Spain vs Portugal Prediction: Statistical Analysis and Betting Inputs
| Spain vs Portugal Prediction: When is Spain most likely to score a goal? 7 out of every 11 Goals scored by Spain are between the 45th and 90th minute. Therefore Spain is more likely to score in the 2nd half of the match. When is Portugal most likely to score a goal? 7 out of every 11 Goals scored by Portugal are in the first half. Therefore, Portugal has an advantage in the first half. Who has the highest probability of being shown a yellow card? Spain players are most likely to be carded. Who is likely to win the match? Betting Markets are predicting a win for Spain. |
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International football would be back to entertain people worldwide when the UEFA nation’s league kicks off in June. One of the most awaited contests of this year’s mega tournament is Spain vs Portugal.
Portugal and Spain are set to lock horns at Benito Villamarin stadium, Seville, Spain. Both star-studded teams are coming off an easy win in their previous fixture and would love to keep their momentum continuing leading up to the world cup, later this year.
Playing at home, Spain will have a home advantage, but Portugal won’t be an easy team to defeat. Portugal is the first team to win Nations League.
Spain vs Portugal Prediction: Goal Scoring Pattern
Spain: Last 10 Matches
| Goals Scored | Goals conceded | ||
| First 15 minutes | |||
| 16-30 Minutes | 1 | ||
| 31-45 Minutes | 3 | ||
| 46-60 Minutes | 2 | ||
| 61-75 Minutes | 3 | ||
| 76-90 Minutes | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
Portugal: Last 10 Matches
| Goals Scored | Goals conceded | ||
| First 15 Minutes | 3 | ||
| 16-30 minutes | 1 | ||
| 31-45 Minutes | 3 | 1 | |
| 46-60 Minutes | |||
| 61-75 Minutes | 2 | 1 | |
| 76-90 Minutes | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 |
Yellow Card Statistics: Spain
| Yellow card per 90 Minutes | ||
| Jordi Alba | 0.29 | |
| Sergio Busquets | 0.28 | |
| Sarabia | 0.16 | |
| Alvaro Morata | 0.10 | |
| Azlipuceta | 0.07 |
Yellow Card Statistics: Portugal
| Yellow card per 90 Minutes | ||
| Pepe | 0.25 | |
| Ronaldo | 0.22 | |
| Cancelo | 0.20 | |
| Bruno Fernandes | 0.19 | |
| Bernardo Silva | 0.10 |
Spain vs Portugal Prediction: Player Stats
| Average shots on Goals per match | Goals per match | ||
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 1.7 | 0.92 | |
| Sarabia | 1.8 | 0.85 | |
| Ferran Torres | 1.6 | 0.32 | |
| Alvaro Morata | 1.2 | 0.31 | |
| Bruno Fernandes | 0.9 | 0.25 |
Spain vs Portugal Prediction: Goalkeeper Stats
| Unai Simon | Rui Patricio | ||
| Goals conceded | 0.91 | 1.1 | |
| Clean Sheet | 12 | 15 | |
| Save % | 73.6 | 72% |
Spain vs Portugal Prediction: Team Stats
| Stats | Spain | Portugal | |
| Matches | 14 | 14 | |
| Goals per game | 2.2 | 1.85 | |
| Goals Conceded Per Game | 0.71 | 1 | |
| Clean Sheets | 6 | 6 | |
| Ball possession | 57% | 51% |
UEFA Nations League 2022: Spain vs Portugal Prediction: Key MatchUps
Ronaldo vs Azlipuceta- Ronaldo has a wood over Azlipuceta this year. They both have faced each other once this year. Ronaldo came on top scoring one goal in a 1-1 draw.
Morata vs Cancelo: Morata’s duel with Cancelo would be one to look after. Cancelo has been in good form this season. His duel with Morata for aerial supremacy would be worth watching.
Pedri and Gavi vs Bruno and Bernardo: This game’s outcome would very much depend on Midfield supremacy. When it comes to playing for the national team: Gavi and Pedri have fared better than Bruno and Bernando.
Spain vs Portugal prediction and Betting odds
| Spain | Portugal | Predicted Winner | |
| SportsMole | Goal Prediction: 1 | Goal Prediction: 1 | Draw |
| Oddschecker | Odds: 7/5 | Odds: 9/4 | Spain |
UEFA Nations League 2022: Spain vs Portugal Prediction: Recent Form
Spain and Portugal, both have been in a red hot form for a while now. Spain has won 7 out of their last 10 and has been on a goal hitting spree; They have netted 20 goals in their last 10 matches. Recent being 5 goals drubbing of Iceland.
Portugal on other hand also been on a roll; winning 8 out of their last 10 matches. They have netted 22 goals in their last 10 games. Their recent win came against North Macedonia (2:0).
UEFA Nations League 2022: Spain vs Portugal Prediction: Team Stats (Past one Year)
| Spain | Portugal | Advantage | |
| Goals Per Game | 2.1 | 2.3 | Portugal |
| Goals Conceded Per Game | 0.8 | 0.8 | – |
| Clean Sheets | 7 | 8 | Portugal |
| Possessions | 61.2% | 51.7% | Spain |
Note: the following data is the compilation of the last one year, which accounts for 15 matches per side.
UEFA Nations League 2022: Spain vs Portugal Prediction: H2H
Matches: 38: Spain: 16 Portugal: 6 Draw: 16
Recent 5 meetings: Spain: 1 Portugal: 1 Draw: 3
Last meeting: match ended in a draw(0:0) on 4 June 2021. The match was played in Madrid.
UEFA Nations League 2022: Spain vs Portugal Prediction: Predicted Lineups
Spain: (4-3-3): U Simon, C azlipuceta, E Garcia, P Torres, J Alba, Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Pedri, P Sarabia, Morata, D almo
Portugal:(4-3-3): Costa, J Cancelo, Pepe, D Pereira, N Mendes, B Fernandes, J Moutinho, B silva, Ontavio, Ronaldo, D Jota
UEFA Nations League 2022: Spain vs Portugal Prediction: Offensive and Defensive stats
Forward: When it comes to Portugal, you can’t look beyond the man himself-Cristiano Ronaldo. His form in this season’s premier league has been superb, netting 18 goals in 30 fixtures at a mouth-watering average of 0.6 goals per game.
Along with Diego Jota who himself has been in superb form Netting 15 goals this season, forms a fearsome partnership.
Morata remains the main man for Spain alongside D Almo -who has netted 19 goals in Bundesliga this season.
Midfield: Portugal’s midfield would be spearheaded by Bruno Fernandes who has an outstanding record with 10 goals, 6 assists and 80 per cent pass accuracy this season.
He alongside Bernardo Silva who himself has 8 goals, 4 assists and 89 per cent pass accuracy forms a dream partnership.
Gavi and Pedri remain the most in-form midfielder for Spain this season. Both have combined scored 8 goals with 8 assists this season in la Liga
Defence: Joe Cancelo and Pepe remains the most vital cog in Portugal’s defence.
Joe Cancelo, Manchester city’s defender has been in great form this season winning 120 aerial duels, 132 tackles and 21 blocks. he and Pepe will be a force to reckon with for Spain’s forwards.
In the defence department, Azlipuceta and Jordi Alba remain the mainstay for Spain.
Azlipuceta did Farely well on blocks and clearances this season. Interception has been relatively poor according to his standards. Barcelona’s stalwart, Jordi Alba has scored 2 goals and has won 57 aerial duels and 91 tackles this season.
UEFA Nations League 2022: Predicted Winner of the Match
The past record between Spain and Portugal gives Spain a major edge over the Cristiano Ronaldo led side. As a host Spain will enjoy home advantage and going into this match, they will be starting as favourites for this outing.
The prediction and betting platforms also have favoured the host, Spain over the visitors, Portugal in this match. The platform, FootballPrediction.net, predicts the match to end in 1-0 goals in favour of the host. The odds for Spain’s win at Oddschecker is 7/5 while the odds for Portugal defeating the host, Spain is 9/4.
Overall, it can be concluded that Spain has an edge in their upcoming UEFA Nations League matchup against Portugal.
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