Portugal vs Ireland: Prediction and Betting Tips

Portugal to bounce back from the Euro setback

Two wins and a draw saw Portugal lead group A after the first window back in March. In this window. However, coach Fernando Santos’s main aim is to have Ronaldo available in the upcoming three games.

The Portuguese legend made a historic return to Manchester United. But he needs to be with his national team to secure a spot in the World Cup. They play Ireland who have zero points and coach Santos won’t settle for anything less than three points.

In addition, the Portuguese fans expect their team to make up for their second-round exit from Euro 2020. That was their earliest ever exit from a European Championship that they have to put behind them.

Portugal Key Stats

• Portugal have not won in three matches
• The Selecao scored in four of their last five matches
• Coach Santos saw his team score on average two goals per game in the last ten matches

Ireland looking for their first win in a very tough trip 

After two defeats in their opening two matches of Group A, Ireland are considered the overwhelming outsiders against Portugal. Additionally, coach Stephen Kenny will miss Callum Robinson and Alan Browne, both out due to forced isolation.

Moreover, another worry for their fans is their away record. Notably, Ireland’s last win in a foreign country was in the beginning of 2020 Andorra. For those who are expecting a surprise result, Ireland’s last 18 matches in which they were outsiders ended in nine draws and nine defeats.

Ireland Key Points

• Ireland are undefeated in their last three matches
• The Boys in Green failed to score on seven of their last ten matches
• Coach Kenny saw his team concede 1.43 goals on average per game in their last five away matches

Portugal vs Ireland Prediction

There shouldn’t be much trouble for Portugal in securing the three points from this match. In the last four H2H meetings, each team won once and there were two draws. However, the difference is much bigger now between the two teams in terms of the level of the players.

On the other hand, Ireland will be satisfied with a draw. For that to happen they need to maintain their last four matches defensive record in which Kenny’s men conceded three goals. 

To conclude, for this match we will choose a bet from the Vbet website in the combos section. The double chance and total goals scored bet has a lot of probabilities with a decent profit.

Portugal vs Ireland Betting Tips

1 or X and Over 2.5 Goals 1.85 at Vbet

Home Win and BTTS No 1.69 at Vbet