Ace Football previews the Europa League game between FC Porto and Malmo FF who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
FC Porto face Malmo FF at Estadio do Dragao in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current Europa League campaign.
Team form: FC Porto vs Malmo FF
FC Porto Form
FC Porto swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 3-0 against Nice. They went on to defeat Estoril 1-0 and made it three on the spin against Tondela in a 0-2 victory. FC Porto claimed four wins in their last six Europa League matches at the Estadio do Dragao. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded three and scored ten goals.
Malmo FF Form
It is all or nothing with Malmo FF, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-1 against Panathinaikos, before beating GAIS 2-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 3-0 against Nottingham Forest. Malmo FF only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Europa League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 15 goals to six.
Betting facts for FC Porto and Malmo FF
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between FC Porto and Malmo FF. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 13 of the last 15 FC Porto matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 FC Porto home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 FC Porto matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FC Porto have won 8 of the last 10 home matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 FC Porto home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Malmo FF away matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Malmo FF matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Malmo FF have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Malmo FF have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Malmo FF have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
Players in form: FC Porto vs Malmo FF
Gabriel Veiga is showing good form for FC Porto, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Oscar Lewicki scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Betting markets: FC Porto vs Malmo FF
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Estadio do Dragao across all tournaments FC Porto won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Malmo FF claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Malmo FF conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.
Both teams to score
FC Porto scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Malmo FF scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. FC Porto probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Thursday, as Malmo FF managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Porto, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Malmo FF, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game. FC Porto were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches. Malmo FF conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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