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European Championship: Portugal vs Luxembourg – Betting preview

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At Estadio Algarve, Portugal and Luxembourg are going head-to-head in an electrifying Euro 2024 qualifying game on Monday. Portugal won the last two meetings against Luxembourg, as they followed up a 5-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 6-0 score.

Team form: Portugal vs Luxembourg

Portugal Form

Portugal are enjoying their football with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 3-0 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina. They went on to beat Iceland by 0-1, before also getting the better of Slovakia in a 0-1 victory. Portugal have five wins to show from their last six internationals in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded one, as they drew zero and lost one.

Luxembourg Form

Luxembourg are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Liechtenstein got left behind in a 2-0 win, before Bosnia-Herzegovina got hammered in a 0-2 victory. Iceland was the most recent victim in a 3-1 win for Luxembourg. Luxembourg won three of a possible six internationals, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven while also conceding eight times.

Betting stats and facts for Portugal and Luxembourg

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Portugal and Luxembourg. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

  • Portugal have won the last 5 matches in a row without conceding a goal
  • Portugal have won 13 of the last 15 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Portugal have won 13 of the last 15 home matches
  • Portugal have scored in 20 of the last 22 home matches
  • Portugal have not lost 14 of the last 16 home matches
  • Luxembourg have not lost 9 of the last 11 matches
  • Luxembourg have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In 5 of the last 6 Luxembourg away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Luxembourg have not lost the last 5 away matches in a row
  • Luxembourg have won the last 3 matches in a row

Players to watch: Portugal vs Luxembourg

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Bruno Fernandes brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in three games. Surely, Portugal will start him against Luxembourg, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Danel Sinani, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Full-time result

Portugal claimed all three points nine times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing zero along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Luxembourg won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing four in this series of matches. Luxembourg remained without defeat in five away games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Portugal scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Luxembourg got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Portugal have not conceded a goal in five consecutive games.

Total goals

Portugal saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Luxembourg’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. Portugal kept a clean sheet in their last seven European Championship matches.

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Portugal and Luxembourg. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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