Portugal vs Turkey Betting Tips & Predictions | Match Previews

24^thMarch 2022 – 20:45, Estádio do Dragão, Porto

Portugal Will host Turkey in the World Cup Quals playoffs first leg on Thursday evening. The hosts want to avoid complacency and win this game, while the away side will search for a surprise.

Portugal Preview & Team News

Portugal will be hoping to bounce back here after the 2:1 WC Qualifiers – Europe losing effort in their last game against Serbia. Although they had an early advantage in that game, Aleksandar Mitrovic’s late winner launched Serbia on the top of the group. Their more recent scorelines highlight that quality has been evident in Portugal’s defense. Portugal has been stingy, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their past six games, standing at 3. However, Portugal will have selection troubles. Midfielders Rúben Neves and Renato Sanches are injured, and João Palhinha wasn’t called up, with Vitinha earning his first senior squad selection. Rúben Dias is injured and Pepe tested positive for coronavirus so Gonçalo Inácio and Tiago Djaló have been called up from the U21 side.

Turkey Preview & Team News

Turkey will enter the match after beating Montenegro 2:1 on the road in its last match. It was their third straight win that saw them snatching 2^nd place ahead of Norway. Showing their predisposition for high-scoring matches, we have had 24 goals in the previous six games in which Turkey has played, giving an average of 4 goals in each match. Their opponents hit 9 of the total. Burak Yilmaz is Turkey’s top scorer in the group stage, scoring five goals, and he is also providing great games in Lille. Midfielder Ozan Tufan and striker Cengiz Ünder are injured.

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Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction

Portugal shouldn’t allow themselves another shocker, and we believe they will meet expectations. Since the odds on the full-time market are slim, we are dipping into the Asian Handicap.

Goals Market Prediction

Portugal’s last seven home games went over a 2.5 margin, while Turkey has been involved in many high-scoring matches during the qualifiers. This one shouldn’t be much different, and we should see at least three games in total.