Europa League 
/ Richard Aikman / 16 February 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Flying Falcao can fire Porto to victory over Seville
"The hosts have not been at all good at home this season, losing heavily to the likes of Getafe and Almeria and most recently sharing a 0-0 draw with rock bottom Malaga. A 4-0 group stage victory against Karpaty Lviv is no real barometer of home strength."
The away side are tremendous value and should be backed to heap more misery on a struggling Seville outfit, says Richard Aikman
Sevilla ([2.58]) drew the short straw when Porto were picked out as their next opponents, and the high-scoring Portuguese outfit are excellent value at [3.05] to continue where they left off with an away win against the stuttering Andalucians.
With one win from their last five matches Gregorio Manzano's men have not been having a good time of things lately, and their current plight was best encapsulated by Saturday's defeat to Racing Santander. Though Alvaro Negredo missed a penalty Sevilla came back from two goals down only for goalkeeper Andres Palop to come charging out of goal in the last minute and invite Manuel Arena to lob him from 40 yards.
The hosts have not been at all good at home this season, losing heavily to the likes of Getafe and Almeria and most recently sharing a 0-0 draw with rock bottom Malaga. A 4-0 group stage victory against Karpaty Lviv is no real barometer of home strength.
Porto, by contrast, are unbeaten in eight games the competition so far, have won all four of their European away matches and plundered 14 goals, half of which have been scored by the Europa League's top scorer Falcao. Even though the Portuguese league leaders suffered their first defeat since 21 March, in a league cup loss, André Villas-Boas's impressive side can be trusted to bounce back.
Recommended Bets:
Porto to win @ [3.05]
Over 2.5 goals @ [2.08]
Porto Total Goals 3 or more @ [8.0]
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