Match preview
The second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 between Porto and Inter Milan will take place at the Estádio do Drago on Tuesday.
Romelu Lukaku’s goal in the 86th minute gave Inter a 1-0 victory in the first leg of the match between the two teams, which took place at the San Siro last month. Otavio received his second caution and was sent off in the 78th minute, leaving Porto with 10 men. He is still suspended for the return leg.
Since losing in the first leg, the hosts have won two of their last three games, while the visitors have lost two of their last three.
Friday’s home Primeira Liga match between Porto and Estoril Praia ended in a 3-2 victory for Porto courtesy of goals from Marko Gruji, André Franco, and Mehdi Taremi. Lukaku scored Inter’s lone goal from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute as Inter lost 2-1 to Spezia on the road in Serie A.
Benfica, a rival of Porto, has qualified for the next round, and AC Milan, a bitter rival of Inter, has also guaranteed its entry into the quarterfinals.
Porto vs Inter Milan Head to Head
Inter Milan | 1 – 0 |  Porto |
Porto vs Inter Milan form guide
Porto’s last 5 games – WLLWW
| Porto | 3 – 2 | Estoril |
| Chaves | 1 – 3 | Porto |
| Porto | 1 – 2 | Gil Vicente |
| Inter Milan | 1 – 0 | Porto |
| Porto | 1 – 0 | Rio Ave |
Inter Milan’s last 5 games – WWLWL
| Spezia | 2 – 1 | Inter Milan |
| Inter Milan | 2 – 0 | Lecia |
| Bologna | 1 – 0 | Inter Milan |
| Inter Milan | 1 – 0 | Porto |
| Inter Milan | 3 – 1 | Udinese |
Key stats
- TSix encounters between the two teams have already taken place, all of which occurred in the Champions League. With three victories, Inter Milan has a better record in these contests. Porto has only had one victory and one game that ended in a tie.
- Curiously, San Siro has been the site of all three of the visitors’ victories over the hosts.
- Since the 2010–11 season, the visitors have not advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
- While the visitors have just one victory in their past eight away contests against Portuguese teams, the hosts have won their last four home contests against Italian teams.
- In their 10 home games, Porto has only lost once while winning the other nine.
Porto vs Inter Milan prediction
Due to Porto’s home field advantage, we anticipate that they will prevail in this game. Hence we go with the following pickings in this fixture:
- PORTO TO WIN@ 2.81
- UNDER 3.5@ 1.29
- CORRECT SCORE 2-1 @ 10.40
*DISCLAIMER: Odds are subject to change
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