Sporting CP vs Porto prediction 03.03.2026 | Taca de Portugal

Sporting CP have another good season. Although they could end up empty-handed, Rui Borges' team is still in contention for all three trophies. In the most important domestic competition, Sporting CP are four points behind the league leader, Porto, while in the Champions League 1/8 final, Leões will meet Bodo/Glimt. And now, Sporting CP will clash with Porto for a place in the Taca de Portugal final.

Sporting CP were excellent in the previous weeks, as they are unbeaten in the last ten matches across all competitions. In the most recent outing, Sporting CP won 3-0 at home against Estoril. The hosts dominated throughout the game, and their victory was never in doubt.

Sporting CP's head coach, Rui Borges, was very satisfied with his team's performance against Estoril. He said, "The first half was good for us both with and without the ball, with quality in build-up play and getting into the final third. Against a good team, it was important to start well, to score early and make Estoril more uncomfortable. In the second half, we missed too many passes and allowed Estoril to have more possession. Our energy also started to wane.

Zeno Debast, Giorgi Kochorashvili, Ricardo Mangas, and Geovany Quenda will not play on Tuesday against Porto. Also, Fotis Ioannidis is questionable.

Porto have an excellent season, too. In Liga Portugal, they are at the top of the standings and are on course to win their first title after three years, while in the Europa League, Francesco Farioli's team is in the 1/8 final phase. Porto are in superb form with three victories in a row. In the previous game, they won 3-1 at home against Arouca. The hosts had significantly better goal-scoring chances, and anything other than Porto's victory would be unfair.

After a win in the previous Liga Portugal round, Porto's head coach, Francesco Farioli, spoke of the reason for histeam'ss tremendous season. He said, "With today's game, we have now played 37 games this season and 37 times we have outrun our opponents. We have reached this point in the season in very good physical condition, but we know that this is not enough to win games. Today, we saw the importance of the whole group, as all the players who came on had a strong impact on the game. Within the team, we will find the strength and energy to compete in all competitions until the end."

Porto will be without Luuk De Jong, Samu, Nehuen Perez, and Thiago Silva on Tuesday, while Martim Fernandes is questionable and his status will be clearer closer to the kickoff.