World Cup: Portugal vs Spain – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round of 16 match between Portugal and Spain and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Portugal sit at number 5 in the FIFA world ranking, while Spain enter their match this coming Monday as number 2.

Team form: Portugal vs Spain

Portugal Form

Portugal look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Uzbekistan by 5-0, before drawing 0-0 with Colombia. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Croatia 2-1. Portugal won six of the their past 10 international matches, while drawing three of those games. Unfortunately, they experienced defeat in one matches.

Spain Form

Spain are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Saudi Arabia got left behind in a 4-0 win, before Uruguay got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Austria was the most recent victim in a 3-0 win for Spain. Spain achieved six victories in their last 10 internationals, while drawing four and not suffering a single defeat in this period.

Betting stats and facts for Portugal and Spain

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Portugal and Spain played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Portugal vs Spain

Look no further than Cristiano Ronaldo, when searching for a marksman who is currently in good shape. He hit the target three times lately for Portugal, while Mikel Oyarzabal managed five goals in the last half dozen matches for Spain across tournaments. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Portugal vs Spain

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Portugal won six times, drew three and lost one time. Spain claimed six wins, drew four times and lost zero in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Portugal have gone through an impressive 9 games now without losing even once. Amazingly, Portugal are on a streak of 13 home matches without defeat. Spain are on a serious roll of now 14 matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Portugal scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Spain scored the opening goal of the match in nine of their last ten games. Spain have not conceded a goal in 4 consecutive games. Spain were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portugal, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Spain, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves. Spain didn’t concede a goal in their last 4 matches.

Suggested bet: Portugal vs Spain

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Portugal and Spain seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this World Cup match.