Portugal vs Switzerland prediction for Tuesday’s Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 clash at Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail. This match is scheduled to start at 19:00 UK time. Read on for our free predictions betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Portugal to Win – 1.87
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Over 1.5 Goals – 1.39
Portugal to Win
Portugal are the favorites to win this game according to the statistics. In detail, the last ten fixtures in all competitions indicate that Portugal won six of them while Switzerland. In addition, the last five h2h meetings is in favor of Portugal with three wins.
Over 1.5 Goals
Portugal’s three World Cup fixtures so far produced over 1.5 goals. Switzerland’s 60% and Portugal’s 80% of their last ten matches produced two or more goals. Moreover, five of the last six meetings between these two teams also ended up producing over 1.5 goals.
Portugal
Like France Spain and Brazil, Portugal also rested most of their key players in their third group game after securing the top spot. As a result, the Selecao lost their third game in the group stages to South Korea and suffered their first defeat in Qatar 2022.
This is the second consecutive time that Portugal reach the round of 16. In Russi 2018, the Selecao were eliminated by Uruguay after losing 1-2. Ronaldo and his teammates want to go further this time around but they have to regain the momentum of their first two games and keep their scoring average of two goals per game in the group stages.
Switzerland
In one of the most entertaining games in Qatar 2022, Switzerland beat Serbia in the final game of the round-robin stage. With that win, the Red Crosse secured a round of 16 spot for the seventh time in their history during which they were able to progress ahead twice.
In fact, Switzerland failed to pass the round of 16 hurdle the last four times they reached it. In their game against Serbia, Murat Yakin’s men showed great character after being down by 1-2 and hit back twice to earn the second position behind Brazil. The Swiss were very effective offensively scoring three times from their seven shots on goal.
All eyes will be on Portugal trio Ronaldo, Fernandes, and Silva to take the Selecao to the quarter-finals. Ronaldo’s contribution was minimal scoring one goal from a penalty but with the other two in top form, Portugal can settle this. The bookmakers are favoring Portugal to go through and will back that.
Portugal scored the first goal in all three of their games in the Qatar World Cup. With odds of 1.68 at 22Bet, we predict Portugal to take the lead first in Tuesday’s game.
Portugal’s Nuno Mendes, Danilo Pereira, and Otavio are injured and questionable.
On Switzerland’s side, there are no serious injuries in Murat Yakin’s squad.
Goalkeeper:Costa:
Defenders: Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro;
Midfielders: Neves, Silva, Carvalho;
Forwards: Fernandes, Ronaldo, Felix;
Goalkeeper: Sommer;
Defenders: Widmer, Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez;
Midfielders: Xhaka, Freuler, Vargas, Sow;
Forwards: Shaqiri, Embolo;
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Switzerland beat Portugal 1-0 on 12/06/2022 in Geneva.
Where will this match be played?
Tuesday’s game will be played at Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at 22Bet for Portugal vs Switzerland.