FC Porto Vs. Juventus match preview
Juventus will take a trip to play FC Porto at Estadio do Dragao in the first leg of round of 16 in Champions League on Wednesday night. The Dragons will be aiming to make their first win after four draw rows.
Porto drew 2-2 with Boavista in Primeira Liga on Saturday which placed them second with 41 points, seven points behind leaders Sporting.
Bianconeri was frustrated with a 1-0 defeat away to Napoli in serie A; they will be aiming to bounce back to their winning ways after two winless row.
Juventus are fourth with 42 points gathered in 21 matches, eight points behind the leaders Inter in Serie A.
Match Facts
- FC Porto have won three, drawn four times and suffered a single loss in their last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- The Dragons have registered four clean-sheets in their last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- Juventus has registered six clean-sheets in their last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Bianconeri have won six, drawn once and suffered a single defeat in the last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Andrea Pirlo’s men have registered more than two goals in two of the last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Sergio Conceicao’s side have registered a single home win in the last three Primeira Liga matches this season.
FC Porto Vs. Juventus Head to Head
These teams have met twice in Champions League back in 2017 first and second leg, the visitors winning home and away; 2-0 and 1-0 respectively.
FC Porto Team News
Boss Conceicao will have to make the selection without Nanu with concussion, Ivan Marcano who is suffering cruciate ligament rupture and Otavio who is nursing muscle injury unlikely to feature for their team.
Juventus Team News
Andrea Pirlo’s will be forced to select other players and not Arthur with leg injury and Paulo Dybala with medial collateral ligament.
FC Porto Vs. Juventus Prediction.
The visitors seem to be heavy favorites heading to this clash but they have issues with their defense which may expose them giving shocking results. The other time Juve were eliminated by Lyon and they hoped to avoid the same incident.
Our topbets pundit is predicting Juventus to win and Betway is backing the results with 2.03 odds while 1XBet is giving 2.09 Odds.
Goals – Under 2.5
Both teams have been producing less than three goals occasionally and we expect under 2.5 Markets as predicted by our pundits.
Betway are backing the market with 1.66 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.71.
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