Atletico Madrid vs Porto: prediction for the Champions League fixture

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Atletico Madrid

Spain

Champions League Grp. B

metropolitano-stadium

7 September 12:00 UTC

FC Porto

Portugal

Atletico Madrid welcome Porto to the Metropolitano Stadium for their UEFA Champions League opener on Wednesday, September 7. What to expect from this match? Look out for our prediction below.

Atletico Madrid vs FC Porto Prediction and Betting Tips (07.09.2022)

Command Analysis

Atletico Madrid

Spain

Atletico Madrid were off to a solid start in the new season. In the first four La Liga games, the team suffered a defeat to Villarreal (0:2), drew against Real Sociedad (1:1) and celebrated success over Getafe (3:0) and Valencia (1:0). Diego Simeone's side is currently in 7th place in the standings and is approaching the game against Porto in good form.

Alvaro Morata scored three of Atletico's five goals in the new season. Another formidable force in the attacking line is Antoine Griezmann, who often scores when he comes on as substitute. The team also has some chancges in their defensive line - Nahuel Molina replaced Renan Lodi, who moved to Nottingham Forest.

FC Porto

Portugal

Porto have already played five games in the Primeira Liga. Following their results, the Dragons are in 3rd place in the table. Porto suffered only one defeat since the start of the season, to Rio Ave (1:3), and won all of the other games. Sérgio Conceição's men crushed CP Sporting (3:0), Maritimo (5:1), and Tondela (3:0).

During the transfer window, Porto parted ways with midfielders Vitinha and Fabio Vieira. Marko Grujic, who has just joined the club, will miss the upcoming game due to an injury.

Trends

СтавкаCorrect score 1:0

3 of Porto's last 5 away games ended with this score.

5.20

СтавкаAt least one side will not score

Only one club scored goals in 4 of Atletico's last 5 games.

1.77

СтавкаDraw in 1st half

Porto lost the first half only in 1 of the last 4 games.

2.09

Tip and bets

3.15Handicap (-1.5) to Atletico

This is going to be a very difficult season for all European clubs - because of the World Cup games in November, all six Champions League group games will be played in six straight weeks. Atletico have already lost points in La Liga, and it will only get harder for Simeone's men. Nevertheless, we expect Atletico to win this game - if they collect three points right away, they won't desperately need them in later rounds, when they will have less energy and potentially more injured players. The likes of Morata and Griezmann should help their team secure the win.

First bet — Asian handicap (-1.5) to Atletico

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3.9Total over 3.5 goals

Porto are on top form and surely will put up a fight. They have played against Atletico in the previous edition of the Champions League and managed to hold them to a draw in the first leg. We expect another close fight between these two teams. Madrid is likely to win by a wide margin, but we believe that Porto will score, too. Take the over.

Second bet - total over 3.5 goals

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