Portugal vs. Switzerland: Prediction, Tips & Odds – Dec. 06, 2022, 20:00 CET
The national teams of Portugal and Switzerland will play the last match of the round of 16 on Tuesday at the Lusail Iconic Stadium at 8 p.m. The first-place team of Group H and the second-placed team of Group G will decide in a direct clash who is the last team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar.
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Portugal Team News
Fernando Santos’ team made it to the round of 16 of the World Cup as the top team in Group H with 6 points won from three matches played. They achieved two victories, against Ghana in the first round with a score of 3-2 and against Uruguay in the second round with a score of 2-0.
In the last match of the group competition, Portugal lost 2-1 to South Korea, which, thanks to that victory and a better goal difference compared to Uruguay, found itself among the 16 best teams of the tournament.
This defeat should not worry coach Santos, given that his team already secured a place in the knockout phase after the first two rounds played, so he rested some of his players in the match against South Korea.
We still haven’t seen the magic expected of Portugal’s first team star Cristiano Ronaldo, but someone who stood out for the 2016 European champions is definitely Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes with two goals and as many assists.
Portugal has only reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup twice, in 1966 and 2006. Considering the quality of the players they have in their squad, we expect them to eliminate the Swiss national team on Tuesday night and repeat that success for the third time.
Switzerland Team News
On the other hand, Murat Yakin’s team won a place in the round of 16 of the World Cup with a spectacular 3-2 victory against Serbia in the last round of Group G.
Switzerland took the lead in that match with a goal by Shaqiri in the 20th minute, but Serbia managed to score two goals in just 15 minutes. Monaco’s brilliant striker Breel Embolo made sure that they went into the break with a draw, and just three minutes into the second half, Remo Freuler set the final score and gave Switzerland all three points.
In the end, Swiss won 6 points the same as Brazil, but the goal difference of 4 goals scored and 3 goals conceded was not enough for the first place.
The last time Switzerland reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup was back in 1958, so if they want to repeat that success, they will have to play much better than what they have shown so far in order to eliminate the excellent national team of Portugal.
H2H
These two national teams have played six matches since 2008. Both teams have won three times. This year they met twice in the UEFA Nations League, in the first match Portugal convincingly celebrated on their home ground with a score of 4-0, while in the second match Switzerland was better in front of their fans with a score of 1-0.
Expected lineups
Portugal (4-3-1-2): Diogo Costa – Joao Cancelo – Pepe – Ruben Dias – Raphael Guerreiro – Bernardo Silva – Ruben Neves – William Carvalho – Bruno Fernandes – Joao Felix – Cristiano Ronaldo
Switzerland (4-2-3-1): Gregor Kobel – Silvan Widmer – Fabian Schar – Manuel Akanji – Ricardo Rodriguez – Remo Freuler – Granit Xhaka – Xherdan Shaqiri – Djibril Sow – Ruben Vargas – Breel Embolo
Portugal vs. Switzerland Prediction
Switzerland is very organized on the field, Murat Yakin knows how to tactically combine the team and that his players have a good team spirit.
Portugal has very good attack that constantly puts pressure on the opposing defense and creates a large number of scoring opportunities, so it should not be a problem to score a goal. We expect Portugal to win and qualify for the quarterfinals.
Kick-off time: Tuesday, 06.12.2022. 20:00 CET
Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.89
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