Porto vs Marseille Prediction, 11/3/2020 Champions League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 11/2/2020

Game: Porto vs Marseille

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Location: Estadio Do Dragao in Porto, Portugal

TV: CBS All Access

Odds/Point Spread: Porto (+116) Marseille (+215)

Sergio Oliveira and Porto (1-0-1 in Champions League) play Marseille (0-0-2 in Champions League) at Estadio Do Dragao on Tuesday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Agustin Marchesin for Porto and Steve Mandanda for Marseille. The Olympians are at at +215 while Porto are at +116. The total opens at 2.25.

Porto played Paços in their most recent game and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3 - 2. Porto attempted 12 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 6 of those dribbles for a percentage of 50.0%. When discussing the passing game, they had a 93.0% passes received percentage by connecting on 476 of the 512 pass targets in their last game. Concerning shot accuracy, they ended this match at a 30.0% clip by hitting 3 shots on target of 10 shots. Porto averages 2.50 goals per 90 (15 goals in total) and have 10 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Sergio Oliveira is a guy who should impact this matchup for Porto. He has accounted for 15 assists while accumulating 36 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Oliveira has been given a starting assignment in 98 games during his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.21 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder who is from Portugal has recorded 21 goals in 8,999 professional minutes played. Another player who could decide the outcome is Jesus Corona, the forward representing Mexico. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 41 times so far in his career while scoring 38 total goals. Corona has accumulated 15,205 minutes in 174 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 33 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.22 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Porto will be Agustin Marchesin. Marchesin has defended the goal for 18,277 minutes and has tallied 429 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.06 (216 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of .727. The goalkeeper taking the field for Porto has had 607 shots tried against him in 204 starts. Marchesin (100-49-54 record in his career) has accounted for 77 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 37.7% shutout percentage.

For their last outing, Marseille took a loss by a final score of 3 - 0 against eng Manchester City. Marseille had a 60.0% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 6 out of the 10 dribbles they pursued. They finished the match by completing 401 of the 455 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 88.1%. Marseille landed 2 shots on goal out of their 2 shots attempted giving them a 100.0% rate in their last game. With 10 goals and 10 assists in all their games, Marseille averages 1.25 goals and 1.25 assists per 90 minutes.

Morgan Sanson will be someone to watch for Marseille. He is currently averaging 0.19 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 203 games during his pro soccer career. The midfielder born in France has accumulated 17,892 professional minutes while he has scored 37 goals. He has accumulated 42 yellow cards in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 24 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Florian Thauvin, the forward representing Marseille. Thauvin has been given a total of 26 yellow card cautions in 17,955 professional minutes played (209 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.41. He has accumulated 81 goals in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 41 different times.

Steve Mandanda will reside in front of the net for Marseille. Mandanda has accumulated 142 clean sheets while seeing 1,591 shots against him in 39,198 career minutes. He is the owner of a save percentage of .708 and his shutout rate is 32.3%. He has given up 1.10 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 211-122-104. In his pro soccer career, Mandanda has conceded 479 goals while earning 1,131 stops in 440 starts.

Who will win tonight's Champions League game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Porto (+116)

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