After surviving Hungary in their opener, Portugal will be looking to clinch top position in Group F when they take on Germany at Allianz Arena.
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A Selecao proved their worth in the last ten minutes of their opener, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Saturday’s football match.
A man to watch in the home team will be Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who is leading EURO all-time goal-scoring chart Fernando Santos is unlikely to make changes to the starting XI.
The Germans, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to France.
Joachim Low could opt to make changes to the starting line-up, with both Leroy Sane and Timo Werner pushing for a start.
Anyhow, a close encounter is on the cards at Allianz Arena, and we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw.
Portugal vs Germany: Head-to-Head
Teams Portugal Germany played so far 5 matches.
Portugal won 1 direct matches. Germany won 4 matches. 0 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 3.40 goals per Match.
Portugal vs Germany: Prediction
Portugal in actual season average scored 2.05 goals per match. In 15 (68.18%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 12 (54.55%) matches in season 2021 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Germany average scored 2.00 goals per match in season 2021. In 11 (84.62%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 7 (53.85%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team News:
Nuno Mendes is carrying a slight thigh problem and had to train away from the main group on Thursday, but Portugal do not have any other injury concerns heading into this match.
Santos will certainly be tempted to make changes here, but a positive result against Germany would allow him to rest a number of key players in their final game of the section against France.
As a result, it would not be a surprise to see the same XI sent onto the field, with Danilo and William Carvalho keeping their spots in the middle of the park despite competition from Renato Sanches and Ruben Neves.
Rafa Silva and Andre Silva are among the options for change further forward, but it seems unlikely that either Bernardo Silva or Diogo Jota will be left out, while Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes are certain starters.
As for Germany, Matthias Ginter had emerged as a doubt after being forced off in the latter stages of the clash with France, but the centre-back is expected to be fit to start once again.
Leroy Sane was the first player off the German bench against the world champions, and it would not be a surprise to see the former Manchester City attacker replace Kai Havertz in the starting XI here.
Timo Werner and Emre Can are also among the options for change, but Low is likely to resist the temptation to shuffle his pack from the loss to France.
As a result, Robin Gosens and Joshua Kimmich should again line up in the wing-back areas, while Thomas Muller and Serge Gnabry are likely to keep their spots in the final third of the field.
Possible starting lineups:
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