FC Porto vs Juventus: Predictions and Betting Tips

FC Porto in a tough clash

Porto finished second in Group C of this UEFA Champions League campaign losing only to group winners Manchester City. They are the only team who have kept clean sheets in all their wins.

Despite their good UCL form, the Portuguese champions have drawn four competitive matches in a row. They are unbeaten in 14 matches at home in all competitions including the three UCL matches played at home.

Juventus have all their focus on the UCL

After a disappointing defeat at the hands of Napoli in their last match in Serie A, Juventus will look to make amends here. After beating Barcelona in Camp Nou 3-0, Juve finished by winning Group G.

Andrea Pirlo’s team won all three of their away matches in the group stage conceding just one goal in the process. They haven’t scored a goal in two consecutive matches which is very rare for Juve but with the presence of Alvaro Moratta who has six goals in the UCL and Ronaldo, Juve’s strike force in attack can make the difference in this matchup.

 Key Stats

• Five out of seven Porto’s last matches ended in under 2.5 goals
• Six out of eight Juventus’ last matches ended in under 2.5 goals
• Porto’s goal for and against in the last five matches is 7-5
• Juventus goal for and against in the last five matches is 6-2

FC Porto vs Juventus Prediction

Both of these teams are having low-scoring games in their last five matches in all competitions. As we can see from their stats, under 2.5 goals in their matches is the most dominant bet.

Both teams were very good defensively in the Champions League group stages. Porto conceded just three goals in six matches while Juventus four in six matches.

We think with strong defenses on show in this match we will see a low-scoring match and thus we predict under 2.5 goals.