Roma v Porto Betting Tips: Conceicao’s men to snatch vital result?

Porto boss Sergio Conceicao tends to favour a 4-4-2, and that’s likely to stay the same – despite the absence of top-scorer Moussa Marega, and talented wide man Jesus Corona.

It’s likely to be a front pairing of Francisco Soares and Fernando, with creativity out wide coming from Yacine Brahimi and Hernani.

Key Battles

The energetic Kluivert will have tracking back to do if Porto left-back Alex Telles is his usual self. The marauding defender has already chalked up eight assists this term, including two in the CL group stage.

At the other end, Dzeko is a different type of striker to those the Dragoes defence usually face in the Primeira Liga. An old-fashioned target man, his tussles with wily former Real Madrid man Pepe could be very interesting.

It’s hard to know whether Roma will be as aggressive in this fixture as they were during the pair’s 2016 meetings. But with plenty of tricky, pacy players in their ranks, Porto could well draw the hosts into some rash challenges.

Match Odds

Even without a couple of key names, Porto could snatch a win here. Roma have shipped a huge 13 goals in their last five games, so they’re patchy at the back.

Still, it’s Roma who are even-money favourites for a first-leg victory. Our traders make it 23/10 for the Draw and 5/2 for a Porto win.

All of the last six games involving I Giallorossi have seen three or more goals scored. We go 20/23 for Over 2.5 Goals again, while it’s 11/2 for a Porto victory with Both Teams to Score.

Dzeko leads the Anytime Goalscorer market at odds of 6/4, while the visitors’ most likely man to strike is Soares at 9/5.

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