Ace Football previews the Champions League round of 16 match between FC Porto and Inter and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
FC Porto play host to Inter Milan for the second and final leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.
With home advantage at the Estadio do Dragao, FC Porto hope to overturn a 1-0 aggregate deficit to Inter after losing the opening leg on February 22.
Team form: FC Porto vs Inter
FC Porto Form
FC Porto took six points from their last three matches, but started off by losing 1-2 against Gil Vicente. They responded by beating Chaves 1-3, and followed that up by winning 3-2 against Estoril. In their last six Champions League home matches, the Dragons have three wins, while they’ve drawn zero and lost three. They scored seven and conceded 13 goals.
Inter Form
Inter are currently a little too inconsistent for their own good. Against Bologna, they lost 1-0, before winning 2-0 against Lecce. They came out on the losing end once again in a 2-1 defeat against Spezia. The Black and Blues managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Champions League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting stats for FC Porto and Inter
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that FC Porto and Inter played across all competitions.
- FC Porto have not lost 22 of the last 24 matches
- In the last 10 FC Porto matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FC Porto have scored in 26 of the last 28 home matches
- FC Porto have scored in 22 of the last 24 matches
- FC Porto have won 10 of the last 12 matches
- Inter have not lost 18 of the last 20 matches
- In 14 of the last 16 Inter matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Inter matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Inter have not lost 9 of the last 10 away matches
- In 7 of the last 8 Inter away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: FC Porto vs Inter
It is a great season for Mehdi Taremi, who currently has 13 league goals to his name during this season. FC Porto will rely on his services to gun down Inter.
Popular markets: FC Porto vs Inter
Full-time result
FC Porto claimed nine wins in their previous 10 matches at Estadio do Dragao across all tournaments. They lost one as well, while visitors Inter won five of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost two.
Both teams to score
FC Porto scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Inter got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. FC Porto were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in four of FC Porto’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Inter, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.
Recommended tip: FC Porto vs Inter
In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between FC Porto and Inter. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.