Portugal vs Switzerland -Portugal’s match against Switzerland in the FIFA World Cup 2022 round of 16 matchup is expected to be a close one.
Prior to the start of the tournament, Portugal was predicted to win, but they had a difficult group to navigate. Before the final group, the victories over Ghana (3-2) and Uruguay (2-0) advanced them to the knockout phase, but South Korea shocked them with a 2-1 victory.
For this Portuguese team, Ronaldo’s poor performance in front of goal is a major issue. Joao Felix is also having difficulty in these areas, thus Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva, who play together in midfield, are tasked with a large portion of the goal-scoring duties.
Along with Brazil, Cameroon, and Serbia, Switzerland was in a challenging group. With the exception of a slim loss against the South American powers, they were impressive and managed to secure two victories.
Additionally, they have since 2014 advanced from the group in all major competitions. This now includes a third straight World Cup round of 16 appearance in addition to two Euros.
Switzerland proved in the European Championship last year that they can be a bother for opponents by eliminating heavy favorites France, despite being enormous underdogs at this point.
Although they fell to Sweden and Argentina in the previous two tournaments by a single goal, they have failed to get past the round of 16.
Portugal vs Switzerland – Betting Analysis
Despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent troubles, this talented Portuguese team should do well. Switzerland will likely challenge Fernando Santos’ team on Tuesday. We saw that in the 1-0 loss against Brazil.
Both teams’ offensive fronts are busy, thus we’ll bet on over 2.5 goals. During such games, none of their defenders looked at comfortable, backing a goal-filled match.
Bruno Fernandes is a reliable scoring option; he was unfortunate not to score against Ghana but did so twice in the pivotal victory over Uruguay.
Portugal vs Switzerland – Head-to-Head
