FC Porto v Manchester City: Champions League opener

Form and recent meetings

Porto arrive with five wins from five recent matches, the latest a 2-1 victory over MFC on 4 September. Manchester City have won four of their last five, the exception a 0-3 defeat to Arsenal on 16 August. Manchester City host Coventry looking to maintain perfect start covered their most recent outing, a 1-0 win on 5 September.

The four meetings on record show three City wins and one draw. Those four matches produced 11 goals in total.

What the market expects

The market-implied probability gives Manchester City a 55.6 per cent chance of taking three points, Porto 21.2 per cent and the draw 23.2 per cent. That lines up with the head-to-head record and the fact City have dropped points once in five, while Porto's run has come without a draw or defeat. A win for either side would lift them to three points from one played; a draw leaves both on one.

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