Portugal vs Slovakia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th October 2023

The European Championship qualifying stage is nearing its end, and Portugal and Slovakia clash at Estadio do Dragao on Friday. Both teams still have a chance to make it to the tournament next year. Portugal had a good reading on Slovakia in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-0 and 1-0, respectively.

As the sixth round of this group approaches, Portugal hold the number one spot with 18 points, while Slovakia have 13 points, ranking them as number two. Portugal head to their upcoming fixture against Slovakia as number eight in the FIFA world ranking. The latter rank as number 48 according to Fifa.

Portugal is heavily favoured to take first place in their group, and it would be a major surprise if they don't qualify as group winners. However, Slovakia have played a really strong set of qualifying matches, and stand a chance of taking first place. Thus, motivation will be sky-high from the visitors.

Portugal vs Slovakia Prediction

Portugal Form

Portugal swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-1 against Iceland. They went on to defeat Slovakia 0-1 and made it three on the spin against Luxembourg in a 9-0 victory. Portugal took full advantage of their latest internationals, winning six from six, as they scored 24 and let in zero goals.

Slovakia Form

Results have been up and down for Slovakia, who beat Liechtenstein by 0-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-1 against Portugal, before claiming three points in a 3-0 win against Liechtenstein. Slovakia recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six internationals, in which they banged in eight goals, whilst conceding five. They also drew one and lost one.

Portugal should be too strong at Estadio do Dragao to drop any points against Slovakia, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.

Portugal take on Slovakia with an impressive streak of six wins in a row.

Portugal vs Slovakia Team News

Portugal have nearly their entire roster available for their match against Slovakia at Estadio do Dragao, with only one potential absentee. Diogo Jota gets a day off from the Portugal squad, as he serves out a suspension.

When Slovakia face Portugal at Estadio do Dragao, only one of their players is not available for selection.

Matus Bero won't be travelling with Slovakia this time, as he nurses an injury.

Portugal vs Slovakia H2H

The latest match between Portugal and Slovakia was a tight encounter which saw Portugal running away with small 0-1 victory. Portugal go into their upcoming match against Slovakia with a 67% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-1-0 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Portugal vs Slovakia Results

Portugal vs Slovakia Betting Tips

Robert Mak shows decent form right now for Slovakia, as he has scored two goals in his last six games in the European Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Portugal, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Cristiano Ronaldo also looks like a nice prospect as he has scored five goals in his last six European Championship matches.

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Portugal won nine times and lost one as well. Slovakia won six times, drew two and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. Slovakia won five of their 10 previous matches away from home without conceding a goal. A number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Portugal saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Slovakia, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.