The Portuguese league journey just after returning to the Champions League will bring two games that could be enjoyable for Benfica and Porto. The Dragons take on Rio Ave, the champions’ executioner in the first round but frail away from home. The Eagles are playing in Luz with Boavista, who have shown weakness in defense away from home. An easy task for the big two?
In England, Arsenal will face a test against a “Villain” who scares little in his stronghold. A few days later in the Champions League we will see a repeat of last season’s final, but with one of the badges showing poor health in the 2022/23 season.
And keep in mind that across the Atlantic we have the NBA All-Star Game. Are you going to miss great odds?
Portuguese Championship: Porto looking for revenge
Saturday, February 18, 20:30.
Tip: Porto brand on both sides. Dragon scored in both halves in 89% of home games.
Having just won at Alvalada and sealed the chase for Benfica, Porto host one of the teams that have experienced the most hardships away from home. Rio Ave has only won once as a guest and it seems unlikely that they will be able to keep the dragon up at night, a team that scores an average of 3.3 goals per game in front of their league fans and who scored in both halves in 89% of home matches.
Vila Condenses, who even beat Porto 3-1 in the first round at the Estadio dos Arcos in one of the Blue and White’s two defeats, can only try to minimize predictable damage and avoid a shipwreck, but the very fact of coming into the red within 40% of trips this season does not bode well. The Betclic coefficient for this tip is very attractive.
Portuguese league: an eagle with a well tamed panther
Monday, February 20, 21:15
Tip: over 2.5 goals. Over 2.5 goals have been scored in nine of Benfica’s ten home games.
Benfica are still at the top and even the departure of Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea does not seem to have slowed down the pace and thirst for victory for the Reds. Faced with persistent pursuit by Porto, the Eagles have no choice but to win. With almost the entire team present, Benfica’s triumph is almost certain against Boavista, who have lost five of their last two six matches and have not won at Luz since 1999.
Benfica average 3.2 goals per game at Estadio da Luz, counting in the Portuguese league, and nine of their home games have had over 2.5 goals scored. By the way, seven of them had more than 3.5. Chess players get 1.8 on trips, so…do the math and look at the great Betclic odds.
Premier League: Gunners not afraid of Birmingham villain
Saturday, February 18, 12:30
Hint: Arsenal or draw and total over 1.5. The Gunners are the best away team in the Premier League, with over 1.5 goals scored in eight of their 11 games.
Even with Unai Emery, Aston Villa didn’t really improve their record at home, where they won five and lost four of their 11 games. In front of their fans, Villa concedes an average of 1.4 goals per game, and history is not in favor of the hosts, who have only beaten Arsenal at home twice since the turn of the century (precisely in 2020 and 2021).
The Gunners are playing well at Villa Park and are the best away team in the Premier League this season with just one draw and two defeats in 11 games. And they score an average of 1.8 goals per game.
The hosts are already flattered to guard the top with the possibility of a draw, but favoritism London, and with more than 1.5 goals. The Betclic coefficient should be used with this data in mind..
Champions League: Reds and meringues love to score
Tuesday, February 21, 20:00
Hint: both will score. Liverpool and Real Madrid have scored in every group stage match.
Not Salah, not Darwin, not Firmino. No one seems to be leading the drifting Liverpool to bring it back as one of the strongest formations in England and Europe. The season for the Reds has become unforgettable, keeping the home games and the greatest motivation at the Champions League stages.
The opponent in this game is Real Madrid, the league title, a repeat of last season’s final. Liverpool have created many dangers in their time, but ran into a wall called Thibaut Courtois who kept the score 1-0 to the end, but this time the English are not half as healthy as they were then. Despite this, goals are almost always scored at home, but they also suffer. For their part, Real Madrid play well in games in England and always love to score goals..
NBA All-Star Game: LeBron with the Best Crutches
Monday, February 20, 00:30
Hint: LeBron’s team wins. On the Lakers’ all-star team, Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic will deal damage.
NBA All-Star games are always difficult to predict who will win. Team LeBron and Team Giannis will face each other at dawn from February 19-20, and if Giannis Antetokounmpo is considered by many to be the favorite for the MVP title (which he won in 2021), the truth is that even with the absence of Stephen Curry (the most valuable 2022 All-Star) and Zion Williamson, both injured, LeBron will be shaped by the spectacular Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks star, and Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), MVP of the past two NBA seasons. .
So, and even though LeBron no longer shows the qualities of other times to compete for the MVP award, The Western Conference James scheme seems better prepared to finish this matchup with the most points..
Source: CM Jornal
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