Portugal head into an encounter against the USA in the World Cup this coming Tuesday. Their final group stage match will be played out at Eden Park.
Following two rounds of matches in Group E, Portugal sit as number three with three points, while the USA collected four points to go top of the table.
Portugal go into their third World Cup group match on three points and will be keen on getting through this round without defeat. Even drawing here could be enough to see them through to the next round. After collecting four points from their first two World Cup outings, the USA have their target set on getting through the third round undefeated. Naturally, they hope to keep their momentum rolling and take the top spot with a win.
Form: Portugal vs USA
Portugal Form
Portugal delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches added four points to their tally. An encounter with Ukraine brought a 2-0 victory, which was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Vietnam by 2-0. Portugal won six of their previous 10 internationals, drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings.
Portugal average two goals per game in their last ten matches, scoring 20 times. They conceded 11 or an average of 1.1 per game, performing a clean sheet three times along the way.
USA Form
The USA claimed seven points from their last nine available, as they won by 2-0 and 3-0 against Wales and Vietnam, respectively. Last time out, the Netherlands ended up stealing a point in a 1-1 draw. The USA won nine of their last 10 internationals, drawing one in a run that saw them completely avoid defeat.
The USA scored 22 goals, conceded twice and held on for a clean sheet in eight of their last ten matches.
Portugal vs USA Stats
- Portugal have not lost 11 of the last 13 matches
- In the last 6 Portugal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Portugal matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Portugal have scored in 11 of the last 13 matches
- Portugal have not won 4 of the last 5 matches
- USA have won the last 6 matches in a row without conceding a goal
- USA have scored in 26 of the last 28 matches
- USA have won the last 7 matches in a row
- USA have won 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- USA have not lost the last 7 matches in a row
World Cup standings overview: Portugal vs USA
Portugal vs USA H2H
Topscorer
Francisca Nazareth found the back of the net one time in her previous World Cup game for Portugal, who won’t mind her striking again this coming Tuesday. Punters will also be looking for Lindsey Horan to keep her current streak for the USA, having scored a goal in both of the team’s opening two World Cup games.
WIN – DRAW – WIN
OVER – UNDER
Portugal witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that the USA played. The USA scored at least once in their previous 12 matches on the bounce.
BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE
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