Portugal vs Latvia Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Portugal play host to Latvia in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Read the match predictions to find out why a comfortable home win is the betting tip in this Group B encounter. Portugal come into this on the back of a 0-6 rout away to Faroe Islands while Latvia lost 0-2 at home to Hungary.
Portugal vs Latvia Preview
Portugal are without injured defender Pepe and Ricardo Carvalho isn’t involved either. Pepe’s Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo will start and look to add to his 66 international goals. 21 year old striker Andre Silva will be looking to continue his excellent start to international life, as will teenage midfielder Renato Sanches.
Latvia will be captained by veteran defender Kaspars Gorkss. Midfielder Aleksejs Visnakovs and striker Girts Karlsons are the joint top scorers in the squad with nine goals each. Defenders Marcis Oss and goalkeeper Kaspards Ikstens are the only uncapped players in the squad.
Team Predictions Portugal vs Latvia
Portugal 4-4-2 formation: Rui Patricio; Antunes, Fonte, Neto, Cancelo; Mario, Gomes, Sanches, Carvalho, Martins; Ronaldo, Silva
Latvia 5-4-1 formation: Vaņins; Jagodinskis, Tarasovs, Maksimenko, Gabovs, Gorkšs; Artis Lazdiņš, Zjuzins, Laizāns, Višņakovs; Karlsons
Portugal vs Latvia Betting Tips
- Portugal have won 6 drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Latvia have won 4 drawn 2 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Portugal have scored an average of 2.4 goals and conceded an average of 0.8 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Latvia have scored an average of 1.1 goals and conceded an average of 0.8 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Portugal’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Latvia’s previous 10 matches
Portugal vs Latvia Prediction
Portugal slipped up in their opening match, losing 2-0 away to Switzerland. It’s been plain-sailing since then though and the Navigators will have their sights set on another big win after smashing 6 without reply past both Andorra and Faroe Islands.
Latvia edged a 0-1 win away to Andorra to get their campaign underway. They were extremely disappointing when going down 0-2 at home to Faroe Islands in their next match and the recent defeat to Hungary gives them little hope going into this one.
Portugal have an exciting prospect in Andre Silva who has scored 4 in 4 for his country. Between him and Ronaldo, Latvia have a lot to deal with and I can see this being a one sided affair. With little value in the match odds market, the tip is Portugal to win with a clean sheet.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
PORTUGAL to win to nil at 4/9 with BetVictor
Over/Under Prediction
OVER 2.5 goals at 4/11 with bwin
Correct Score Prediction
PORTUGAL 4-0 at 6/1 with Betway
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