PORTO v LIVERPOOL
Wednesday 14th February 2018 – Kickoff: 1945hrs
Football – Europe – Champions League Betting Tips
The other match being played in the Champions League on Wednesday night features Portuguese side, Porto, taking on Liverpool at their Estádio Do Dragão with the hosts looking to register a fourth win on the trot in all competitions.
Last season’s Primeira Liga runners-up Porto, have recently recorded wins over Sporting Braga and Chaves in the domestic league, along with a Taca de Portugal cup win over Sporting CP, but they’ll now turn their attentions to the Champions League where they’ll be looking to contain an in-form Liverpool side.
Porto finished runners-up in the group stages of Group G behind winners, Besiktas, and although they registered important wins over Monaco home an away, along with a win over Leipzig (at home), they also suffered defeats to Leipzig (away) and at home to Besiktas.
Onto Liverpool, and they come into this first leg tie of the round of 16 in the Champions League having secured a valuable three points in a solid 2-0 win away at Southampton, which saw them remain in third place in the Premier League.
This season has seen The Reds produce a much more consistent set of results so far, and although they suffered a mini blip with defeats to Swansea City in the league and a defeat to West Brom in the FA Cup, they’ve since bounced back with a win over Huddersfield Town and got a point at Tottenham.
Liverpool progressed through to the knockout stages after winning a fairly weak looking Group E, but the real test begins as they look to test their credentials against the elite clubs in Europe. Forwards Salah (22 goals), Firmino (12 goals) and Mane (6 goals) are the main dangers in attack.
Pick: Liverpool AH0 @ 1.72 Marathonbet looks a good option
