Portugal – Switzerland betting tip & odds comparison 06.12.2022
In the last game of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16, Portugal will host Switzerland at Lusail Iconic Stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 10:00 PM GMT +3 on Dec 6, 2022. With our match prediction and odds comparison for Portugal vs. Switzerland you are guaranteed to get all the important facts and details for this fixture. First and foremost, we will take a close look at the teams’ recent performances.
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A place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup awaits for the team that will prevail here. Portugal are slight favorites on paper due to their talented squad but Switzerland have proven that they can rise to the occasion when needed. These teams already played each other this year twice in the UEFA Nations League, each winning their home game. We expect an epic game in this neutral venue. In our preview of the game, we promote 10Bet and 1xBet bookmakers.
PORTUGAL
Portugal won their group after winning their first two matches against Ghana (3-2) and Uruguay (2-0) before losing to South Korea 2-1 in the final group game. The Portuguese are favorites to win this tie and make it to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1966. In the last two World Cup editions, Portugal were knocked out at this round of 16 stage and coach Fernando Santos will be keen to avoid a repeat of the same.
Portugal scored 6 goals in the group stage of this year’s World Cup. They have a good collection of attacking talent led by Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Bernado Silva. Scoring goals should thus not be a problem in this game, but they know they will still have to work hard against a very organized Swiss side.
SWITZERLAND
Switzerland beat Serbia 3-2 in their last game to qualify as the second team from their group behind Brazil. It was a hard-fought, feisty match that showed Switzerland’s resilience. The victory was also a huge morale booster, especially considering the political undertones linked to the game. If they can carry that momentum into this game then there will be lots of optimism.
Switzerland will remember that they lost 4-0 to Portugal in June this year before winning the 2nd leg 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League. Coach Murat Yakin has promised to give Portugal a tough match in this encounter. If they can win this match, they will make history as the first Swiss team to win 3 games at a World Cup tournament.
Probable Line-ups
PORTUGAL
- Costa
- Dalot
- Pepe
- Dias
- Cancelo
- Neves
- B. Silva
- Carvalho
- Fernandes
- Ronaldo
- Joao Felix
- MISSING PLAYERS: Mendes (Thigh), Otavio (Muscle), Pereira (Broken Rib)
- COACH: Fernando Santos
SWITZERLAND
- Kobel
- Widmer
- Schar
- Akanji
- Rodriguez
- Freuler
- Xhaka
- Shaqiri
- Sow
- Vargas
- Embolo
- MISSING PLAYERS: None
- COACH: Murat Yakin
OUR PORTUGAL VS SWITZERLAND BETTING TIPS
Portugal boasts of an array of attacking talent, both in the starting 11 and off the bench. This is part of the reason why they have scored in all their World Cup games so far and are likely to do the same here. We feel that Portugal will be able to get at least a goal in the 2nd half of this game. Find more World Cup betting tips on our page for free.
TIP 1: 2nd Half – Portugal Over 0.5 Goals @ 1.66
Being the knockout phase, this is likely to be a hard-fought and closely contested match. Switzerland’s last game saw a total of 11 yellow cards issued by the ref. We expect that this game will also have at least 4 bookings in total. You can get the highest odds for this game and more from the best betting sites in Africa based on our reviews.
TIP 2: Over 3.5 Bookings @ 1.59
Performance
Portugal performance of the last 5 home matches