This coming Wednesday night, the Champions League Round of 16 continues as FC Porto host Arsenal, while Barcelona travel to Napoli in 1st leg action.
Manchester City are favourites to win the competition at 19/10. Real Madrid are second favourites at 9/2, while Arsenal FC are trading at 11/2.
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FC Porto v Arsenal – Click here to bet
Porto finished 2nd in Group H on 12 points. They played 6 matches and managed to win 4 while losing only 2, both against Barcelona. During the group stages, they scored 15 goals and conceded 7. Porto has been on an impressive run in Portugal, only losing 1 of their last 10 matches in all competitions. During their last 5 matches, they have scored 2 or more goals on 4 of the 5 occasions.
Arsenal topped their group, winning 4 matches, losing 1, and drawing the other. They managed to net 16 goals and only concede 4, leaving them with the best goal difference in the group stages. Arsenal has been on an impressive run in the Premier League, winning 5 out of 5 matches and scoring 21 goals in those 5 matches for an average of 4.2 goals per game.
Both teams will be desperate to win and gain an advantage going into the second leg of the round of 16. Porto will have the home ground advantage, but Arsenal are no stranger to winning away from home. One thing is for certain, based on both sides’ recent results, there should be plenty of goals. Arsenal are favourites to win at 7/10 while FC Porto is trading at 4/1 and the draw 28/10.
Suggested Bet: Total goals over 3.5 at 12/5
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Napoli v FC Barcelona – Click here to bet
Napoli finished 2nd in Group C behind Real Madrid. Of the 6 matches they played, they won 3, drew 1, and lost 2. They managed to score 10 goals while conceding 9. Napoli has not been on the greatest run of form recently, winning only 1 of their last 5 matches and will hope to turn that around come Wednesday night.
Barcelona finished top of Group H on 12 points, winning 4 matches and losing 2. They netted 12 goals and conceded 6 during the group stage fixtures. Their form has picked up of late, only losing 1 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
I expect a tight match with all 3 results firmly on the table.
Barcelona are favourites at 13/8, but only just, as Napoli is trading at 33/20 with the draw quoted at 5/2.
Although Napoli has the home-ground advantage, their recent form is suspect and a Barcelona team running into some decent form of their own can take advantage.
Suggested Bet: Barcelona to win at 13/8
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
