Porto vs Juventus Betting Tips

Porto will host Juventus at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto for the Champions League round of 16 on 18th February 2021 at 01:30 IST. This would be the third meeting between the two sides as these two teams met in the same round in the 2017 champions league.

Porto Form & Team News

Porto finished in the second position of group C with 13 points just behind Manchester City by three points. They are currently in the second position of the Primeira League with 41 points from 19 matches and are seven points behind the league leaders Sporting. They have won 12 of the 19 matches played in the Primeira League. They are the league’s top scorers with 43 goals and have conceded 21 goals. They are coming into this fixture on the back of four draws in all competitions.

There are just three players on Porto’s injury list including Mouhamed Mbaye, Nanu and Ivan Marcano. These injuries might not affect their plans for the round of 16 match against Juventus. Sergio Oliveira has been in top form for Porto this season as he the leading goal scorer with nine goals and also has four assists under his belt. Even Mehdi Taremi has nine goals to his name. The assists leaderboard is led by Jesus Corona with five assists.

Juventus Form & Team News

Juventus topped the group on the head to head record over Barcelona. They are in the fourth position of the Serie A points table with 42 points from 21 matches and are just one point behind Roma and also have a game in hand. They have scored 41 goals this season in Serie A and have conceded just 19 goals, which is the least number of goals conceded this season. They are coming on the back of a 1-0 away loss to Napoli in Serie A over the weekend.

They have a slightly bigger list than Porto as Paulo Dybala, Juan Cuadrado, Arthur, Franco Israel and Aaron Ramsey could miss the match against Porto. Pirlo could make some changes to the playing XI that played against Napoli. Cristiano Ronaldo is continuing his goal scoring form as usual and is the team’s leading goal scorer with 16 goals. Alvaro Morata is leading the assists charts with seven assists and also has four goals to his name.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Juventus are the favorites to win the match against Porto and are placed at 2.00 odds. Porto are placed at 4.25 and the draw at 3.25 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

This is expected to be a low scoring fixture as both the teams have a good defensive unit and usually concede a fewer number of goals. By considering the current form and the head to head record, this fixture slightly tends towards Juventus.

Tip 1: Juventus To Win

Juventus and Porto have played each other just twice in the history of the champions league. Juventus managed to beat Porto on both occasions by a 2-0 and a 1-0 margin. In the last five matches that Porto have played in all competitions, they have won only one match. Juventus on the other hand have won three of the last five matches that they have played in all competitions. Apart from that, Juventus have won all three away matches that they played in the champions league group stages. So by considering the form Juventus are in, they are more likely to come out on top and win the match at 2.00 odds available at the Casumo sportsbook.

Tip 2: Total Goals Under 2.5

In the last two head to head matches played in this competition, a total of three goals were scored in those two matches at an average of 1.5 goals per match. And also under 2.5 goals were scored in both the head to head matches. And also, under 2.5 goals were scored in four of the last six matches that Porto have played in all competitions. Even Juventus also has seen under 2.5 goals in four of the last five matches that they have played in all competitions. Both the teams usually keep it tight and do not concede a lot of goals. By considering these facts, the total goals are expected to be under 2.5 goals at 1.66 odds available at the Casumo sportsbook.

Conclusion

Porto somehow managed to get to this stage as they had a relatively easier group but Juventus are a tougher opponent. Juventus looks like a stronger team than Porto at this stage and could go through to the next round. Summarizing a couple of bets mentioned above.

1. Juventus To Win @ 2.00
2. Total Goals Under 2.5 @ 1.66

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