Portugal and Ghana will meet in the 2022 World Cup group stage match in Qatar. The starting whistle will sound on 24/11/2022 at 16:00 UK time at Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Portugal Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals – 1.42
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Portugal -1 Goal Handicap – 1.61
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Ronaldo to Score Anytime – 2.00
Portugal Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals
Portugal have won six of their last ten fixtures making them 60% favorites to win this game. A draw meanwhile has a 25% possibility. In the goals market, the stats are showing a 75% chance that this game will produce over 1.5 goals.
Portugal -1 Goal Handicap
In the previous ten fixtures, Portugal covered the -1 goal handicap in six of them. Ghana on the other side failed against the -1 goal handicap in three of their last ten games. The only h2h meeting ended with a 2-1 Portugal win.
Ronaldo to Score Anytime
Despite the fact that Ronaldo is not in good form in terms of scoring in recent games, the 36-year-old is the favorite by the bookies to score anytime in this game and we will back this bet.
Portugal
Portugal are appearing in the World Cup for the eighth time and the sixth consecutively since 2002. The Selecao’s best result was finishing third in 1966 in the days of Eusebio. In the last three editions, Ronaldo and co were eliminated twice from the round of 16 and once from the group stage.
Coach Fernando Santos’s team had to go through the playoffs in the qualifications after finishing second to Serbia in Group A. Obviously, Portugal want to make a better impact in Qatar than they did in their last three appearances. Their stats look convincing in the last ten fixtures with 2.16 goals scored and 0.60 conceded per game.
Ghana
By qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Ghana are appearing in the World’s most prestigious football tournament for the fourth time. After an impressive maiden appearance in Germany in 2006 by reaching the round of 16, the Black Stars made it to the Quarter-finals in 2010.
Ghana failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but were decisive in this year’s qualifications by ousting favorites Nigeria in the final playoffs.
2022 hasn’t been the best of years for Ghana as they won three of their 14 fixtures played in all competitions. Coach Otto Addo’s players haven’t fared well in front of the goal in their last ten games scoring 1.10 overall and 0.67 goals per game while playing on the road.
In six of their last ten fixtures, Portugal scored two or more goals and are averaging 2.10 goals per game. With odds of 1.62 at 1XBet, we will back Portugal to score over 1.5 goals.
| Characteristics: | Portugal | Ghana |
| Ranking: | 9 | 60 |
| Confederation: | UEFA (Europe) | CAF (Africa) |
| Best Result at WC: | 3rd (1966) | 4th (2010) |
| H2H: | 1-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
| Best Player: | Bernando Silva (Manchester City) | Thomas Partey (Arsenal) |
| Captain: | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) | Andrew Ayew (Al Sadd) |
| Head Coach: | Fernando Santos | Otto Addo |
| Bets: | Odds for Portugal | Odds for Ghana |
| To win WC 2022: | 7.9 | 15 |
| To win Group H: | 1.68 | 11 |
| Top Goalscorer: | Cristiano Ronaldo – 13 | Andrew Ayew – 150 |
| Top Assistant: | Bruno Fernandes – 12 | – |
| To win the match: | 1.55 | 6.8 |
| Double Chance: | 1.115 | 2.54 |
There are no reported injuries for Portugal or Ghana teams ahead of their clash on Thursday.
Goalkeeper: Costa;
Defenders: Cancelo, Pereira, Dias, Mendes;
Midfielders: Neves, Carvalho, Silva, Fernandes, Leao;
Forwards: Ronaldo;
Goalkeeper: Ati;
Defenders: Odoi, Amartey, Djiku, Baba;
Midfielders: Kyereh, Partey, Sulemana, Kudus, Ayew;
Forwards: Williams;
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Portugal beat Ghana 2-1 on 26/06/14 in the World Cup in Brazil.
Where will this match be played?
Thursday’s game will be played at Stadium 974 in Doha.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1XBet for Portugal vs Ghana.