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Portugal vs France Prediction & Betting tips
The penultimate matchday of the second edition of the UEFA Nations League creates tension in many places. The football fans can look forward to high-quality football with a competitive character after the arduous friendly matches. The highlight of this weekend is undoubtedly the new edition of the European Championship finals from 2016. This time, however, Portugal and France face each other in Lisbon.
For France on Saturday evening it is not only about a successful revenge for the bitter final defeat four and a half years ago, but also in a direct duel for the group victory in season 3. After four games, both teams have and had to show ten points in their accounts only accept a loss of points in a direct duel.
If there is a winner on Saturday at Benfica’s Estadio da Luz, he will also be the winner of the group. Thanks to the home advantage, the best bookmakers see Portugal against France as easy favorites according to current odds. The game starts on Saturday evening at 19:45 pm.
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Portugal :
For the insignificant friendly game this week, Portugal fished an opponent against whom Fernando Santos could easily have sent his C-Elf into the race. In the home game against Andorra, the reigning European champions celebrated a 7-0 victory. A game, which does not serve to draw any conclusions about the (pre) decisive duel against France.
In the statistics, however, the clear success looks good. Particularly superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, after recovering from an ankle injury, he played for one half, was able to increase his goal account to 102 goals and is only seven goals behind record holder Ali Daie (Iran).
But not only the statistics of CR7 are impressive, but also the recent appearances of the Portuguese national team. Since a 1-2 defeat in Ukraine in October 2019, the Iberians have been unbeaten and celebrated six wins in eight games.
Even more impressive is the fact that Portugal only conceded one goal in those eight games (in a 4-1 win against Croatia). In the last five international matches Portugal did not concede a goal and therefore the tip between Portugal and France is that not both teams score.
Not only the current constitution speaks for Portugal, but also the convincing home record. Since a 3-0 draw against Holland in March 2018, the Portuguese have been without a defeat at home, in 15 home games Portugal celebrated nine wins and drew six times.
France :
Didier Deschamps joined an elite circle in the summer of 2018, because he is only the third person to have achieved the world championship title both as a player and as a coach. Despite this success, the now 52-year-old does not enjoy a special standing in his home country. The performances of the French national football team are viewed critically.
The expectations of the media and fans are enormous, but this is quite understandable when looking at the existing player material. France has an enormous number of international top stars. In the current lineup, for example, the currently fit Ousmane Dembele, Ferland Mendy, Dayot Upamecano, Aymeric Laporte or super talent Eduardo Camavinga are searched in vain.
The French can provide two or three top-class teams without any problems – without any major loss of quality. In this respect, Deschamps has to master the difficult task of keeping all potential actors happy. Before the three international matches, Deschamps acted as a mental trainer and recently strengthened ailing players such as Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Raphael Varane.
Due to the width, the French appearance on Wednesday evening was all the more surprising. France had to admit defeat 2-0 at home against the EM debutants Finland. For the first time after twelve international matches (10-2-0 record) France conceded a bankruptcy again.
From the starting line-up against Finland, only Clement Lenglet and Paul Pogba will be on the pitch again on Saturday. The embarrassing defeat has increased the pressure on Mbappe & Co again, failure will not be tolerated. Due to the poor goal difference (four goals behind) a draw could not be enough for France.
Portugal vs France head to head matches
11.10.20 UNL France Portugal 0 : 0
10.07.16 EUR Portugal France 1 : 0 (0 : 0)
04.09.15 FI Portugal France 0 : 1
11.10.14 FI France Portugal 2 : 1
05.07.06 WC Portugal France 0 : 1