Portugal vs France prediction and betting tips on July 5, 2024
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Game Prediction
A match between the national teams of Portugal and France will be held in the quarter-finals of the Euro on July 5, 2024. Both Ronaldo and Mbappé are determined to reach the semi-finals with their partners.
Portugal vs France: key statistics and trends
- Portugal has failed to score twice in a row in the tournament.
- France did not score in open play, 2 of its 3 goals were own ones.
- France has won twice in 5 previous matches, both times brought the same score – 1-0.
Portugal – the shape of the team and its analysis:
“The Chosen Ones” were the best in last year’s qualification – Roberto Martinez won all 10 qualifying matches. Still, they lost to both Slovenia and Croatia in friendly matches in 2024.
The Portuguese advanced to the 1/8 finals ahead of schedule, beating the representatives of the Czech Republic and Turkey, despite serious mistakes by their opponents, especially in the 1st round. After this, a 0-2 score in the struggle with the overmotivated Turks was calmly accepted. Still, Ronaldo cried, not even scoring from the penalty spot in extra time, in the game against Slovenia. However, he rehabilitated himself in the post-match series, and Costa, who never conceded a single goal, became the hero!
France – the shape of the team and its analysis:
“Les Bleus” again play pragmatically and, to be honest, boringly. By the way, their qualification was characterized by a contrast performance – among other things, they defeated the representatives of the Netherlands.
Being already at the Euro, the team played a goalless draw with the Dutch. An own goal helped them start the tournament with a narrow victory over Austria before that. The favourites themselves scored only from a penalty kick in the last round of the group stage – thus, Mbappé achieved a draw in the confrontation with the Poles. Everything was going to a 0-0 result in the battle against Belgium at the 1/8 stage, but Vertonghen “helped” there by scoring an own goal.
Portugal: team news
Everyone is ready to play.
France: team news
Rabiot will miss the match due to the second yellow card.
Portugal vs France: Possible starting line-ups
Portugal (possible line-up): Diogo Costa – Mendes, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo - Palhinha, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Rafael Leao – Ronaldo.
France (possible line-up): Maignan – Theo, Saliba, Upamecano, Kounde – Camavinga, Tchouaméni, Kante – Mbappé, M. Thuram, Griezmann.
Previous head-to-head matches: Portugal vs France
Euro 2016, where in the final the only goal was scored in extra time by Eder, is memorable. After that there were 0-0 and 1-0 in favour of the “Gallic Roosters” in the Nations League 2020, and the teams gave a spectacular 2-2 draw at the group stage at the previous Euro.
Free prediction for the match Portugal vs France
Both teams, even with big names in attack, play “insipidly”. And then the semi-final is at stake – as a result, we are waiting for “total: under 2.0” (odd: 1.97).