FC Porto vs Olympiakos Match Preview

FC Porto face Olympiakos for the 2nd round of the UEFA Champions League group stage at the Dragao Stadium.

Porto played decent against Manchester City in the first round of the UCL group stage, but unfortunately for them, they suffered a 3-1 defeat. They opened the scoreline at the 14th minute of the game, but they couldn't hold their lead, as Man City equalized a few minutes later. In the second half, Manchester City continued to dominate and scored two more goals at the 65th and 73rd minute of the game.

After 5 rounds in the domestic league, Porto are sitting at the 2nd place of the standings with 10 points, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, being 5 points behind the first-placed Benfica. In the previous round, Porto prevailed 1-0 over Gil Vicente playing with heavy rotation. 

In the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Olympiakos grabbed an important home win over Marseille by 1-0. Overall, they were the better side in the pitch, creating many final attempts in target and they managed to take all three points deservedly, scoring the winner in the added time. So far, things are looking good for Olympiakos, and tonight they will try to make one more step towards the next stage of the tournament. 

Olympiakos didn't play for the Greek Super League against PAOK as the match was rescheduled, and thisgave them a great opportunity to take some much-needed rest time. After 3 wins and 1 draw in the first 4 rounds, they are placed 3rd in the standings with 10 points, being 3 points below first-placed Aris, who has one more game played.

Today's match is very important for both sides, as this can be decisive for their qualification battle. After their unsuccesful result in the 1st round, their is no much room left for Porto to make a false step. On the other hand, Olympiakos will try to reach early 6 points in the standings and secure a place in the top duo of the group.

Both teams have a lot of quality in their offensive lines, and my pick for this one is BTTS: Yes.