Portugal vs Luxembourg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th September 2023

Portugal and Luxembourg clash in a decisive battle on Monday at Estadio Algarve, as they compete in the sixth round of the European Championship qualifiers.

Portugal held on to a clean sheet in their last encounters with Luxembourg in the European Championship. They ended up winning 6-0 and 5-0 respectively.

After round five of the group stage, Portugal rank as number one, having collected 15 points, whereas Luxembourg has positioned themselves as number three with ten points.

Portugal head to their upcoming fixture against Luxembourg as number 9 in the FIFA world ranking. The latter rank as number 89 according to Fifa.

Portugal are looking to keep their immaculate record running. Not only have they yet to drop a point, they haven't conceded a single goal either. They have an immensely good record against Luxembourg, but have to do without Cristiano Ronaldo, though, who is suspended. Nevertheless, a straightforward home win is to be expected.

Luxembourg arrive with mischief on their mind, after some good results in recent matches. Still, seeing them get beyond the group would indeed raise some eyebrows.

Portugal vs Luxembourg Prediction

Portugal Form

Portugal swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 3-0 against Bosnia-Herzegovina. They went on to defeat Iceland 0-1 and made it three on the spin against Slovakia in a 0-1 victory. Portugal have been in potent form, winning no less than five of the past six internationals. They also hammered in 15 goals, while letting in one as they drew zero and lost one.

Luxembourg Form

Luxembourg are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Liechtenstein got left behind in a 2-0 win, before Bosnia-Herzegovina got hammered in a 0-2 victory. Iceland was the most recent victim in a 3-1 win for Luxembourg. Luxembourg won three of a possible six internationals, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven while also conceding eight times.

Their last two encounters at Estadio Algarve finished with a tight 1-0 for Portugal. If three times is the charm, there are tasty prices available with the bookies on another tight win, when Luxembourg come visiting.

Portugal won without conceding a goal in their last five matches.

Luxembourg head into their upcoming game having won an impressive three consecutive matches.

Portugal vs Luxembourg Team News

When Luxembourg face Portugal at Estadio Algarve, only one of their players is not available for selection.

Mathias Olesen won't be travelling with Luxembourg this time, as he nurses an injury.

Portugal vs Luxembourg H2H

On 26 March 2023 these two nations went toe-to-toe against each other in their most previous meeting, when Portugal ran away winners with a 0-6 scoreline. Portugal beat Luxembourg ten times in the last ten meetings. Their latest meeting handed Portugal a 6-0 win against their opponent on Monday. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/17.

Portugal vs Luxembourg Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only two times in ten matches between Portugal and Luxembourg. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 3/10 with the bookies on Monday.

Portugal vs Luxembourg Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Danel Sinani, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target three times in recent European Championship matches for Luxembourg, with a total for the season saying three goals scored in this European Championship campaign. With three goals lately for Portugal in the European Championship, Bruno Fernandes is also a player to look out for.

Portugal claimed nine wins, drew zero and lost one of their last 10 home games across all tournaments. Luxembourg won four, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away. Portugal claimed a remarkable seven wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at home.

There were over two goals eight times in ten encounters most recent outings between Luxembourg and Portugal, with the last Portugal averaging 3.4 goals a game. Luxembourg scored an average of 0.2 goals, while both teams to score came out two times over the same period. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Portugal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Luxembourg's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.