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Portugal vs Luxembourg Prediction & Betting tips
Portugal has been unbeaten for almost 1.5 years. With an expected victory over Luxembourg, placement for the European Championship comes very close.
Portugal:
Portugal has often had simple qualification groups in recent years, but this year the Portuguese have fierce opposition with Ukraine and Serbia. After four rounds, the team of coach Fernando Santos has accumulated eight points and therefore has excellent papers to defend her 2016 European title next summer. Ukraine already has thirteen points and therefore seems certain of placement. Serbia has played one point less than Portugal, but also one game more. If Portugal wins twice against Luxembourg and also beats Lithuania, the Portuguese can no longer miss the placement.
A selection as strong as that of Portugal should also play in a final tournament. A vanguard consisting of Cristiano Ronaldo, João Felix and Bernardo Silva belongs to the absolute world top. Based on the performance of recent years, Portugal also performs as a world top. As a European Champion, the first edition of the Nations League was also won last summer by beating Switzerland and the Orange. The last defeat of the Portuguese dates from the 2018 World Cup, when the eighth final against Uruguay was the final station.
Luxembourg:
The time when the Luxembourg national team was occupied by the local butcher is really over. The selection does not include renowned names, but the majority of the national team earns its money as prof. Olivier Thill (FC Ufa in Russia), Maxime Chanot (New York City in the MLS), Gerson Rodrigues (Dinamo Kiev), Marvin da Graca and Tim Hall (Karpaty Lviv, Ukraine), Lars Gerson (Norrkoping, Sweden) still have a base place at the highest level of a decent-level competition.
Due to the professionalization of Luxembourg football, the Grand Duchy has in recent years, with one exception, no longer been used as cannon feed. In the current qualifying pool the Luxembourgers have only had to collect eight hits after five matches. The only four points were won against Lithuania and only a small loss against Ukraine (1-0 out and 1-2) and Serbia.
The last time that Luxembourg was really played with big numbers from the mat immediately had major consequences for the Dutch national team. In the qualification in the run-up to the 2018 World Cup, the Swedes defeated Luxembourg by no less than 8-0, making it impossible to trace for the Orange on the goal difference.
Portugal vs Luxembourg head to head matches
17.11.15 FI Luxembourg Portugal 0 : 2
15.10.13 WC Portugal Luxembourg 3 : 0
07.09.12 WC Luxembourg Portugal 1 : 2
10.08.11 FI Portugal Luxembourg 5 : 0
03.06.06 FI Luxembourg Portugal 0 : 3