Home and Away: Back Porto to punish Braga once again

Life is good for Les Canaris this year

Jonno Turner looks to round of another successful week by going in search of his sixth and seventh winners from 10 picks.

We're off to France for our penultimate pick of the week - and Nantes host Noirt at the Beaujoire Louis Fonteneau, looking to make it six wins from seven games.

Les Canaris are sitting pretty in second place in the table, and boss Michel Der Zakarian will be delighted with his sides performances so far this campaign.

Seven clean sheets from their last nine outings underlines just how strong the hosts have been in recent weeks, and the Pays de la Loire side will be desperate to continue that momentum as they welcome a struggling Niort side who sit just one place outside the drop zone ahead of this one.

The visitors have not yet won a league game since gaining promotion from the third tier last season, and boss Pascal Gastien will be keen to arrest that slump here.

But the away side have not won a Ligue 2 encounter on the road since 2007 - and that hoodoo shows no sign of clearing anytime soon.

Les Chamois have only managed half a dozen goals away from the Stade Rene Gaillard this year, and that suggests that they are struggling for quality in the final third.

Not many sides travel to the Fonteneau and leave with anything at the best of times - and I think that the visitors' lack of goals and momentum will cost them dearly here, so I'm backing the home win.

Bet 1: Nantes (HOME) @ 1.68

Switching our attentions to Portugal now, and it's a top of the table clash, as leaders Porto travel to third placed Braga, aiming to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.

The visitors have been in faultless form this campaign, winning eight of their opening 10 games, and smashing a whopping 26 goals in the process.

Boss Vitor Pereira will be delighted with that return - but it is not just the attacking prowess of his squad which has caught the eye, as his rearguard have conceded just six goals all season.

These two sides met in the league on Saturday, and the visitors ran out 2-0 winners - and although this is a cup game, they will be just as keen to secure victory here.

Four consecutive wins going into this tie will have confidence high down at the Estadio do Dragao, and the Portistas have not lost a game on their travels since March.

Hosts Braga go into this game having lost four of their last five outings, and and ten goals conceded in that time suggests that the home defence could be in for a torrid time this evening.

The Arcebispos have lost their last two at the Estadio AXA - not the best preparation for this game, and Porto's comfortable win at the weekend will have hurt Jose Peseiro's side.

In fact, history heavily favours the visitors in this fixture - and they have won the last eight consecutive meetings between these two sides.

Bet 2: Porto (AWAY) @ 2.28