Chelsea’s return from the international break was disappointing as they got their first loss under Tuchel, with a 5-2 defeat against nineteenth place West Brom. They will be looking to get back to the level of performance they showed before the break, as they face FC Porto in the first leg of the Champions League quarter final on Wednesday night away from home. Both teams have been in good form, knocking out heavyweights in round of 16 ties and hence we expect a close match.
Our betting predictions for FC Porto vs Chelsea match are:
FC Porto vs Chelsea Betting Tips
Safe Bets
Before the match against West Brom, Chelsea had conceded only twice in their last thirteen games. Both teams have been stable in defence and less explosive in attack, hence we expect Chelsea’s defence to have too much quality for Porto’s attack and suggest betting on them to keep a clean sheet at odds of 2.05 (betway).
We expect it to be a low scoring match however both teams have earned a large amount of corners with Chelsea averaging almost 6.5 corners earned per game, while Porto have earned 5.7 corners per game in Liga NOS. Hence under 2.5 goals being cored and over 9.5 corners being conceded in the match at odds 3.20 (betway) is one of the best bets of the match.
As we expect both the teams to start slow and play defensively, betting on the first half score ending as 0-0 at odds of 2.62 (bet365) is another good bet.
Quick Rich
Mason Mount has been the best player for Chelsea this season and is one of their top scorers. He started on the bench over the weekend and scored after coming on in the second half, hence betting on him to score at odds of 4.33 (betway), gives high returns at minimal risk.
Though we expect a close match, Chelsea should have too much quality for Porto as they have a stronger squad and manager. Hence we predict the exact scoreline to be Chelsea 1-0 Porto at odds of 5.75 (betway) or 2-0 at odds of 7.00 (betway).
Win/Lose/Draw
Chelsea were unbeaten in all of their 13 games under Thomas Tuchel winning 9 of them before their loss against West Brom. Porto will give them a tough fight however Chelsea are one of the favourites to win the Champions league after their renaissance under Tuchel. Hence we predict Chelsea to win the game which at odds of 1.75 (bet365) is a safe bet giving good return.
Bet During the Match
Chelsea have strong attackers on their bench like Havertz, Giroud and Abraham, hence even if Chelsea concede an early goal, Tuchel will be looking to avoid going in the second leg trailing and betting on Chelsea to win from behind at odds of 10.00 (bet365) can give high returns.
Chelsea overall form – WWDWL
FC Porto overall form – WLWWW
