Portugal vs Turkey: Prediction Odds & Betting Tips, 24/03/22, Team News and Lineups
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Top 3 Free Predictions and Betting Tips for Portugal vs Turkey
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Portugal win and over 1.5 goals – 1.58
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Portugal -1 goal handicap – 1.56
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: First half correct score 1-0 – 3.16
Portugal are clear favorites to win with the bookmakers with odds of 1.36. In addition, looking at their winning rate in the qualifiers, Portugal won five of their eight games of which three were at home. Moreover, there is a 90% chance for over 1.5 goals to be scored in this match.
Portugal -1 Goal Handicap
While playing at home in the qualifiers, Portugal covered the -1 goal handicap on three occasions. Looking at the h2h matches, the Selecao beat Turkey in five of their six meetings.
First Half Correct Score 1-0
Preliminary review and match prediction for Portugal vs Turkey
Portugal feel they shouldn’t be in this position and comfortably be qualified to Qatar. To explain, against Serbia in Belgrade, the score was 2-2 when Ronaldo scored a clean goal but was ruled out for offside. That cost Portugal three points which would have taken them on top of group A.
However, the Selecao lost to the Serbs in their last game at home by 1-2 and finished second. Now they face the danger of missing out on playing in the Qatar 2022 World Cup for the eighth time. In fact, Portugal have not missed plain the finals since 2002 and their best result is the third position in 1966 and fourth in 2006.
Portugal won the first half in three of their eight matches in the World Cup qualifiers. Hence, there is a 40% chance that the Portuguese side will be the winners at the end of the first half.
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— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) March 20, 2022
Meanwhile, Turkey had a flying start to the qualifiers beating the Netherlands and Norway. However, the Crescent Stars couldn’t keep that form throughout the campaign dropping points at home to Latvia and Montenegro after drawing both games.
Only twice did Turkey appear in the World Cup finals in 1954 and 2002 during which they finished third. Clearly, coach Stefan Kuntz will be very keen to organize his defense that conceded on average 2.20 goals while playing on the road.
Portugal vs Turkey Prediction
Certainly, the stars are on the Portugal side but don’t count out Turkey who play aggressive football. Nonetheless, playing in Porto the Selecao will be on top of their confidence. Hence, we predict for coach Fernando Santos’s team to emerge as the winners and will combine it with over 1.5 total goals to obtain better odds.
Safe Bet
Portugal scored in the first half in six of their eight World Cup qualifier fixture. The odds for the Selecao to score before the break on Thursday is 1.57. Moreover, given the strength of the Portuguese attack, we will back the hosts to score in the first half.
Quick Rich
Turkey scored in the first half in four of their ten matches. In this game, Turkey will rely on the counter-attacks and they might surprise Portugal with a goal. At Vbet, the odds for Turkey to score in the first half is 3.25 and we will back it as a quick profit.
Portugal vs Turkey First Goalscorer
Diogo Jota has been in great form this season scoring 23 goals in 47 appearances in all competitions. Moreover, the Liverpool striker scored four goals for Portugal in five WCQ games. Overall, the 25-year-old scored eight goals in 22 caps for Portugal. For Thursday’s game, our pick is Jota to be the first goalscorer.
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— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 19, 2022
Portugal vs Turkey Team News
Some injury worries for Fernando Santos in the Portugal squad ahead of Thursday’s crucial clash. To start with, defenders Semedo and Diaz have thigh injuries and are doubtful. However, Santos will be relieved that Renato Sanchez will be back on Tuesday just in time for the big game.
For Stefan Kuntz, it’s a race against time as Leicester’s Caglar Soyuncu recovers from illness. In addition, Kuntz has three players suspended, midfielder Kokcu, left-winger Sinik, and right-winger Akgun.
Portugal vs Turkey Predicted Lineups
Portugal: Patricio, Cancelo, Fonte, Dalot, Mendes, Moutinho, Danilo, Sanches, Silva, Jota, Ronaldo.
Turkey: Cakir, Celik, Soyuncu, Demiral, Erkin, Akturkoglu, Ozdemir, Omur, Calhanoglu, Dervisoglu, Yilmaz.
Most Popular FAQ for Portugal vs Turkey
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Turkey beat Portugal 3-1 in a friendly on 2 June 2012.
Where will this match be played?
Thursday’s match will be played at Estadio do Dragao in Porto.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at Vbet for Portugal vs Turkey.
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