Portugal - Switzerland Predictions
The long awaited moment has arrived in Group B! The top two are separated by 3 points and face each other on the 10th and final round to decide who will be in direct action for the 2018 World Cup in Russia! The Stadium of Light will fill up to help your Seleção achieve this goal. Portugal, is second place, with 24 points, 3 less than the Swiss counterpart, which has 100% wins in 9 games. The difference was marked in the first day of this qualifying round, with Switzerland defeating Seleção de Quinas 2-0. Since then, Portugal have been behind the loss, hoping to make amends in Lisbon! An analysis of the current form for what? Fernando Santos, the man who predicted that Portugal would only come back after the last day of Euro 2016 - which the Lusos even ended up winning - predicted this time that while Switzerland would complete this phase with 9 wins and 1 defeat, stating that in this way , Portugal would finish with 1 loss and 9 victories. In fact, only the triumph clear Portugal, regardless of the numbers of the scoreboard. For Switzerland, a draw is enough! But let us believe again in the National Champion! If Portugal has to win, with a golaverage of +26 against the +18 of Switzerland, any margin is enough to be cleared! And now, in addition to Portugal having the best defense of the Group, with only 4 goals conceded, also has the best attack, and by far, with 30 goals with Portuguese signature! The Seleção has an average of more than 3 goals per game! And at home, that overall average is 4.5 goals per game! The Portuguese attack front is truly lethal! For the ninth round, Cristiano Ronaldo is the 2nd best scorer in this qualifying round, with 15 goals in 8 games, while André Silva is tied for 4th place with 8 goals! And precisely, the Captain of the Selection of the Quinas, best scorer of the homeland, was not present in the inaugural defeat in Switzerland. When they entered the interval in the last game against Andorra, the difference was noticed. We stress again. Fernando Santos predicted that Portugal would go straight to the 2018 World Cup, with 1 loss and 9 wins! Let's trust in sages, with hard evidence!Portugal - Switzerland head to head
-06.09.16 WC Switzerland Portugal 2 : 0-15.06.08 EUR Switzerland Portugal 2 : 0
-13.10.93 WC Portugal Switzerland 1 : 0
-30.03.93 WC Switzerland Portugal 1 : 1
-19.09.89 WC Switzerland Portugal 1 : 2