World Cup 2018 Qualification Group B: Portugal - Switzerland predictions, betting tips and preview 10 Oct 2017
World Cup 2018 qualification 10 Oct 2017 at Estadio do Sport Lisboa, Lisbon
Portugal - Switzerland predictions for Tuesday’s World Cup 2018 Qualification match at Estadio do Sport Lisboa, Lisbon. A Seleccao will prove that they are the best. Read on for live streaming info and our free predictions. Do you want to watch live streaming of Portugal - Switzerland and bet live? Go to bet365 Live Streaming and place winning bets!
Portugal - Switzerland betting preview and advices
Even at the beginning of the qualification, it was obvious that there was no competition in Group B and the only fight would be between Portugal and Switzerland. Such expectations have been realized, although hardly anyone thought that the Swiss would be at the top before the last round. Today, the current European champion has a great chance to prove that they are the best side of group B, because Portugal was lucky with their schedule, as the last qualifying game will be held at home venue and against their main competitor. Do not forget about the hosts` greater motivation, because their opponent has won all the qualifiers, being able to confidently beat the Portuguese in Basel in the first leg with a score of 2-0. It is worth considering that the Seleccao played that game without their leader Ronaldo.
|
POS. |
TEAM |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
G |
PTS |
|
1 |
Switzerland |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
23:5 |
27 |
|
2 |
Portugal |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
30:4 |
24 |
|
3 |
Hungary |
9 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
13:14 |
10 |
|
4 |
Faroe Islands |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4:15 |
9 |
|
5 |
Latvia |
9 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
3:18 |
4 |
|
6 |
Andorra |
9 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
2:19 |
4 |
The Portuguese will accept only win today, because they are three points behind the competitor, but have better goal difference, which means that if they win, they will be the first. Fernando Santos` men would not have impressed anyone in this qualification, because all their rivals were much weaker, so it is not surprising that the Portuguese were able to beat everyone except Switzerland. Nevertheless, the Seleccao managed to concede goals from Latvia and even from the Faroe Islands! Today’s opponent has a powerful offensive line, and the hosts, despite their strong squad, look fairly modest in the attack – Portugal scored only one goal to the Hungarians and two goals to Andorra in the last games, which is quite disappointing. Thus, in order to beat Switzerland, today it is necessary to play extremely carefully in the defence. Fernando Santos knows how to shut out and, most likely, will focus on defence and the hosts will win with a score of 1-0.
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