The top two clubs in Portugal’s Primeira will do battle when FC Porto meets Sporting Lisbon on Saturday.
Both clubs enter the weekend on short rest. Porto -- who sit atop the league table by one point -- were beaten by Maritimo in the third round of the Taca da Liga (the Portuguese Cup). Sporting -- led by manager Jorge Jesus -- fared better, defeating Pacos de Ferreira at home.
This will be the 160th meeting between the two clubs in the Portuguese League. Poroto leads the all-time series 62-42-55 (W-D-L). Including the Portuguese Cup, Portuguese League Cup and Portuguese Supercup, that advantage dwindles to 79-62-76.
Lisbon will look to bring that marker down an extra peg with a victory on Saturday.
A free live stream of the first leg between the two can be found here (requires free trial registration).
Preview
Game Time: 8:45 p.m. GMT
Location: Estadio Jose Alvalade
Odds, per Oddschecker: Sporting Lisbon (8/5) - Draw (9/4) - Porto (36/17)
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, High of 55
TV: Univision Deportes
What They’re Saying
Porto as good as injury free ahead of tonight's big event. William Carvalho & Bryan Ruiz at doubt for Sporting, while Téo is out injured.
— Jan Hagen (@PortuBall) January 2, 2016
Jorge Jesus: "Favourites for the title? Porto & Benfica. Sporting are contenders. Being a favourite is completely different, more pressure."
— Jan Hagen (@PortuBall) December 28, 2015
"Porto's away record this season: 4-2-0. Sporting's home record this season: 5-1-0.
— uk bet tips (@ukbettips) December 27, 2015
Player to Watch
Bryan Ruiz has been integral since joining from Fulham in the summer transfer window. The Costa Rican international has an overall rating of 8.39 out of 10 when operating as a No. 10, per WhoScored.
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