Jamie Vardy vs Ivan Marcano
Vardy hasn’t been very lethal in front of goal in the Champions League so far providing only 1 assist in the 5 games for the club. However, everyone is aware of his goal scoring prowess and as they say form is temporary, the English striker could get into the groove any time.
He has scored only two goals this season and registered two assists in 11 appearances in the league. He has a shot accuracy of 40%. But it is his knack of chasing defenders and leading them to make mistakes, is what will be Porto’s biggest concern.
Porto will have their skipper Ivan Marcano taking care of him. In his 11 appearances, Marcano has won nine tackles with a success rate of 56%. He has made 22 interceptions, 37 clearances and four blocks. He will have an uphill task.
Andre Silva vs Wes Morgan
Silva has been in sublime form for Porto this season so far and he has already scored 2 goals and provided 1 assist in their 5 matches in the group stage for Porto.
Even in the domestic league, he has scored 7 goals and 2 assists in 12 matches. He has a shot accuracy of 47%.
Porto will rely highly on their star performer to take them to the knockout stages and Leicester could maintain their perfect record of they stop the Portuguese striker.
Ranieri will be deploying the experienced Wes Morgan to cover him. Morgan has been brilliant in Champions League so far and he more or less did the job when they met last time. Silva will have a lot to prove against him.
