Porto vs Lazio: Porto takes on Lazio in the 1st leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 match on Thursday as they contest for a place in Round of 16.
Match Details:
Teams: Porto vs Lazio
Venue: Estadio Do Dragao, Porto, Portugal
Date: Friday 18th February, 2022
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Porto come into this after a 2-2 home draw vs Sporting CP in their previous Liga Portugal clash on Friday.
Paulinho and Santos’ strikes were cancelled out by Vieira and Taremi to ensure a share of the spoils for Porto.
This point keeps them at the top of the table with 60 points from 22 matches.
On the other hand, Lazio beat Bologna 3-0 at home in their previous Serie A clash to go unbeaten in last 7 home matches.
Zaccagni led the way with 2 goals after Immobile gave the hosts a first half lead. The win keeps Lazio in contention for a top 4 finish as they are 6th in the table with 42 points.
The Portuguese side finished 3rd in their UCL group B while Lazio finished runners-up in the Group E of their UEFA Europa League behind Galatasaray.
Form Guide
Porto: DWWWW
Lazio: WLWDW
Last Matches of both teams:
Lazio 2-2 Sporting CP
Lazio 3-0 Bologna
📊 Most Expected Goals (xG) created in the Europa League group stages:
1️⃣ Napoli – 15.5
2️⃣ Lyon – 14.9
3️⃣ Bayer Leverkusen – 13.4
4️⃣ Celtic – 13.0
5️⃣ Real Betis – 12.3
6️⃣ West Ham – 12.1
7️⃣ Braga – 11.9
8️⃣ Real Sociedad – 11.9
9️⃣ Leicester – 11.8
1️⃣0️⃣ Lazio – 11.6#UEL pic.twitter.com/LGoHQjdyHb— Sporting Life Football & Infogol (@InfogolApp) February 17, 2022
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Porto vs Lazio in India?
The live stream is available on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 2.
Team News
Manafa is out for the hosts due to injuries while Wendell and Marchesin are suspended.
Lazzari, Acerbi and Akpro all ruled out of contention as they remain on the side-lines due to injuries.
Porto possible 11:
D Costa, B Costa, Mbemba, Pepe, Sanusi, Conceicao, Eustaquio, Uribe, Pepe, Taremi and Vieira
🇵🇹 FC Porto extended their unbeaten streak to 50 MATCHES in league!#FCPorto #FCPSCP pic.twitter.com/035A9nfsxn
— Ronald Morgan (@ronaldmorgan_) February 11, 2022
Lazio possible 11:
Strakosha, Hysaj, Patric, Felipe, Marusic, Cataldi, Milinkovic-Savic, Alberto, Immobile, Zaccagni and Pedro
Prediction: Porto 1-1 Lazio
The hosts have been in supreme form this season in Portugal and hope to translate the same in Europe.
Meanwhile; Lazio haven’t hit the ball running but aren’t too far behind and should be competitive.
We expect a closely contested form given the form of strikers in either side and a draw is the fairest result.
Players to watch out for: Taremi, Vieira, Immobile and Milinkovic-Savic.
