Porto v Marseille Betting Tips [3 November 2020]

Porto play host to Marseille in a tricky UEFA Champions League Group ‘C’ encounter with the second place behind Manchester City being the real prize up for grabs. Porto start this round second in the points tally with three points from two games – three behind Manchester City who have a perfect record. Marseille are sitting bottom of the table with zero points after losing both their opening matches.

Porto were defeated 3-1 away at Manchester City in their opening game of the Champions League. However, the Portuguese champions used their home form to their advantage and won their next match 2-0 against Olympiakos. With the second place a realistic chance of progression from the group, Porto can ill-afford to lose points in this game. Although they come into this game after losing 3-2 over the weekend in their domestic game, Porto will be confident of their chances. For starters, they have won eight of their last nine home games in all competitions. Furthermore, Porto have won five of their last seven at home in the Champions League.

Marseille started their campaign with a narrow 1-0 away loss to Olympiakos and then followed It up with a 3-0 home loss to City. These losses extended Marseille’s losing streak in the Champions League to 11 matches in a row since their last such win in 2012. Furthermore, they have lost two of their last three matches in all competitions, while winning just twice in their last eight competitive matches. The record resonates with their away form as Marseille have lost their last six Champions League away matches.

Porto haven’t been utterly dominating this season, but will fancy their chances against a Marseille team that has been on a consistent losing run in the Champions League. We are backing the hosts to come up with full points.