Liverpool aims to continue their impressive form in the Champions League group stages this weekend when they travel to Porto. The match schedules for Tuesday at the Estadio do Dragao with kickoff at 10 pm.
The hosts started their group stages campaign with a goalless draw to Atletico Madrid. On the other hand, Liverpool registered a 3-2 win over AC Milan in a heated clash.
Both sides come off mixed results in their domestic leagues. Porto came off a triumphant 2-1 win over Gil Vicente FC while Liverpool became victim to the Bees in a heated 3-3 draw.
Porto went unbeaten in all competitions this term and warmed up for the visit of Liverpool with a 2-1 league success away to Gil Vicente.
The heroics were done by Mehdi Taremi, who scored from 40 yards out after Ziga Freligh missed his line before Sergio Oliveira won it late on thanks to an 89th-minute free-kick that he curled into the top corner.
The two giants of European football meet again, this time in a Champions League fixture. The first meeting between AC Milan and Liverpool came back from 2005 when they met on UEFA’s grand stage for one final that would prove victorious but not without controversy along the way. Seven years later, another match-up occurred with just as many highs and lows.
Porto vs. Liverpool Head to Head
Both sides have six games against each other, with Liverpool with four wins while Porto hasn’t won. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Gil Vicente 1-2 FC Porto
- FC Porto 5-0 Moreirense
- Atletico Madrid 0-0 Porto
- Sporting CP 1-1 FC Porto
- FC Porto 3-0 Arouca
Away
- Brentford 3-3 Liverpool
- Norwich City 0-3 Liverpool
- Liverpool 3-0 Crystal Palace
- Liverpool 3-2 Milan
- Leeds United 0-3 Liverpool
FC Porto Team News
Two major stars are unavailable for the clash as Mbemba and Pepe picked up red cards with Atletico Madrid. Therefore, we expect Sergio to make defensive changes with Ivan Marcano and Fabi Cardoso available.
Liverpool Team News
Injury absentees include Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita, and Harvey Elliot. Curtis Jones is pushing for a recall in midfielder after netting a goal in their weekend draw. Roberto Firmino returns from an injury and sets to replace Diego Jota in the final third.
Prediction and Odds
Porto is hard to crack in the group stages and at-home turf, but the defensive changes make them weaker.
- Liverpool Win
- Goals Over 2.5
- Salah to Score
