With impressive performance in Belarus, Porto secured their first position in the Champions League group, taking a victory in a very professional way. Final score was 3:0, as the Portuguese side scored goals via Herrera, Martinez and Tello, all three in the second half. After five rounds played, team has 4-1-0 record and has already secured the first position as the Ukrainian side has five points less and can’t catch them. Team is in a very good period, having also five victories in last six matches in domestic league, while they meet Benfica next weekend, so the team will be more focused on that game. Porto has no injury or suspension worries in front of this game.
Having in mind current situation of Portuguese side in their group and with derby game coming for them, the side is expected to rotate few players here and give a chance to some youngsters.
Shakhtar surprisingly lost to Atheletic Bilbao two weeks ago at home with a narrow 0:1 result, but still already have secure the ticket for the next phase and won’t be too worried with that defeat. Only goal was scored by San Jose in 58th minute, even though the teams generally shared impressions. As for the domestic league, Shakhtar currently has three victories in a row, but also are five points behind Dinamo Kiev – position that they are surely not satisfied with. Ukrainian side will have to play here without three key players, as they can’t count at right back and team captain Darijo Srna (5/1 in CL), striker Luiz Adriano (5/9 in CL) and central defender Olexandr Kucher (4/0), all three being suspended. Left back Marcio Avezedo (2/0 in CL) is doubtful for tonight’s game. They are also expected to name a few players that didn’t play so much this season.
Porto have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches against Shakhtar. Open game is expected here, as both teams are coming here without much pressure, with few younger players in their squad that are surely aiming to impress here. Betting on goals is worth a shot here, as I reckon chances for three or more goals are well over 50%.
Bet: Over 2.5 goals
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