Krasnodar hosts FC Porto in the first leg of the Champions League qualification semifinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, August 7th at Krasnodar Stadium (Krasnodar)
The Champions League is a new feeling and adventure for Krasnodar. But in general, the Bulls already feel very comfortable in European competitions! Remember even last season, when Krasnodar looked great in the Europa League! It fought with rivals such as Bayer, Sevilla, Valencia, and these teams are not weaker than the Portuguese Dragons with which Krasnodar will have to fight now. In the last season, the home stadium was the main weapon of the Bulls. Krasnodar didn’t lose to anyone from the above trinity at home! Although the Bulls experienced very serious problems in the away matches... As for the start of the new season, it’s hard to say anything intelligible about Krasnodar yet... There are tangible transfer changes in the team, and the results are not stable yet, but they are more positive rather than negative! One thing can be said: if Krasnodar really intended to pass Porto, the team must win at home because the Bulls' dependence on the home arena was very strong in the last season. And if nothing happens at home, nothing else will happen away for sure...
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Is Porto so black as it is painted? Perhaps it is... Well, what can I say, the team regularly plays in the Champions League group. And it’s not to say that the Dragons play for statistics: they usually progress from their group! Porto has passed the group stage for three years in a row and got to the playoffs, and they played even in the 1/8 finals of the last season! It is an experienced European cup team, which may feel frankly not comfortable with top clubs, but the team knows its business! The Dragons know how to turn matches with the middle-class teams like Krasnodar in their favor! In Portugal, the national championship has not started yet, but this is ridiculous - such excuses are used only in Russia... In winter, the championship has not started yet; at the end of summer, it has just started - a real circus... For clubs like Porto, this is not a problem at all! In this case, the Portuguese do not even have to win the first game. Given how terribly Krasnodar plays in the European Cup away matches, the Dragons will be quite content with a draw in the upcoming match, and they will just slam an opponent in their arena in a week!
I decided to focus on the bet option: Porto will not lose! Yes, Krasnodar was frankly unlucky with a draw, but there's nothing to be done, and it will have to struggle with an experienced European cup fighter! Maybe Krasnodar will not lose at home, but it will definitely not get a ticket to the next round of the Champions League...
Prediction for the match: FC Porto to win with +0.5 handicap
