Juventus vs FC Porto Betting Tips

Juventus are hosting FC Porto at the Allianz Stadium, Turin on 10th March 2021 at 01:30 IST. The first leg match between the two sides ended in the favour of FC Porto playing at home. The aggregate score reads 2-1 to Porto going into the away fixture at Turin. Juventus will fancy their chances of a comeback at home and overturn the aggregate result.

Juventus Form & Team News

Juventus played the group stage of the Champions League in Group G with the mighty Barcelona also in the same group. They still finished the league stages as the group leaders with 15 points from six games having lost just a  solitary game and winning the rest five. In the fist leg round of 16 match against FC Porto, Juventus lost the game but gained a vital away goal advantage which might become a telling factor in some cases. In Serie A, Juventus are placed at the third position with 52 points from 25 games having won 15 games in the process. They have the best defence in the league having conceded the least number of goals after 25 games. Juventus are on an unbeaten streak from the last four matches having won three and drawing one other game. At home, Juventus have lost just a one-game and won ten games from a total of 12 home matches played in Serie A this season.

Gianluca Frabotta, Rodrigo Bentancur, Matthijs de Ligt, Paulo Dybala, and Giorgio Chiellini are the injured players in the Juventus squad. Pirlo might bring in Ronaldo to the starting XI in the next game. He had not started the last game and was brought in only as a substitute in the 69th minute. The mercurial Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a total of 24 goals this season in Serie A and the champions league combined. In Serie A, he has scored 20 while netting four in the champions league this season. Alvaro Morata has the highest number of goals for Juventus in this Champions League scoring six goals. Juan Cuadrado has also been in sublime form assisting for five goals in this Champions League so far. 

FC Porto Form & Team News

Porto qualified as the second-placed team from Group C after securing 13 points from six games. They won four and lost just one game while drawing the one other game. They had won the first leg round of 16 match against Juventus at home early last month but will be ruing the fact that Juventus were able to score which gives them an advantage. In the Primeira Liga, Porto is placed in the second position with 48 points. They have played 22 games this season. They have won 14 games losing just a couple of matches. They have scored the highest number of goals this season so far with 47 goals in 22 games. Porto are on the back of a resounding win over Gil Vicente FC away having won it 2-0. Their away is equally impressive as well considering they have won seven games from 11 total games. They have lost just one game playing away in the Primeira Liga.

Chancel Mbemba and Mouhamed Mbaye are the two players injured in the FC Porto squad. Conceicao may not toggle with the team combination much considering they won their last game. Sergio Oliviera and Mehdi Taremi are the two prolific goal scorers this season for Porto in Premiera Liga having netted ten and nine goals respectively. In the Champions League, Oliveira and Marega have been outstanding with five goals in total between them. Jesus Corona is also having a good season providing vital assists. The Talismanic Pepe and the defence as a whole will have to hold together the line tight to stop the Juve forwards from making inroads in the second leg round of 16 match on Wednesday.

Odds by Casumo

Juventus are favorites to win this game according to the Casumo sportsbook. They are placed at 1.45 and FC Porto at 7.00. The odds for a draw is 4.80.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Juventus might as well finish on the winning side considering their present form. Porto are a very good side but the advantage of an away goal is always vital for the second leg fixtures which Juventus have at the moment. Juventus are yet to lose at Turin this season in the Champions League and this might just be a continuation of that streak.

Tip 1: Juventus to Win

In the three head to head matches between the two squads, Juventus have won two games while Porto has won one other game. The only game played at Turin between the two sides also resulted in a win for Juventus. In the last four games, Juventus have not lost even a single game across competitions, winning three and drawing one game. At home in the last five matches, Juventus have won four games while drawing one game. At home in this tournament, Juventus have won both their matches. In the case of Porto, they have lost one and won one in the last two games. Playing away, they have mostly drawn games in the last five games drawing sixty percent of the games. There is not much to separate them in terms of the unbeaten runs but by virtue of the number of wins comparison stats, we can conclude that Juventus are most likely to end up on the winning side after the second leg Round of 16 clash in Turin. The odds for Juventus to win is at 1.45 according to the Casumo Sportsbook.

Tip 2: Total Goals Over 2.5

In the last five matches that Juventus have played across competitions, They have had four games where the total goals have been more than 2.5. At home, all their last three matches have ended with the total goal count to be more than 2.5. In this tournament, Three of the last four matches played by Juventus have turned out to have more than 2.5 goals in total. Also at home in this tournament, both their games have had more than 2.5 goals in total. Porto on the other hand have had four of the last six where the total goal count has been more than 2.5. Playing away two of the last four Porto played had more than 2.5 goals in total. Even their last head to head resulted in more than 2.5 goals in total. Thus we can say the game will be studded with goals and is most likely gonna end up with more than 2.5 goals in total. According to the Casumo Sportsbook, the odds for the Total Goals to be more than 2.5 is 1.73. 

Conclusion

Its more likely to be a high scoring game but the winner is most probably going to be the one with the best defence on the given day. Juventus with an added advantage even while trailing in aggregates. Porto have to put their best foot forward against a very hard to crack Juventus playing at home. Summarising on a couple of tips from above.

1. Juventus To Win @ 1.45
2. Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.73

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