Liverpool's attack is searching for momentum, Porto's shots fall short

The Champions League reaches its midpoint on Wednesday night. If the goal glut of recent rounds continues, plenty of goals are on the cards. Liverpool scored 12 goals in their first three matches. Bradley Barcola, Florian Wirtz and Dominik Szoboszlai are sharing the goals.

However, the same team has scored 11 goals in nine Premier League matches and sits 11th in the league for expected goals. Around 40 percent of the team's shots come from outside the penalty area. They have the highest rate of blocked shots among the five major European leagues. It is also pointed out that Andoni Iraola's previous team, Bournemouth, had better shot quality last season.

Porto's situation is harder. The team has yet to take a point and face Napoli next. Porto's 30 shots in their first three matches added up to an expected goals value of just 2.7. Samu Aghehowa and Andre Silva have four shots between them.

Real Madrid, Arsenal and Manchester City also play tonight. Real Betis, meanwhile, head to Borussia Dortmund for a match that will test their run of maximum points.