FC Porto – Liverpool betting tips for today, February 14, 2018.
Kick-off: 20:45
Football: Champions League – Round of 16
Tip: 1X
Odds: 1.64
Bookmaker: Unibet
Match Result: 0:5 LOST
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| This will be Liverpool’s third ever trip to Porto, with the sides drawing 1-1 on the last occasion back in 2007 when Liverpool reached the final. The Merseyside club are here as winners of their 2017/18 Champions League (CL) group, a process aided by a brace of 7-0 wins! |
| Liverpool’s record against Portuguese opposition is decent, with the Reds returning a record so far of W9, D5, L6 and a goal difference exactly of zero (20-20). |
| The home side’s complete record against English opposition stands at W8, D9, L16 – only two of those wins came after 2006, as the gulf between English and Portuguese top flight leagues continues to expand. |
| Porto and Liverpool were drawn from pots 2 & 3 respectively in the Group Stage draw. The last time Liverpool beat a higher-seeded side away from home in the CL was back in February 2009, when they famously won 1-0 at Real Madrid. |
| Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher, a winner of the CL with Liverpool in 2005, believes the Reds have it in them to win this tie, saying: “It will be tough against Porto but it’s a winnable tie and if we get through that who knows what could happen.” |
| Players to watch: Roberto Firmino (LIV) could become the outright second-highest scorer in the competition, if he scores at least once in this match. |
| Cameroonian striker Vincent Aboubakar (POR) is just behind him on five goals, as is Liverpool’s Mo Salah, who was once more on the scoresheet for the Reds last weekend. |
| Stat attack: Liverpool are like nothing Porto have faced yet, but the home side still have a great home record, with September’s 3-1 CL home defeat to Besiktas their only home defeat in the last 44 across all competitions. |
| Eager not to concede an away goal, Porto will be defensively tight, a characteristic that has recently seen four of their last five matches produce less than 2.5 goals. |
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