LiontipsPortugal vs Nigeria: betting tip (cf 1.80) and bets on the friendly match
Command Analysis
Current form
Portugal was expected to finish first in the qualifying group for the World Cup. However, it was not without misfires. Roberto Martinez's team lost points twice: against Hungary (2:2) and Ireland (0:2). Nevertheless, in the final round they put a bold dot, defeated Armenia with a score of 9:1 and finished on the first line. In preparation for the World Cup, Portugal beat Chile 2-1 in the previous sparring match. I got Leau's red card in that game, and he won't be playing today. At the same time, PSG players Vitinha and Neves did not play with the Chileans, there is a high probability that the national team leaders will play with Nigeria.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nunez is injured, Leao will serve a suspension, A. Silva, R. Horta, P. Goncalves are out of the application.
Interesting betting trends
- In three consecutive matches with Portugal, no more than one goal was scored in the first half.
- In seven of the nine previous matches of the Portuguese national team, more than three offsides were recorded.
Approximate composition: D. Costa – Cancelo, R. Dias, Inacio, Mendes – J. Neves, Vitinha, B. Fernandes – Neto, Ronaldo, Guedes.
Current form
In the qualifying group for the World Cup, the Nigerians took only second place and got a chance to qualify for the World Cup in the play-off matches. In the decisive match, Nigeria failed to pass DR Congo in a penalty shootout and was left without a World Cup. Later, the super Eagles had a good performance at the African Cup of Nations, but again the stumbling block was an unsuccessful penalty shootout, this time in the semi-finals against Morocco. The result was the third place. During the current training camp, Eric Schelle's team parted ways with Poland (2:2). It should be noted that the team is currently playing without its leaders Osimhen and Lukman.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ogbu is injured, Osimhen and Lukman are out of the game.
Interesting betting trends
- In 13 of the last 16 matches, Nigeria's national team players fouled more often than their opponents.
- The exchange of goals scored was recorded in three of the last five matches of the Nigerians.
Approximate line–up: Okoye - Bevene, Bassi, Fernandez, Sanusi – Simon, Ndidi, Onyedica, Hotel – Adams, Onuachu.
Trends
1st halfbet: total less than 1.5 goals
In the previous three matches involving Portugal, no more than one goal was scored in the opening 45 minutes.
Bet Nigeria's Victory on Yellow Cards
In seven of the previous eight matches, Portugal's players did not receive more yellow cards than their opponents.
The bet is an accurate score of 2:0
The Portuguese have scored two of their last three wins with an advantage of more than one goal.
Tip and bets
Nigeria is holding a gathering without its leaders Osimhen and Lukman. Despite this, we managed to draw with Poland in the previous sparring, but it's worth remembering that the Poles, like the Nigerians, were left without the World Cup and did not have excessive motivation in that meeting. Today we have to play against the noticeably superior Portuguese, who will have all the key players, including Vitinha and Neves, playing in the last friendly match before the trip to the World Cup. And these players keep the center of the field under control, the development of attacks depends on them. In the previous sparring match, the Portuguese national team beat Chile by one goal, taking into account the strengthening of the squad, we expect that today's victory will be more confident.
Our betting tip is an Asian handicap (-1.5) for Portugal by a factor of 1.80
Bet on the total
In the previous friendly match, the Portuguese conceded a goal from Chile at the very end, in added time. Before that, in sparring matches with Mexico and the USA, the wards of Roberto Martinez played to zero. Nigeria will have far from the main squad today, with the greatest losses in the line of attack. There is a high probability that the guests of the superorla will remain without scoring goals.
The second bet is that Nigeria will not score with a coefficient of 1.97
Betting on corners
The Portuguese national team has an impressive trend in corners: there have been wins in this indicator in nine consecutive matches. The Portuguese will obviously play number one on their own field, they will spend a lot of time at someone else's gate and once again they will surely win in the corners.
Prediction – Portugal wins on corners with a handicap (-3.5) with a coefficient of 1.90
