Porto vs Roma Prediction: the rivals will keep the intrigue alive for the return meeting

Prediction for the UEFA Europa League match which will take place on February 13. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Porto

Porto is going through very difficult times. The Dragons won their last championship in the 2021/22 season, after which they were vice-champions, and in the last Primera Division they were only third, having missed out on both Benfica and Sporting. Now the Blue-Whites have enough problems. In the last five rounds of the national championship, they have not won a single victory, settling for three draws and two defeats. Such a disappointing stretch has dropped them to third in the standings.

Moreover, the Portuguese risked missing the Europa League playoffs. At the general stage of the tournament, they demonstrated mediocre results. In the five starting rounds managed to beat only Hoffenheim - 2:0, the draws were in games with Man United and Anderlecht - 3:3 and 2:2, respectively, while they lost to Budo Glimt - 2:3, as well as Lazio - 1:2. Then there was a 2:0 win over Midtjylland, a 0:1 defeat to Olympiakos, and a 1:0 success against Maccabi, which allowed them to take 18th place.

Roma

For Roma the current season is developing extremely badly. The Romans have already changed coaches several times, and now the experienced Claudio Ranieri is working as head coach. Gradually they managed to bring the team out of the crisis, but in the debut of the championship was lost too many points, and therefore to get at least to the European Cup competition will be extremely problematic. Last round the Wolves beat Venezia - 1:0, which allowed them to retain ninth place in the Serie A standings.

At the Europa League stage, the Romans did not make the strongest impression either. They immediately shared the points with Atletico 1:1, then sensationally lost to Elfsborg 0:1. After that, things went uphill. There was a victory over Dynamo Kyiv - 1:0, draws with Union and Tottenham - 1:1 and 2:2, respectively, managed to defeat Braga - 3:0. In the confrontation with AZ Italians lost - 0:1, but in the final round beat Eintracht - 2:0, which was enough for 15th place in the composite standings.

In winter, Roma gave away Enzo Le Fe, Mario Hermoso, Nikola Zalewski and Sam Dahl on loan. At the same time, Devine Rench, Victor Nelsson, Luka Gourna-Duat and Anass Salah-Eddin, as well as goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini were added to the Roma squad. All of them have already been included in the squad for last round's match against Venice, so they can play now.

H2H Meetings

Porto and Roma have had nine head-to-head meetings in their history. The Portuguese have won four of those matches, the Italians have won once and four more have ended in a draw.

Betting Stats

• Porto have drawn three of their last four matches.
• In four of the last five matches involving Porto there was a bookmaker's total under.
• No goals have been exchanged in eight of the last ten home games for Porto.
• Porto have not conceded in seven of their last ten home matches.

Expert Betting Tips

For Porto and Roma, the current season is extremely difficult. The only chance to somehow brighten the final impression is success in the Europa League. For this reason, a face-to-face confrontation is extremely important for them, and therefore it is unlikely that the rivals will take any risks in the upcoming game. A draw is the most likely outcome, which will allow them to postpone the clarification of relations until the return meeting. Both teams are not in the best condition to dominate, and the Portuguese have drawn three of their last four matches. As a result, a draw is a good bet.

Total Under 2.5 for 1.85

Draw for 3.56

BTTS - No for 2.00