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FC Porto vs AS Roma Prediction & Betting tips
UEFA Champions League duel on Thursday evening at 20:00 in the last 16 of the Europa League, where FC Porto and AS Roma will face off. This is truly a Champions League duel and that’s because the two teams have only met in this competition in official matches so far. The first double confrontation took place in 2016 when FC Porto managed to qualify in the groups after a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Porto and a 3-0 win for Porto in the return leg in Rome. The second double confrontation took place in 2019 in the round of 16 and then FC Porto also won after two very balanced games, FC Porto managing to qualify for the quarter-finals in the second leg at home after extra time, Alex Telles scoring from the penalty spot in the 117th minute. The most recent direct confrontation took place in 2021 in a friendly match that ended in a draw, score 1-1.
FC Porto:
FC Porto finished 18th in the Europa League group, where they accumulated 11 points from eight matches. The qualification for the play-offs was achieved in the very last match when they defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-0 away, this being the only victory in the last eight official matches. FC Porto has not won in five rounds in the championship, where it has three consecutive defeats and two draws. In the most recent match, FC Porto finished in a draw, 1-1 against Sporting at home, the equalizer being scored in the 94th minute. If they qualify for the round of 16, FC Porto will play either Athletic Bilbao or Lazio. In the next match, FC Porto will play away against SC Farense.
AS Roma:
On the other hand, AS Roma finished 12th in the Europa League group, managing an important victory in the last match of the group, 2-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt. AS Roma suffered only two defeats in the eight matches but despite this they failed to qualify directly for the round of 16. AS Roma is on a good trend at the moment being a team in form, the most recent success being the one with Venezia away with the score of 1-0 in Serie A. In the next match, AS Roma will also play away against Parma, a team that needs a lot of points to be sure of remaining in the first Italian football league.
FC Porto vs AS Roma head to head matches
28.07.21 CF FC Porto vs AS Roma 1:1
06.03.19 CL FC Porto vs AS Roma 3:1 2:1
12.02.19 CL AS Roma vs FC Porto 2:1
23.08.16 CL AS Roma vs FC Porto 0:3
17.08.16 CL FC Porto vs AS Roma 1:1
* Our advice is: OVER 2.5 GOALS
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.95
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!
