FC Porto v Juventus Predictions & Betting Odds – 22nd February 2017

Draw on the cards at the Dragao

Champions League Betting

FC Porto v Juventus Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League 22nd February 7.45pm

Juventus once more are looking a very strong side and one of those teams that everyone else in the competition will want to avoid the draw. Porto drew the short straw of being the one to have to face up to them in the round of sixteen and the Portuguese outfit have failed on each of their three previous meetings with the Old Lady. So can Porto fly in the face of history and give themselves a platform to defend when they go and make the trip to Turin for the second leg? That could be a difficult ask of them though as the face a Juventus side who won all three of their away games in the group stage.

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FC Porto v Juventus Betting Tips

Three times before FC Porto have faced Juventus in a match up and they have failed to land a win in any of them. Their only previous UEFA Champions League meeting with Juventus was in the 2001/02 season in the first group stage, when Proto lost 3-1 on home soil with a draw collected out on the road in Turin. For the second time in three seasons Porto are the in the knockout stages of the competition and at this point a couple of years ago, they beat FC Basel 5-1 on aggregate before falling to Bayern Munich in the quarter finals. At home in the group stage this season, Porto took seven points from their three games, beating Club Brugge and Leicester. So there is home from running from them and they are aiming for a final eight spot for the sixth time in their history. This is far from an easy draw though and under 2.5 goals on the matchup at Bet365 is a price of 8/15.

Overall, Porto’s record in 28 European games with Serie A opponents is W8 D9 L11 but they are unbeaten in their last five home games against Italian opposition in the UEFA Champions League (W1 D4). Porto are pretty solid on home soil as they have lost only one of their last 14 Champions League knockout stage games at (W7 D6). So that is quite a good positive for them. They have also scored in eleven of their last twelve 12 Champions League games at the Dragao. Both teams to score at Bet365 in this game is a price of 11/10 however, Porto have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three Champions League games, the longest current run among all 16 teams left in this season’s competition. Andre Silva is a 15/8 anytime goalscorer option and he has scored four of Porto’s Champions League goals this season.

Juventus have only been past the round of sixteen once in the last three years but they are favourites to move through from this tie after having topped their group. They were the only side in the group stage to come through with three wins from three out on the road and across those three games they netted eight goals and shipped just the one. No team conceded fewer group stage goals than Juventus did this season with the Old Lady conceding just the two goals in six games. In the correct score market at Bet365 you have a 5/1 option on a Juventus 1-0 return happening which is the same price as a 1-1 option. Juventus to win to nil is a price of 9/4 at the bookmaker or if you wanted to just back the Serie A side to collect a clean sheet then that is a price of 5/4.

At this stage of last season’s competition, Juventus fell to Bayern Munich. The last time they went toe to toe with a side from Portugal was in the 2013/14 Europa League where they lost in the semi finals on aggregate. Juventus’s 11 meetings with Portuguese sides have ended W5 D2 L4 (W1 D1 L3 away) and all four losses in that sequence happened against Benfica. Juventus are such a strong side and since match day six of this season’s Champions League, Juventus have collected 11 wins in their 13 games played across all competitions (W1 D1). Gonzalo Huiguan has been on fire scoring 13 goals in his last 13 games in all competitions. He is outright favourite at 13/10 in the anytime goalscorer market although he has scored only two goals in 20 Champions League knockout games. In the group stages, he’s netted 15 goals in 38 games.

FC Porto v Juventus Betting Odds

Juventus 6/5, Draw 11/5, Porto 13/5

FC Porto v Juventus Predictions

This is likely going to be a low scoring affair so don’t expect too much goalmouth action to be flying around in the game. Juventus are very strong and very efficient and there is some appeal on them coming away with a 1-0 win in the bag to hold a strong advantage in the tie. However, Porto have been a pretty strong European side on home soil so settle on this one being a draw. Juventus won’t be disappointed with that heading back home for the second leg.