Porto vs Liverpool

Porto will be looking to grab their first-ever UEFA Champions League triumph over Liverpool when the two sides meet at the Estádio do Dragão.

Porto held Atletico Madrid to a goalless draw in Spain in their Group B curtain-raiser, giving their hopes of making it out of the group stage a huge boost. Another success here would be massive, but the Portuguese giants have failed to win any of their four Champions League meetings with Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, returning a disastrous -10 goal difference from those encounters (GF:1, GA:11). By extension, the ‘Dragons’ have faced Liverpool eight times in major European competitions, failing to win any of those duels (D3, L5). On the bright side, though, they have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three home matches in the Champions League group stage. Additionally, Porto have been a force to be reckoned with at home this season, winning each of their three competitive home games by over 1.5 goals ‘to nil.’

On the other hand, Liverpool head into proceedings on the back of an enthralling 3-3 Premier League draw with Brentford, extending their unbeaten start to the season to eight matches in all competitions (W6, D2). The ‘Reds’ turned a 2-1 HT deficit into a 3-2 defeat over AC Milan on Matchday 1 to get their Champions League campaign off to a flying start. What’s more, Klopp’s men are unbeaten in their last five Champions League group stage fixtures away from home (W4, D1), whilst they kept a clean sheet in three of those four victories in the process. The ‘Merseysiders’ have won 50% of their overall European meetings with Portuguese opposition (12/24), conceding an average of just 0.83 goals per game.