Arsenal vs FC Porto Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th March 2024

Visitors FC Porto arrive for their second leg match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. Following a tense first leg encounter in the Champions League, the match finished 1-0.

FC Porto managed a tight 1-0 win and kept a clean sheet in the first leg, thus knowing another clean sheet will see them go through. They don't need a win to seal qualification against Arsenal which of course in a huge advantage. The pressure is mounting for Arsenal after a defeat in the opening leg. They must take the reins in the second leg to put themselves in a winning position on the aggregate score.

The Gunners are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Champions League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches in this tournament. The home side scored 2.2 goals on average per match, or 22 in total, while allowing 16 goals against, for an average of 1.6 per outing. They managed three clean sheets along the way.

FC Porto head into their next match on Tuesday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 in ten matches in this tournament. They scored a total of 18 , whilst shipping ten against. An average of one against a game. They hung on to a clean sheet three times in this streak.

Arsenal vs FC Porto Prediction

Arsenal Form

Arsenal are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 4-1 win against Newcastle. They went on to beat Sheffield United by 0-6, before also getting the better of Brentford in a 2-1 victory. Arsenal won four of their last six Champions League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 21 goals.

FC Porto Form

FC Porto went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Gil Vicente. A 5-0 win against Benfica followed, before they beat Portimonense by 0-3. FC Porto performed a very admirable four wins in six Champions League away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored 15 times, while also conceding five goals.

Anything but a home win would be a stunning result, and we back Arsenal not to be stunned, just like we back numerous goals to be scored when they face FC Porto.

Arsenal vs FC Porto Team News

Arsenal are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against FC Porto on Tuesday.

Emile Smith Rowe, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber nurses various injuries and won't take part for Arsenal against FC Porto at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal vs FC Porto H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, FC Porto came away as 1-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Tuesday. Both teams went for the jugular in the last seven matches between these two sides with only one of them failing to provide a winner. Arsenal triumphed in three games, while FC Porto won three times.

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score when FC Porto come visiting Arsenal. Of their last seven matches "both teams not to score" came out a winning bet six times. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 8/13 with the bookies.

Arsenal vs FC Porto Results

Arsenal vs FC Porto Betting Tips

Gabriel Jesus look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Champions League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Evanilson adds to his four Champions League goals come this coming Tuesday.

Arsenal won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. FC Porto won five of their last 10 games away from home, while drawing two and losing three. FC Porto managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches away from home.

In the last seven encounters between Arsenal and FC Porto over 2.5 goals came out three times, as Arsenal averaged 1.71 goals a game. FC Porto scored an average of 0.72 goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Arsenal saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for FC Porto, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.4 times goals per game.