Porto vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 02/10/2023, 13:38  by Sridhar in Champions League Predictions

It’s a top of the table clash in Group H of the Champions League as matchday two sees Porto face Barcelona. This match will be played on Wednesday at the Estádio do Dragão with both teams on three points after first match. Porto won 3-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk on matchday one with a brace from Galeno and one goal for Mehdi Taremi. In fact, that match saw all four goals scored within the first thirty minutes. Porto would have wanted a better build-up to this match than the 1-0 loss they encountered to Benfica over the weekend. They now can win consecutive matches at the start of a Champions League campaign for the first time since 2012-13. Porto will be wary of their form at home though, having lost two and drawn one of their last five Champions League matches at this venue.

Barcelona are the fallen giants in this competition and will be desperate to make it out of the group. They did start well with a 5-0 thumping of Royal Antwerp on matchday one with Joao Felix scoring twice, Robert Lewandowski, and Gavi scoring one each with another coming via an own goal. The Catalans followed that up with two wins and a draw in La Liga, extending their momentum. In fact, with seven wins and one draw from their last eight competitive matches, Barcelona are in great form to continue their winning run in the Champions League. They would need this recent competitive form to translate into wins in the Champions League as Barcelona have lost three of their last four away matches in this competition.