Arsenal vs FC Porto Prediction & Betting Tips (12 March)

Shock three weeks ago on the Arsenal side who conceded a narrow defeat in the first leg at the Dragons following a "bombasso" from Galeno in added time 1-0. A striking and surprising defeat since the Gunners remained on a good series of five consecutive victories in the league with quite impressive scores achieved in particular on the lawns of West Ham notably 0-6 and Burnley 0-5. Never mind, the Emirates bounced back immediately in the Premier League with two big wins against Newcastle 4-1 and Sheffield United 0-6, as well as a narrower victory against Brentford at the weekend. last 2-1. Thanks to this positive series and the draw between Liverpool and Manchester City on Sunday, Arsenal took sole lead in the Premier League. As a reminder, despite a history worthy of one of the greatest in Europe, Arsenal have never been crowned in the Champions League final lost in 2006 to Barça and have not made it past the round of 16 for almost 15 years. However, we saw the London club calm enough in the first part of the season to claim the leadership position in their group against PSV, Lens and Sevilla FC.

Unlike the Londoners, Porto has already been crowned twice in the League Champions in its history, particularly in 2004. A very bad memory for Monaco supporters. Rightly considered as challengers in this double opposition, the Dragons therefore defied the predictions in the first leg by winning the game at the end of added time, thus capsizing an entire stadium, winning 1-0. To talk about the championship, the Tripeiros are off to a bad start in the title race, holding only 3rd place behind the duo from the capital, Sporting and Benfica. Between the first leg and the return leg, they played four matches with a quarter-final of the Portuguese Cup won on the Santa Clara pitch 1-2 and three days of the championship. Porto drew at Gil Vicente 1-1 but recently won strongly against Benfica at home 0-5 and at Portimonense on Friday 0-3.

Stuck in the infirmary for many months, Dutch defender Timber has still not recovered. If the important left-back Zinchenko and the striker Gabriel Jesus (absent on the first leg) are available, the versatile Tomiyasu and the very important Martinelli (6 goals) missed the Brentford reception last weekend. To see if they will be able to play this Tuesday. Unsurprisingly, the central hinge composed of Saliba and Gabriel should be renewed, which is the basis of the best defense in the Premier League. In the heart of the game, midfielder Declan Rice impressed and last weekend he scored his 6th goal of the season while Kai Havertz scored for the 8th time of the season. However, with 13 goals and 8 assists to his credit, young Saka remains the top scorer in this team. Used in place of Raya in the London cages on Saturday, Aaron Ramsdale was guilty of the goal conceded and will undoubtedly find the substitutes' bench.

On the flank very regularly since the start of the season, Ivan Marcano will be out this evening like the full-back Zaidu (Nigerian international). Injured in the first leg, Taremi (Iranian international, 3 league goals this season) has a chance to make his return. As announced a little above, it was Brazilian left winger Galeno (6 goals, 4 goals in the league) who made the decision in the first leg with a sumptuous strike. He is also in great form since he scored 3 goals during the last 2 days of the championship. Evanilson (10 goals in Liga Portugal) should be lined up up front at the Emirates, he who is the Dragons' top scorer in the league.