Portugal - Cyprus Predictions
The Champions of Europe are back to prepare for another important game in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. Portugal are 2nd in their qualifying group and have a difficult trip to Riga. Knowing that any point lost, could be compromising, in the fight with Switzerland, for the first place, you have to beat Latvia! As such, you will have to take advantage of this unique preparation game, against the Cyprus team. Not only is it important to win, how to convince, after the defeat against Sweden, in the last friendly match! Taking that defeat, with Sweden, the Lusos were a good series of 4 victories and all of them to demonstrate excellent level, and with goals! At worst, in group H are the Cypriots who add only 4 points, so they are in 4th place! With Belgium and Greece in 1st and 2nd place, respectively, and with Bosnia already with 10 points, Cyprus will have few chances to fight for the qualification. It is therefore a modest selection and within reach of the team of corners, which is able to make a good preparation game. At the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, in Estoril. Portugal will have an opponent with a back pack, who will defend most of the game, and this will be important for Portugal to test the dynamics of their attack. After the first test lost to Sweden, any result other than a good victory against Cyprus could leave marks! Portugal come from a good series of results, in games to count for the qualification for World-wide 2018. They are 4 consecutive victories! In these games, Portugal won and convinced resulting all games in thrashing! (6-0); (0-6); (4-1); (3-0). He scored 19 goals and only 1. Major drops in the Portuguese team. Ronaldo and Pepe are preparing the final of the Champions League at Real Madrid and Quaresma still have a last appointment for Besiktas. The Cypriot squad had only 4 points, 3 of which were against the modest selection of Gibraltar. In the last 3 games, he won 2 and drew 1. Cyprus, despite winning 2 of their last 3 matches, showed weaknesses when they faced a top-ranked national team, such as Estonia, going no further than a draw at home.Portugal - Cyprus head to head
-02.09.11 EUR Cyprus Portugal 0 : 4-03.09.10 EUR Portugal Cyprus 4 : 4
-05.09.01 WC Cyprus Portugal 1 : 3
-06.06.01 WC Portugal Cyprus 6 : 0
-14.11.77 WC Portugal Cyprus 4 : 0