Portugal vs Belgium predictions and betting tips on June 27, 2023

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On June 27, Mikheil Meskhi Stadium (Tbilisi) will host the match of the 3rd round of the Euro U21, in which Portugal will compete with Belgium. The battle will start at 18:00 CET.

Portugal

The team is highly rated, including at the youth level. Speaking about the previous Euro, it managed to reach the final in 2021. And “the Hopes” were almost perfect in the new qualification. They have won 9 out of 10 matches and one more battle ended in a draw. A rather stellar squad with maximum tasks was sent to Georgia. It is reasonable to mention that, before the start of the tournament, Tavares, David Costa and, that is the most important, Fabio Vieira had to be eliminated due to injuries, and the striker Goncalo Ramos, who scored 12 goals in the qualification, had already settled in the “adult” team. The Portuguese started in Georgia with the hosts of the tournament. They unexpectedly lost that game, answering to a couple of goals of “the Crusaders” only with a removal. And then, having opened the score and holding the advantage in the battle against Netherlands for a long time, the team ended in a draw, conceding in the 78th minute of the game.

Belgium

The team represents a country where young people are trusted in football – the clubs simply survive by bringing up talents for further sale. Still, the coaching staff of the national, main team willingly “flirts” with young stars, after which they, as a rule, stop performing at the U21 level. However, the team managed to win the dispute for the 1st place in the qualifying group against Denmark, even without De Ketelaere and a couple of leading performers (6 wins and 2 draws in 8 matches). Being at the Euro, “the Devils” played with their neighbours from the Netherlands – the opponents did not score there. Then they played with the hosts of the tournament, the Georgians, and had led with a 2-0 score by the 38th minute of the game. Nevertheless, the Georgians made a comeback for a draw.

The statistics of head-to-head matches

The only head-to-head match took place in 2007 – that was right at the Euro. Then everything ended in a goalless draw, which was enough for the Belgians to win the dispute with the Portuguese for the 2nd place in the group.

Predictions

Bookmakers give preference to Belgium. Still, everyone needs a victory and we are waiting for a bright duel. Thus, we bet on “total: over 2.5” (odd: 1.9).

Prediction on game Total over 2.5`

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4.92

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