Arsenal vs Porto Prediction, Tips & Odds – 12.03.2024

Arsenal vs Porto Prediction 12.03.2024. In the return leg of the Champions League round of 16, Arsenal will host Porto. The match is scheduled for Tuesday at 9:00 PM, at the Emirates Stadium.

In the previous encounter, the Portuguese team emerged victorious with a score of 1-0, with Galeno scoring the only goal.

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Arsenal Team News

It seemed like nothing could stop Arsenal’s scoring streak after the Gunners defeated West Ham with six and Burnley with five goals without conceding before the first leg of the round of 16 against Porto. However, while Mikel Arteta’s team played exactly as Porto wanted, Sergio Conceicao’s players took advantage of incredible circumstances, as Galeno’s long-range shot found its way into the bottom corner.

Unusually toothless, Arsenal left Estadio do Dragao without a single shot on target, a feat not achieved since 2011 in the Champions League. Nonetheless, Arteta got the response he was looking for from his troops, who woke up on Sunday and reclaimed the top spot in the Premier League. Three consecutive wins against Newcastle, Sheffield United, and Brentford propelled Arsenal back to the top for the first time since December, and Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against Manchester City means that the Gunners are still leading with 10 games remaining.

Arsenal’s six-goal thrashing of Sheffield saw Gabriel Martinelli sustain a nasty cut to his foot, and after reportedly being seen on crutches at the Emirates over the weekend, the Brazilian’s chances of recovering ahead of Tuesday’s match have evidently decreased. Takehiro Tomiyasu remains a major doubt, while Jurrien Timber is still weeks away from returning from his ACL injury, but the Gunners were boosted by Oleksandr Zinchenko’s return from a calf concern against Brentford.

David Raya helplessly watched the clash with his former club, but now has the right to reclaim his place in goal from Aaron Ramsdale, who was at fault for the equalizing goal from Brentford in the first half but redeemed himself with a couple of brilliant saves in the second half.

Porto Team News

In their quest to ensure that history doesn’t repeat itself on North London soil, the Portuguese teams arrive in the English capital following a morale-boosting streak of domestic results, including an incredible 5-0 victory over the reigning Liga Portugal champions, Benfica, on March 3rd. Sergio Conceicao’s squad continued this trend of dismantling opponents with a routine 3-0 away win against Portimonense on Friday evening, with Galeno once again finding the net after scoring two goals against Benfica. However, the title is not yet in Porto’s hands as they trail league leaders Sporting by four points, having played two more games.

Not since the 2012/13 season against Malaga have the Dragons been eliminated from the Champions League round of 16 after winning the first leg. But history must be rewritten if they want to avoid that unwanted scenario from occurring again. Porto has failed to win any of their previous 22 matches in England, with their only success against a Premier League team on foreign soil happening against Chelsea in Seville in 2021.

Regarding Porto’s player availability, left-back Wendell has recovered from the knock that saw him substituted towards the end of the first leg. However, teammates Zaidu Sanusi and Ivan Marcano are both on the long road to recovery from cruciate ligament issues. Gabriel Veron is also dealing with an Achilles problem, but Porto fans can rejoice in one piece of good news on the injury front: star striker Mehdi Taremi is expected to be involved after missing the first leg due to a thigh issue.

With 21-goal striker Evanilson being irreplaceable, Francisco Conceicao might have to make sacrifices to accommodate Taremi’s return, and Porto’s defense will once again be led by the veteran Pepe, who continues to play at 41 years old.

Arsenal vs Porto H2H

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Injuries and suspensions

Arsenal: Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Martinelli, Takehiro Tomiyasu

Porto: Ivan Marcano, Gabriel Veron, Zaidu Sanusi

Expected Lineups

Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Jesus

Porto (4-2-3-1): Costa; Mario, Pepe, Otavio, Wendell; Varela, Gonzalez; Conceicao, Pepe, Galeno; Evanilson

Arsenal vs Porto Prediction

Although Porto’s defensive tactics may have prevailed over Arsenal’s ineffective attacks in the first leg, the Gunners should have drawn some lessons from that encounter and have shown themselves to be a different team in European matches in front of their own fans. The visitors will have an extra day to recover from their domestic duties, but they still struggle to achieve success on English soil. Therefore, we believe that Arsenal will break their streak of failures in the Champions League and secure a place in the quarter-final draw. Consequently, as Arsenal needs a victory by a two-goal margin, we expect them to achieve this within regular playtime.

Kick-off Time: Tuesday, 12.03.2024, 8:00 AM Local Time (GMT 0), 21:00 CET

Prediction: Handicap Arsenal (-1.5)

Odds (when tipped): 1.72

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