Spain – Portugal : Preview & Prediction
Spain and Portugal play at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, in what will be the first friendly of the year for both teams. In the last 3 years there are only 2 head-to-heads between these two teams: one on 07‑10‑2020, which ended in a draw by (0‑0), and the most recent one on 15‑06‑2018, which ended with a tie by (3‑3).
This is the first friendly match of the year for the home team, who played 2 last year. In these friendly matches he registered the following results: Netherlands (1‑1) Spain and Portugal (0‑0) Spain. The team comes for this match after a home win against Kosovo, by (3‑1). Spain have won 8 and drawn 1 of their last 9 home matches for all competitions. Their attack has scored regularly, as they have managed to score in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their matches there is a tendency towards goals, as in 8 of their last 9 home matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 7 of the last 9 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have only turned the score around in the 5 matches they have conceded the first goal.
Spain comes for this game after a 3-1 victory against Kosovo, in a game counting for the qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup: the team’s goals were signed by Ferran Torres, Gerard Moreno and Dani Olmo. In this friendly against Portugal, coach Luis Enrique is expected to play in the usual 4-3-3 favoring defensive organization and counterattacks on the flanks. Pedri and Thiago are the great organizers of the offensive sector, they are very strong in passing and game vision. For this game the coach can count on all his players.
The away team plays its first friendly match of the year, having played 2 friendlies last year, with the following results: Portugal (7‑0) Andorra and Portugal (0‑0) Spain. In their last match, for the World Cup Qualifiers – Europe, they won an away match against Luxembourg by (1‑3). In the last 9 away matches Portugal has won 6, tied 2 and lost 1. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their matches there is a tendency to have goals, as in 8 of their last 9 away matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 6 of the last 9 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have turned the score around in 2 of the 4 matches they have conceded the first goal.
Portugal’s national team comes for this game with a 1-3 triumph in the trip to Luxembourg, in a game counting for the qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup: the team’s goals were scored by Diogo Jota, Cristiano Ronaldo and João Palhinha. Usually the coach Fernando Santos plays in 4-3-3 favoring the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks, mainly through the corridors: Bernardo Silva and Diogo Jota are excellent in transporting the ball to attack. It should be noted that the Portuguese have several flaws in their defensive organization. All players are available for this game.
Spain – Portugal : Betting Tips
Spain – Win Odds: 2.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
