On Wednesday night, Porto host Galatasaray in Group D of the Champions League, as the visitors look to record their second win in the group stages of the competition.
Porto kicked off their Champions league campaign by drawing 1-1 at German team Schalke. The game rather summed up the home sides recent Champions League games, as they have been inconsistent in recent seasons in Europe’s elite competition.
In fact, the home side has won just three of their last 11 games in this competition. Although their recent Champions League games have not been that high scoring, six of their last nine games in Europe’s elite competition have produced over 2.5 goals.
Porto have a mixed record on home soil of late in the Champions league, as they have won four and lost three of their last seven matches on home turf. The Portuguese side’s home matches in the Champions League have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their last six outings, including their four games.
Galatasaray kicked off their Champions league campaign with a 3-0 victory over Lokomotiv Moscow. However, the win ended a run of three games without a win in Europe’s elite competition for the Turkish side.
In fact, the visitors have won just three of their last 18 matches in the Champions League. Gala’s recent games in this competition have been relatively high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their last eight matches.
The visitors have a woeful recent away record in the Champions League, failing to win in 11 games, while also suffering nine defeats. To make matters worse the Turkish giants have conceded at least two goals in their last eight away games in the Champions League.
Forebet predicts that Porto will get their first victory of the current Champions league campaign in a high scoring encounter.