Ireland vs Portugal Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

Prediction published on 08/11/2021, 15:45  by Sayak | Modified on 11/11/2021 at 03:43 in World Cup Predictions

Ireland welcome Portugal in a crucial FIFA World Cup European qualifiers game in Group A at the Aviva Stadium. The hosts are currently placed at fourth in the standings with five points in six games while the visitors see themselves in second place with sixteen points from their six games. Ireland come into the game with a 3-0 win on the road against Azerbaijan. They also did beat Qatar at home with a dominating 4-0 scoreline at home but that was simply an invitational friendly. Ireland have been a side that likes to play an open brand of football, and as a result, have not managed to keep a good number of clean sheets. They have managed just a single clean sheet in their last six official matches and also have had over 2.5 goals in three out of their last six official matches. A win for Ireland is imperative if they want to stay in contention for a possible World Cup qualification.

Portugal are in the driver’s spot to seal their qualification to the World Cup. A single win will allow them to leapfrog current league leaders Serbia in Group H. Portugal come into the game with a dominating 5-0 win over Luxembourg. It was the side’s second clean sheet in a row after the 3-0 away win over Azerbaijan in the group stage. However, despite a recent trend of clean sheets for visitors, Portugal are not actually known for their defensive prowess. In fact, they have kept just these two clean sheets in their last six official matches and also have had over 2.5 goals in three out of their last six official matches.