In the second leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, Portuguese Superliga giants Penfiga return home to face Belgian side Bruges with a 2-0 lead from the first leg. Considering the strength of Penfiga's home ground, where many top teams have suffered heavy defeats, and that Brugge is currently at a low ebb, Penfiga will attack boldly and look to achieve a 2.5-goal scoring win! (Highlights live on Now 644 at 4am Wednesday)
Penfiga was a strong contender for the last 8 of the UEFA Europa League, and there is no doubt about their strength and experience. At home, the performance of Penfiga is especially eye-catching, with 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 UEFA Europa League home matches, including a draw with Paris Saint-Germain and a 4-3 reversal against Juventus, which makes their attacking power at home intimidating. In the last 7 UEFA Europa League home matches, 5 of them have a total of 3 goals or more, and scorer Giancarlo Ramos is in hot form, and is expected to continue to expand his personal goal tally.
Bruges is strong on offense and weak on defense
Brugge impressed in this year's UEFA Europa League group stage, but the team's performance has been disappointing since the change of England's famous manager Berger at the end of last year. In the first leg at home against Benfica, they were scored two goals by their opponents. Brugge can only adopt an all-out attacking strategy in this match, but this will definitely further expose their defensive weaknesses. Brugge was scored 3 goals by Ostend in their last match, so if they force to attack this time, they will only suffer the consequences, and the over-under result is very likely.
