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Portugal Egypt betting prediction


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This match has as protagonists two teams that live very different realities in world football. Although both are among the qualifiers for the Russia World Cup, Portugal has a lot more expression and tradition, with several appearances in World Championships, while Egypt celebrates the qualification for a World Cup almost 30 years after its last participation. Thus, by having better players, who play in the main European championships, and also to play at home, will be a good option to bet on the victory of Portugal.
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Preview
Portugal and Egypt meet at Stadion Letzigrund, in a friendly match, the first of the year for both teams. There is no record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 17‑08‑2005, the match ended with the final score: Portugal (2‑0) Egypt. Egypt registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Portugal

The home team plays its first friendly match of the year, after having played 4 friendlies last year, with the following final scores: Portugal (1‑1) United States, Portugal (3‑0) Saudi Arabia, Portugal (4‑0) Cyprus and Portugal (2‑3) Sweden. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 9 conceded; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 40 goals scored and 9 conceded. In their last match, for the Friendlies, they got a home tie against United States by (1‑1). In the last 10 home matches Portugal has won 6, tied 2 and lost 2. They have presented defensive consistency, since they have only suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. They have been able to score first and have done so in 12 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in advantage in 9 of those 12 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 10 of them.

The national team of Portugal makes its first game in the year 2018, which will be its third friendly consecutive and also the fourth of a series of six consecutive home games. The team hopes to maintain its excellent performance on the field to reach its eighth consecutive game without losing, and in this period of unbeaten record it has added six victories. In qualifying for the World Cup, the Portuguese made an excellent campaign and finished in the lead of Group B, thus securing a place in the World Cup in Russia, with the fourth best attack among the 54 teams that competed in the European qualifying round for the World Cup. The tactical scheme used more often by coach Fernando Santos has been 4-4-2, and the coach brings to this call some news, such as defenses Rúben Dias and Rolando, and midfielder Adrien Silva.

Confirmed Lineup: Beto, Bruno Alves, Cédric Soares, Rolando, Raphaël Guerreiro, João Moutinho, João Mário, Rúben Neves, Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, André Silva.
Coach: F. Fernandes da Costa Santos.

Analysis Egypt

The away team plays its first friendly match of the year, after having played 4 friendlies last year, with the following final scores: Egypt (1‑0) Libya, Egypt (1‑0) Yemen, Egypt (3‑0) Togo and Egypt (1‑0) Tunisia. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 5 conceded. In their last match, for the WC Qualification Africa, they got an away tie against Ghana by (1‑1). In the last 10 away matches Egypt has won 3, tied 3 and lost 4. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.

Egypt will enter the field for the first time this year, which will also be its first game after the African qualifying round for the World Cup, and will try to maintain the good performance it has presented to reach its fourth straight game without losing. In qualifying for the World Cup, the team made a good campaign and ended up leading the Group E, thus ensuring a place in the 2018 World Cup. However, before this period undefeated the Egyptian national team added four consecutive games without winning, in which suffered three defeats. The Egyptians are back in the World Cup 28 years later, and they are now starting a series of preparation matches. For this match, the coach is likely to use the tactical scheme 4-2-3-1, highlighting striker Salah, who plays in English football.

Confirmed Lineup: Mohamed El Shenawy, Ahmed Fathy, Ahmed Hegazy, Mohamed Abdul Shafy, Ali Gabr, Trezeguet, Tarek Hamed, Mohamed Elneny, Abdalla El Said, Koka, Mohamed Salah.
Coach: H. Hussein.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Portugal vs Egypt match, on 23 March 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Kenya, goes to: Portugal wins ⇒ bet available on williamhill.

The Portugal vs Egypt on 23 March 2018 will be played at Zurich, Stadion Letzigrund.

 

Friendlies - 2018

  • 94% 390 / 414 Games

  • Home team wins 44.87%
  • Draws 28.72%
  • Away team wins 26.41%
  • Over 1.5 65.64%
  • Over 2.5 41.28%
  • Over 3.5 23.85%
  • Goals 918
  • Goals /match 2.35
  • Goals /match home 1.4
  • Goals /match away 0.96
  • Both teams score 39.23%
  • Goals after 80' 11.98%
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