to pressurize league leaders Benfica.
Olhanense:
Although Olhanense have not been brilliant this campaign, they can be satisfied with their current 7th placed ranking.
Daúto Faquirá’s men lost their last fixture to Benfica, which was a follow up of a 4-3 defeat at the hands of Estoril in the League cup. Having recorded two consecutive losses, they will be looking to get a decent result at home against the champions.
Team News:
FC Porto:
The Dragons are facing several injury problems going into today’s game. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-Fucile-c19163 is reported to be out after suffering from an achilles injury and so is Cristian Săpunaru, the Romanian having to sit out this one due to lower back problems.
With both of his right-backs out for the match, Vitor Pereira is likely to call upon Nicolas Otamendi to fill the void on the flank. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 International has played in the position previously and is going to be utilized as an emergency wingback for
this one.
Alex Sandro is also expected to make his debut for Porto, but the highly rated youngster will face stiff competition from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Pereira-c5297, who is the undisputed starter at left-back.
Other than that, the team is expected to remain the same. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eliaquim-Mangala-c12266 battling it out for a berth alongside him.
In midfield, Joao Moutinho is going to orchestrate the tempo of the game from the centre, while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436 will take his place on the right. James Rodriguez should be given the nod on the left; however Moutinho’s partner in the centre is still uncertain.
Fredy Guarin has fallen out of favour under http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-c9491 Rodriguez to stake their claim for a starting role.
Up-front, Kleber is likely to be the sole striker, whose aim will be finding the back of the net for the Dragao as soon as possible.
Olhanense:
While the Portuguese outfit faced a difficult task against the Dragons, their woes have worsened with the news on the injury front.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Djalma-c11359 are also expected to sit this one out.
Key players:
FC Porto: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-Sandro-c4798
The Brazilian is going to be making his highly anticipated debut in the game and all the pressure to live up to his hype will be on him.
Olhanense: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wilson-Eduardo-c36938
The on-loan striker form Sporting Lisbon has been one of the highlights of the season for Olhanense. Having netted four times already, the team will turn to him for inspiration and to find the back of the net.
Prediction:
FC Porto 3:1 Olhanense
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