Read our prediction for Portugal vs North Macedonia below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Portugal vs North Macedonia Prediction & Betting tips
On Tuesday night at 19:45, in the final of the qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Portugal will play at home against Northern Macedonia. The two national football teams have met only twice so far, both matches being friendly, the first taking place in 2003 and ending with the victory of Portugal, score 1-0, and the second took place in 2012 and ended in a draw, score 0-0.
Portugal:
Portugal reached the qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, after finishing second in Group A, in the preliminaries, the team that qualified directly from this group, being Serbia. Portugal lost the direct qualification, at home, where they were defeated 1-2 by Serbia on Da Luz, after Portugal had managed to open the first score in the 2nd minute, but Serbia came back and scored the goal of victory and qualification in minute 90. In the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup, Portugal beat Turkey, winning the match 3-1. The match was very spectacular and Turkey had a chance to equalize at two, but Burak Yilmaz missed a shot from 11m in the 85th minute, after the same player had managed to reduce the difference in the 65th minute.
North Macedonia:
North Macedonia is the surprise of the 2022 World Cup qualifier that will be played in Qatar this year. Today’s guests produced the first big surprise in the preliminaries, in group J, where they win in the third round away against Germany, score 1-2. At the end of the preliminaries, North Macedonia took the 2nd place in the group, to the detriment of Romania, Armenia and Iceland, the four teams being in the fight for the second place. The second big surprise, but perhaps the most important, occurred in the semifinals of the World Cup, where North Macedonia won 1-0 away to Italy, leaving the European champion at home for the second consecutive World Cup, being the first time this is happening in the history of the Italians. Can North Macedonia be the third big surprise, considering that the decisive match for the World Cup qualification is played away?
Portugal vs North Macedonia head to head matches
26.05.12 FI Portugal vs North Macedonia 0:0
02.04.03 FI Portugal vs North Macedonia 1:0
* Our advice is: OVER 2.5 GOALS
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.70
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