Barcelona have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the 2023/24 season, with the Blaugrana having strung together six consecutive victories although their winning run recently came to an end when drawing 2-2 away to Mallorca. Xavi’s team twice had to come from behind to land a point against a team who had plenty of joy against a creaking defence.
Indeed, the previous game saw Barca win 3-2 against Celta Vigo and the latter were two goals to the good at the Nou Camp before a late surge that featured a brace from Robert Lewandowski and a goal from Joao Cancelo. The Portuguese has been prominent at both ends of the pitch although Porto will fancy their chances of achieving at least a point.
Sergio Conceicao’s side are typically riding high at the top of the Primeira Liga standings after winning five and drawing one of their six encounters, with the team scoring plenty of goals although there aren’t too many clean sheets being achieved. Aside from a 1-0 win away to Estrela, Porto haven’t conceded any other clean sheets.
Therefore, this looks like a BTTS Yes game and perhaps that’s the way to play this game, with those taking a pro-Barcelona stance able to back the visitors and BTTS Yes as a combined bet. Robert Lewandowski continues to pilfer goals and is the focal point of the attack, with the Pole scoring eight goals for the Catalan side.