Vitória SC vs FC Porto Primeira Liga preview, Digi Mart USA News (Guimarães, Portugal): Motivated by a convincing 4-1 win over Napoli at the Estádio do Dragão, which earned their first points in the Champions League league phase, FC Porto travel to the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques on Sunday evening looking to keep their strong run going against Vitória SC.
The reigning national champions have yet to taste defeat in the 2026/27 Primeira Liga season. They top the table with 30 points from a possible 30, five more than second-placed Benfica, who play Estrela da Amadora later in the day.
Guimarães has traditionally been a difficult venue for Portugal’s big clubs, but FC Porto have been one of the best performers there. They have not dropped a point at the stadium since February 2019, when they drew under Sérgio Conceição.
Vitória SC have made a poor start to the season, but they have shown signs of improvement recently. They have won two of their last three games, beating Lamelas 1-0 and Marítimo 5-0, and drew 0-0 away at Gil Vicente.
Their nine points so far leave them dangerously close to the relegation zone, so their aim is to secure some stability before the international break.
The match kicks off at 18:00 Portugal Continental time and will be refereed by David Silva, assisted by Carlos Campos and Nélson Cunha, with Vítor Ferreira as fourth official, Luís Ferreira as VAR and Valdemar Maia as AVAR.
Vitória SC coach Tiago Margarido said his side go into the match aiming to be the first team to take points off FC Porto, focused entirely on winning, and hoped for a strong performance and the support of their fans. He said his side had shown qualities similar to Estoril, creating chances with quick, powerful forwards.
FC Porto’s coach Paulo Fonseca, who knows Margarido from their time together in France’s Ligue 1, praised his rival’s work as a coach and said the competition for places would be high. He said the ten consecutive wins were an important achievement, but that the team must move on from recent results and continue forward.
Vitória SC are without Juan Castillo and Francisco Dias through injury. FC Porto are missing Chris Smalling, Vasco Sousa and William Gomes.
