Porto vs Inter Milan UCL Match Stats Preview
Porto have lost three of their five matches against Inter in the UEFA Champions League, though all three of those defeats came away from home; at the Estadio do Dragão they have earned one win and one draw against Inter.
Inter have won just one of their eight matches away to Portuguese sides in major European competitions (D3 L4), losing on each of their last two visits, though not since September 2006 against Sporting CP.
Porto have won each of their last four home matches in Europe against Italian clubs, beating Roma, Juventus, Milan and Lazio in succession. The last Italian side to defeat them away from home are Juventus in February 2017.
Inter have progressed from four of their five two-legged UEFA Champions League knockout ties when winning the first leg, only being eliminated from this position in 2005-06 by Manuel Pellegrini’s Villarreal.
Porto have been eliminated from six of their seven two-legged UEFA Champions League knockout ties when losing the first leg, only progressing from this position in 2018-19 against Roma.
After failing to win any of their first 10 away matches in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, Inter have since won four of their last seven (L3), with all four victories coming in second legs.
Porto have lost four of their last six home matches in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, conceding 13 goals across those four defeats.
Romelu Lukaku netted the winning goal in the first leg; the Belgian has now scored eight goals in 12 appearances for Inter in the UEFA Champions League, while his record of 111 minutes per goal is the best of any player to have scored 5+ goals for the club in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League.
Porto’s Mehdi Taremi has been directly involved in seven goals in six appearances in the UEFA Champions League this season (5 goals, 2 assists); this is the most goal involvements of anyone playing for a club outside of Europe’s big five leagues.
Otávio was sent off for Porto in the first leg, earning the Portuguese side their 22nd red card in the UEFA Champions League; only Juventus have been shown more red cards in the competition’s history (27).
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