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Portugal Saudi Arabia betting prediction


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This bout marks the meeting between two teams that are going through very different realities within world football. While Portugal is among the biggest teams in Europe, Saudi Arabia does not have much of a focus even at the continental level, and celebrates its return to the World Cup after 12 years. 
The Portuguese were in fact much superior than the others national teams in its group, finishing with the best defense and the best attack, this with an average of 3.2 goals scored per game. 
Saudi Arabia divided the title of best attack of the group with Japan, having scored almost half of the number of goals of Portugal. 
The last match between these teams happened in 2006, and the Portuguese won, by (3-0). Thus, knowing the difference between the two teams, and also the fact that Portugal plays at home, the most likely scenario for this game is an elastic score and it is a good option to bet on a match with more goals than usual.
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Preview
Portugal and Saudi Arabia face at Estádio Municipal do Fontelo, in a friendly match. This is the 3rd friendly match of the year for Portugal, after friendly matches against Cyprus and Sweden. As for Saudi Arabia, this is the 3rd friendly match of the year, after previous friendly matches against Cambodia and Slovenia. There is no recent record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams. The last head‑to‑head was played on 01‑03‑2006 and ended with the final score: Portugal (3‑0) Saudi Arabia. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Saudi Arabia presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Portugal

This is the 3rd friendly match of the year for the home team, after having registered the following final scores in the previous friendlies: 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 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 37 goals scored and 9 conceded. In their last match, for the WC Qualification Europe, they got a home win against Switzerland by (2‑0). In the last 10 home matches Portugal has won 7, tied 1 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 13 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in advantage in 10 of those 13 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 11 of them.

Portugal is going through a good moment this year, having only suffered two defeats in 2017, and now comes from five consecutive wins. The first of them was for the Confederations Cup, and won the third place in the competition, playing against Mexico. The other four were for the World Cup qualifiers, where Portugal finished in the top of Group B, thus ensuring the participation in the World Cup in Russia in 2018. 
In this victorious sequence by the qualifying tournament, the Portuguese did not concede a goal, thus showing the consistency of the defensive sector. 
Of the last eighteen games played at home, Portugal lost only two. 
For this bout, coach Fernando Santos preferred to spare Cristiano Ronaldo and goalkeeper Rui Patrício. 
One of the novelties of the squad is striker Marcos Lopes, who was born in Brazil and today plays as defender for Monaco.

Confirmed Lineup: Anthony Lopes, João Cancelo, Kevin Rodrigues, Pepe, Luís Neto, Danilo Pereira, Bernardo Silva, Manuel Fernandes, Gonçalo Guedes, João Mário, André Silva.
Coach: F. Fernandes da Costa Santos.

Analysis Saudi Arabia

The away team plays its 3rd friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: Cambodia (2‑7) Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia (0‑0) Slovenia. 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 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 37 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 11 conceded. In their last match, for the WC Qualification Asia, they got a home win against Japan by (1‑0). In the last 8 away matches Saudi Arabia has won 4, tied 1 and lost 3. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 8 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 7 out of 8 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times but have turned the score around in 2.

Saudi Arabia is making its second appearance after the World Cup qualifiers, with a chance to add the third consecutive victory. 
The Arabs made a good campaign and finished the qualifying tournament in second place in Group B, thus securing the place for the 2018 World Cup after 12 years without playing in the World Cup. 
Its last clash for the continental tournament was against Japan, leader of the group, in a very balanced game, that finished with a simple victory of the Arabs by (1-0). However, away from home Saudi Arabia lost the last two of the four games played in 2017. 
The coach should keep the team in 4-2-3-1 or 4-1-4-1, and will not be able to count on the top scorer Al Abid, who is recovering from an injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Mohammed Al-Owais, Mohammed Al Burayk, Yasir Al Shahrani, Osama Hawsawi, Omar Hawsawi, Motaz Hawsawi, Abdulmalek Al Khaibri, Yehya Al Shehri, Abdullah Otayf, Salem Al Dawsari, Hazzaa Al Hazzaa.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Portugal vs Saudi Arabia match, on 10 November 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Kenya, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on williamhill.

The Portugal vs Saudi Arabia on 10 November 2017 will be played at Viseu, Estádio Municipal do Fontelo.

 

Friendlies - 2017

  • 86% 311 / 360 Games

  • Home team wins 48.23%
  • Draws 25.72%
  • Away team wins 26.05%
  • Over 1.5 72.99%
  • Over 2.5 47.59%
  • Over 3.5 25.4%
  • Goals 809
  • Goals /match 2.6
  • Goals /match home 1.58
  • Goals /match away 1.03
  • Both teams score 46.62%
  • Goals after 80' 9.15%
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