Porto vs Atletico Madrid Prediction: Hosts are more likely to win

Porto will take on Atletico in the sixth round of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League. Both teams are motivated and ambitious. However, the Portuguese are fighting for first place in the group, while the Spaniards, at most, can expect to maintain third place in Group B. Let's find out how the match goes.

Porto

Porto needs to win in order to take first place in Group B and hope that Brugge loses points against Bayer. Before UEFA Champions League round six starts, the Portuguese have nine points, one point less than Brugge and four points more than Atletico. That means we will definitely see Porto in the playoffs, the only question is whether they will get there from the first or the second place. After the defeat at the hands of Brugge in the last round, Porto failed to cope with Santa Clara in a 1-1 draw. It should be noted that Porto lost 0-4 to Brugge and beat Bayer 2-0 at home in the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League.

Atletico Madrid

In the fifth round of the Champions League, we expected and predicted an Atletico win over Bayer, which would have kept the Mattress Makers in the pool of playoff contenders. However, Madrid drew with the Germans 2-2, with Diaby and Hudson-Odoi scoring twice in the course of the match. As a result, we certainly won't see Atletico in the playoffs. While the Mattresses are third in the Group B standings, Bayer is only one point behind the Spaniards and has the best statistics in their head-to-head encounters. That means, in order to ensure a place in the playoffs of the second most important European competition, Atletico needs to bring a win from Portugal.

Stats tips

.Atletico has beaten Porto in four of the last five head-to-head encounters. You can bet on W2 for odds of 3.048 on the line of 1xbet.

Atletico has not lost to Porto in the last five fixtures. You can bet on X2 for odds of 1.61 at 1xbet.

In the last two face-offs, both teams scored. You can bet on BTTS for odds 1.78 at 1xbet.

Expert Betting Tips

Porto and Atletico have played each other three times in the last couple of years and the Portuguese have never won, only once playing a draw in Madrid. It can be said that the Dragons are a comfortable opponent for the Mattresses, but at the same time, the bookmakers are on the side of the hosts. Atletico is respectful of the league, which means that we don't predict a failure in this match. On the contrary, we expect maximum activity, because there is no guarantee that Atletico can defend its place in the top 4 of La Liga at the end of the season. We take the side of the Spaniards in this pairing. Here are the betting options:

H2 (+0.25) for 1.81 at Bet365;

W2 for 3.048 at 1xbet;

Correct Score 1-2 for 10.0 at Betway.

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