Our prediction for this Champions League match:
FC Porto
Match Time & Date:
06/11/2018
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Lokomotiv Moscow
Estadio Do Dragao will host Tuesday’s football game between Porto and Lokomotiv Moscow. Porto have been producing fine performances in the Champions League group stages and they are on the right track to book their place in the knockout stages of the elite competition. The Dragons are eyeing their third consecutive win in the process and seeing that Lokomotiv Moscow do not seem competitive at this level, we are tempted to put our money on the hosts. The Russian side suffered a loss in each of their first three group games and seeing that they experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-1 defeat to Porto, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. It has to be noted that Lokomotiv Moscow will be without Georgian defender Solomon Kverkvelia, who was sent off in the 3-1 loss to Porto two weeks ago.
Highlighted Player (Hector Herrera):
Mexico international Hector Herrera is a 26-year-old midfielder playing for Portugal giants FC Porto. Herrera began his career with Pachuca in 2010 and spent three years at the club before being sold to Porto. During his first season with the Dragons Herrera struggled for playing time, but he went on to cement his place in the starting eleven, becoming one of the most valuable players for the club.
Herrera has since them racked up over 110 performances for the Portugal side, scoring over 20 goals in the process. Full Mexico international since 2012, Hector Herrera represented his country at the 2014 World Cup.
During the summer of 2016 Herrera was heavily linked with a move away from Porto and was reported to have made a personal agreement with Italian side Napoli, but the €25 million asking price proved to be a stumbling block that ended up ruining the deal.
Highlighted Team (Lokomotiv Moscow):
Founded in 1922 as Kazanka, Lokomotiv Moscow are a Russian football club that play their home games at RZD Arena. The stadium was opened in July 2002 and the capacity of the venue is 27.320. Lokomotiv won their first Russian Premier League trophy in 2002, with the team finishing the season just above their local rivals CSKA Moscow.
The two teams were level on points (66), but thanks to a better head-to-head record Lokomotiv eventually lifted the trophy. Two years later (2004) the capital club repeated the success and once again CSKA Moscow finished second, only one point behind the Krasno-zelyonyye (Red-Greens). Lokomotiv Moscow have always been attracting high-profile footballers and it has to be noted that the likes of Felipe Caicedo, Peter Odemwingie, Branislav Ivanovic, Igor Denisov, Dmitri Torbinski, Vedran Corluka, Emir Spahic, Lassana Diarra and Jan Durica played for the club in the past.
Lokomotiv play their home games in green shirts and red shorts, while they wear white jerseys and white shorts when playing on the travels.
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