Leixões - Porto - Tips by users and experts on football, 15 January 2019: Portugal. Taça de Portugal

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Porto Win And Total Under 3.5 Yes • 2.08

Tuesday’s hosts, who currently sit 10th in the Portuguese second division, knocked out top-flight opponents in the previous round, though they didn’t exactly do so convincingly, while getting the better of Tondela is undoubtedly easier than coming up against the best team in the country.
Things haven’t gone too well for Leixoes of late; the second-tier side have won just one of their last five, while their performance when losing by a goal to nil away against Famalicao last time out was far from impressive. Fortunately, Tuesday’s hosts have done better on their own patch, where they’ve lost just one of their eight league matches during the current campaign.
When playing in front of a home crowd, Leixoes have been solid in their own division. The problem is that the club from Matosinhos haven’t played a team of Porto’s quality.
Given the disparity in quality between the two teams, it shouldn’t take too much for the visitors to come out on top, though they shouldn’t automatically be expected to run riot simply because they have more quality. For a start, Porto, who may rest some of their more important players, have made a habit of keeping things low-key on their travels this season.
Again, the visitors ought to have the quality to win without coming under much pressure, especially since giving little away has been a mainstay of their efforts on the road this season, but if we take into consideration the numbers, it’s easy to feel that the bet is opt for a visiting win that doesn’t get out of hand and thus Porto to Win & Under 3.5 Goals stands out.