Ireland vs Portugal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th November 2025

Round 5 of the World Cup Qualification serves up an encounter between Ireland and Portugal taking place at Aviva Stadium on Thursday. Portugal beat Ireland twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 1-0 and 3-0, respectively.

A glance at the World Cup Qualification table reveals that the current difference between the teams is six points and two places.

Ireland only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded nine for an average of 0.9 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Portugal scored 25 goals, conceded seven and managed six clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Ireland vs Portugal Prediction

Ireland Form

Ireland lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 2-1 by Armenia and 1-0 against Portugal. They turned the table by winning 1-0 against Armenia. Ireland just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six World Cup Qualification matches at the Aviva Stadium. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded five goals.

Portugal Form

Portugal recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 2-3 and 1-0 against Hungary and Ireland, respectively. Last time out, Hungary ended their streak as the match finished even 2-2. Portugal recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the World Cup Qualification, in which they banged in 16 goals, whilst conceding five. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

We don't expect Ireland to pull off a surprise, and with goals flowing freely, they could be in for a hammering against strong looking Portugal.

Ireland vs Portugal Team News

Portugal just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. Bruno Fernandes is suspended from the Portugal squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Ireland vs Portugal H2H

Portugal beat Ireland twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 1-0 and 3-0, respectively. Ireland have a 13% win rate against Portugal, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 1-3-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Ireland vs Portugal Results

Both teams to score paid out four times in the previous eight matches between home side Ireland and Portugal. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1/1.

Ireland vs Portugal Betting Tips

Look no further than Evan Ferguson, when searching for a marksman who is currently in good shape. He hit the target three times lately for Ireland, while Cristiano Ronaldo managed seven goals in the last half dozen matches for Portugal across tournaments. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Ireland won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Aviva Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Portugal won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Ireland have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at Aviva Stadium. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just two wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last eight encounters between these two teams. Ireland managed an average of 0.65 goals, with Portugal averaging 1.65 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Ireland’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Portugal, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.6 times goals per game themselves.