Morocco vs Portugal Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

For most of their matches in this competition, Morocco have gone in as the outright underdogs and this one will not be any different. The bookies are offering odds of 6.00 for a Morocco win while Portugal are deemed overwhelming favorites and come into this game with a win priced at 1.73. A draw can fetch odds offered at 3.86.

Morocco have their tag well in place as the tournament’s giant killers. Backed to struggle in a Group F that had the 2018 World Cup finalists Croatia, high ranking and star-studded Belgium, as well as Canada, the Atlas Lions finished top after wins over Belgium and Canada and a draw with Croatia. As if that was not a great run already, they held Spain to a 0-0 draw before dispatching the former world champions 3-0 on post-match penalties. Morocco are also coming into this game as the side with the meanest defence among the teams still in the competition, having conceded just one goal so far, and this happens to be one of the biggest qualities Portugal will have to deal with apart from the explosive attacking flanks Morocco use when on the counter. Morocco have three clean sheets in their four matches at this competition and they’ve scored two goals in two of the four matches. Their win over Spain marked a ninth unbeaten outing, with seven clean sheets and they are now undefeated in five World Cup matches. This will be the third meeting with Portugal at a FIFA World Cup and they’ve lost one and won one. In their meeting at Russia 2018, they lost 1-0 to Portugal courtesy of a Cristiano Ronaldo strike early in the match. Portugal, seeking a second straight win over Morocco, will be well aware of the Africa nation’s giant killing attributes. They do come here as the best scoring side among the remaining teams, and a 6-1 thrashing of Switzerland in their last game says all about their quality in attack. While they’ve managed just one clean sheet in their four matches at this competition, Portugal have scored two or more in three of the four matches and as such three of their four games have produced over 2.5 goals. They’ve scored in all their four matches but also conceded twice in two of the four games. Their huge win over Switzerland was a great response to their 2-1 loss to South Korea in their final group game and with seven wins in their last 10 matches, Portugal will be confident of going past the Moroccans’ challenge.