STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Tues: Porto v Man City

Manchester City kick off their Champions League campaign with a trip to the Estadio do Dragao to face-off with Portuguese giants Porto, writes JOE CITRONE.

It’s not always been plain sailing in the games, but Manchester City have a 100% record in the Premier League so far this season, and Enzo Maresca will be hoping his side can carry that into the Champions League.

Erling Haaland, sporting a clean new haircut this season, is already bagging goals this season – currently joint top scorer in the Premier League – and will be a threat on Tuesday night.

FC Porto v Manchester City
UEFA Champions League League Phase
20:00 Amazon Prime Video

LAST FIVE STATS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
OCT 2020 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Man City 3-1 Porto
FEB 2012 EUROPA LEAGUE Man City 4-0 Porto
FEB 2012 EUROPA LEAGUE Porto 1-2 Man City

FC PORTO 🇵🇹
SEP 2026 PRIMEIRA LIGA Porto 2-1 Moreirense
AUG 2026 PRIMEIRA LIGA Academico de Viseu 0-3 Porto
AUG 2026 PRIMEIRA LIGA Porto 2-0 Arouca
AUG 2026 PRIMEIRA LIGA Rio Ave 0-2 Porto
AUG 2026 PRIMEIRA LIGA Porto 2-0 Alverca

MAN CITY 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
SEP 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Man City 1-0 Coventry
AUG 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Crystal Palace 1-4 Man City
AUG 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Man City 2-1 Bournemouth
AUG 2026 COMMUNITY SHIELD Arsenal 3-0 Man City
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Man City 3-1 Atletico Madrid

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Porto have also been on fire so far this season, winning all five of their Primeira Liga matches. Francesco Farioli’s side already look like the team to beat in Portugal and will be confident of making life difficult for Manchester City here.

Both sides are comfortable controlling games with the ball, so we could be in for a cagey, low-scoring affair. With that in mind, under 2.5 goals at 6/5 with starsports.bet looks an appealing bet.

I’m also keen to side with Porto in the result market. While City have won all three of their Premier League games, they haven’t always been entirely convincing. Porto, meanwhile, have been outstanding and will have the added advantage of playing in front of a packed home crowd.

As a result, Porto or draw (double chance) at 6/5 with starsports.bet is another bet I’m happy to take.

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