Belgium vs Portugal Prediction & Tips
Euro 2020 reserves a splendid eighth-final at the “Estadio de la Cartuja” in Seville: Belgium and Portugal on the pitch to determine who will be the best to continue his European adventure. As expected, Belgium had no problem winning Group B, lining up Russia (3-0), Denmark (2-1) and Finland (2-0). With the pass already in his pocket, in the last game the coach Roberto Martinez gave space to the less used players such as Hazard and Vermaelen, and put minutes in the legs of Kevin De Bruyne. The Manchester City champion lit up the 2-0 match against Finland, giving Lukaku an assist for the goal that sanctioned the final victory. KDB is obviously the extra man of this Belgium, as we could also see in the match against Denmark in the second round: after his entry into the field the team has finally started to turn and it was no coincidence that from his feet an assist and a winning goal arrived. Now the “Red Devils” must prove, in this fortunate generation, to be the number 1 of the FIFA ranking with merit, but above all not to remain unfinished in major competitions. What better test bench than the head-to-head clash against the reigning European champions?
Portugal played the last match of the group stage against France an inside or outside match, but showed all their quality by creating more and holding up the bump of the world champions. The set-up proposed by Fernando Santos is more balanced, without Bruno Fernandes and with Moutinho in directing. Just two maneuvered actions forced the French to grant two penalties to the Portuguese, promptly transformed by Cristiano Ronaldo. First in the top scorer and with more and more records in his extraordinary career, Juventus number 7 will be at the center of the attack also in Seville, with Bernardo Silva certainly on his right. It is unlikely that the CT will change its tactical structure again, but the man who was least convinced in the previous match, Diogo Jota, will probably change. The time for João Felix may have come. Belgium is already more than consolidated, but with De Bruyne the 3-4-3 becomes 3-4-1-2, because he loves to be the finisher behind two strikers: one is untouchable and it is Romelu Lukaku; the other could be Mertens, favorite over Hazard. Carrasco should climb as “fifth” on the left, while the two directors Witsel and Tielemans do not even touch.
Belgium and Portugal is the clash between the first and fifth of the FIFA rankings.
The Red Devils have won 18 of the 22 races played in this three-year period ’19 -’21
The Lusitanians have only lost 5 matches in the last 4 years.
The tally in the 16 head-to-head matches is 5-5, but Portugal leads 3-0 in this century.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lukaku, the top 2 strikers of this European and the last Serie A, face off against each other.
Belgium and Portugal is creativity, imagination, organization, but above all a lot of quality. Too difficult to predict an outcome, but there are many players on the pitch who can throw it in.
Belgium – Portugal FREE TIPS
Belgium – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
