RB Leipzig – FC Porto Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (17.10.2017)

RB Leipzig and Porto meet in Red Bull Arena in a game for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). These two teams have never faced before, so this will be their first direct confrontation.

RB Leipzig :

After 1 draw and 1 loss, the home team arrives at this 3rd day in the 4th position of Group G, with 1 point conquered. On the previous day, they lost 2-0 to Beşiktaş after a 1-1 draw at home against AS Monaco in the first leg of the group stage. The team comes to this match after a win away with Borussia Dortmund by (2-3). In the last 10 matches at home for all competitions, RB Leipzig won 4, tied 3 and lost 3. His defense has not been very solid, having conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games but his attack has marked regularly, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In their home games there is a tendency to have goals, as 15 of their last 23 matches have ended with over 2.5 goals. In 11 games, he managed to come back in 2 of the 5 matches in which he suffered the first goal.

Leipzig reach this match with a victory over Borussia Dortmund, 2-3, adding to the triumph in official matches: goals were scored by Augustin, Poulsen and Sabitzer. In this match against FC Porto, coach Ralph Hasenhüttl should have used 4-4-2, profiting from the ball and the attacks are slow, but at times the game must act in counterattack. Bruma will be the main responsible for transporting the ball to foreigners, while Timo Werner will be the most advanced player of the team. For this game the coach does not have Stefan Ilsanker and Klostermann, players recovering from injury.

FC Porto :

The visiting team arrives at this third day of Group G in the 2nd position, with 3 points conquered, after 1 victory and 1 defeat. In his first game in this group stage he lost at home against Beşiktaş by (1-3). In the second day, he won outside AS Monaco by (0-3). In the last match that disputed, for the Taça of Portugal, it gained the Lusitano GC Évora outside by (0-6). In his last 10 games as a visitor Porto recorded 8 wins and 2 draws. His defense has been very solid, having conceded only goals in 3 of the last 10 games, and his attack has scored regularly, scoring goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of his last 29 games finished with Less than 1.5 goals and 18 in 29 finished with Less than 2.5 goals.

FC Porto reach this match with a win over Lusitano Évora, 0-6, returning to the victories after the draw against Sporting Lisbon. In the last game for the League of Champions, won to Monaco by 0-3. In this away game, coach Sérgio Conceição must keep his usual 4-4-2 going, benefiting from the defensive line and fast transitions. It is important to point out the importance of Danilo Pereira and Óliver Torres in FC Porto: the two midfielders are very strong in positioning and organizing the offensive process. To underline that striker Aboubakar is the great highlight of FC Porto, as he scored 6 goals. Everything indicates that there are no significant absences for this match.