The Liga Portugal Betclic (formerly referred to as Liga NOS) is the top-flight professional league in Portuguese football which sees 18 teams competing for the championship.
The team that wins the league title qualifies directly for the Champions League group stages as do the runners-up. A third-place finish earns a team entry into the Europa League second qualifying round and fourth-place grants a spot in the second qualifying round of the same competition. Fifth place gets a Europa Conference League, spot in the second qualifying round. Further down the table, the bottom two teams are relegated to the Portuguese second division. The side that finishes 16th has a chance at survival as they will compete with the second division's third-place team in the relegation playoff.
The 2024-25 should see another fierce battle for the title of Portuguese champions. Players like Viktor Gyökeres, João Mario and Evanilson will be leading their teams in search of silverware which should make for a fascinating league season. Which team will pay out their Liga Portugal odds for the league title? Continue reading on to find out some valuable information to take into your betting process!
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Below we've compiled a few statistics from the 2023-24 season. These should help to provide a nice baseline for your sports betting predictions:
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Sporting won their 20th title last season, 10 points ahead of Benfica in what turned into a one-horse race. They scored 96 goals in their 34 games, by far the most of any team in the league. Benfica boasted the strongest defence but despite conceding just 0.82 per game, they lost four times which ultimately was too much to overcome. Porto was a distant third and will be looking to close the gap on the top pair this season. Benfica have bought well to try and close the gap this time around, bringing in Vangelis Pavlidis from AZ Alkmaar. He scored 80 goals in 137 games for them, so 18 million could prove to be a bargain and his goals could make a big impact for them as they bid to regain their crown.
Our 2024-25 Liga Portugal Betclic prediction: Benfica wins the league!
Winner: Sporting CP won the league title last season with Benfica finishing 10 points behind and Porto a further eight points back in third.
European qualification: Sporting CP and Benfica qualified for the Champions League. Porto will enter the Europa League at the group stage with Braga heading into the second qualifying round of the same competition. The Europa Conference League will see Vitoria de Guimaraes start their campaign in the second qualifying round.
Relegation: Vizela and Chaves were demoted to the second division. 16th-place Portimonense lost in the relegation playoff and were relegated.
Promoted to Liga Portugal: Santa Clara and Nacional were promoted from the Secunda Division while AVS won the playoff to make it into the top tier as well.
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Odds taken from bet365.co.uk. Odds correct as of 03/12/2024