Barcelona – Porto. Will Pepe, 40, cause problems for Lewandowski?
Mikhail Korobov November 27, 2023, 15:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The Portuguese defender is in excellent shape, but the Pole is not. The Catalans will win, but with great difficulty.
On November 28, the match of matchday 5 of the group stage of the Champions League Barcelona – Porto will be played. The game starts at 23:00 Moscow time. Fonbert’s experts have already made a prediction: they consider the hosts as favorites: you can bet on the victory of the blue maroons with odds of 1.50. The accuracy of the blue and white team is 6.70. Tie bets are accepted at 4.60.
Bookmaker odds for the Champions League match Barcelona – Porto on November 28, 2023
Analysts believe that the match between Barcelona and Porto will be productive: a total of more than 2.5 goals costs 1.70 and a total of less than 2.5 goals costs 2.15. If the hosts score, the odds will be 1.09. An away goal is available at odds of 1.70. You can bet on “both will score” for 1.87 on the Fonbet line, and to register the bookmaker gives you free bet 2000 rubles.
Analysis and forecast for the match on matchday 5 of the group stage of the Champions League “Barcelona” – “Porto” (11/28/2023)
The national championship matches finished over the weekend and next up will be the European stage. On November 28, eight matches will be played on matchday 5 of the group stage of the Champions League. In one of them, at the Olympic Lewis Companies stadium, local teams Barcelona and Porto will compete. The starting whistle will sound at 23:00 Moscow time.
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The autumn part of the season is not going well at all for the Catalans. In their last eight games in the Spanish Championship they only beat Sevilla (1-0), Athletic Bilbao (1-0), Real Sociedad (1-0) and Alavés (2-1). In some of these matches, the Catalans looked worse than their opponents in some places.
The maroons also tied with Mallorca (2-2), Granada (2-2) and Rayo Vallecano (1-1). They lost to Real Madrid (1-2). As a result, Xavi’s team fell to fourth place in the championship standings. They have the same number of points as Atlético, which is third, but the “colchoneros” still have one less game.
In addition, the Catalans lost in the match on the last day of the group stage of the Champions League against Shakhtar (0-1). They won in almost all statistical indicators, especially in terms of ball possession and number of dangerous attacks created. The blue garnets also hit the goal more often, but most of the shots hit the target.
Although the team’s top scorer, Robert Lewandowski, has recovered from injury, Barcelona’s performance has decreased considerably. In the last 11 matches of all official tournaments, he scored only 14 goals. The ball stubbornly refuses to enter the opponent’s goal.
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Lewandowski has scored just two goals in his last eight games in all competitions, both against Alavés, who are bottom of the La Liga standings. Curiously, in the same match he had a conflict with his young teammate Lamin Yamal. It is evident that the striker is not in a good mood.
Fortunately for the Catalans, Porto were also overwhelmed by problems. In the last five rounds of the Portuguese championship they only beat Portimonense (1-0), Visela (2-0) and Vitoria Guimarães (2-1). The blue and white lost to Benfica (0-1) and Estoril (0-1), located not far from the relegation zone.
Compared to last season, the performance of Sergio Conceição’s team has decreased noticeably. In 11 championship games, they scored only 15 goals, and most of them came from obvious outsiders. And more importantly, the drop is associated with the deterioration of Mehdi Taremi’s tone.
This season, the Iranian played 16 games for Porto, in which he scored only three goals and gave the same number of assists. He has reached the point where the older Pepe has to score. He became one of the protagonists of the match on the last day of the group stage of the Champions League against Antwerp (2-0).
The Portuguese scored a goal and thus achieved a unique achievement. Pepe became the oldest scorer in the Champions League. He distinguished himself at 40 years and 254 days. In addition, the defender copes well with his direct responsibilities.
In particular, thanks to the efforts of the former Real Madrid player, the “dragons” in 11 meetings in the Primeira Liga conceded only eight goals, the fewest of all. In this situation, the best option to bet seems to be W1 + TM 3.5 goals with an odds of 2.45 on the Fonbet line. The betting house will give everyone who registers free bet 2000 rubles.
Four of the last five head-to-heads ended this way. In another, Barcelona also won, but the match was productive 4:2. We don’t expect many goals in the next match. Both teams have order in defense, but score very few goals.
Probably, in the near future, Xavi will be able to fine-tune the mechanisms and return to his previous performance. We just have to wait until Robert Lewandowski recovers after his injury. There are prerequisites for this. In the match against Rayo Vallecano, the opposing defender stole a goal from the Pole. He hit the ball, which was a few centimeters from the attacker’s head, into his own goal.
Prediction and bets for the Champions League match Barcelona – Porto on November 28, 2023
Both teams face the match in poor condition, but Barcelona has a better squad and a higher level of the championship. Furthermore, the meeting will take place in Spain. Taking into account the decline observed in the attack leaders of both teams, as well as the fact that they have good strength in defense, the most attractive option to bet seems a victory for the maroons and a total of less than 3.5 goals . for 2.45 on the Fonbet line, and to register the bookmaker gives free bet 2000 rubles.
Tender: Victory for Barcelona and the total is less than 3.5 goals for a odds of 2.45.
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