Portugal vs North Macedonia 29.03.2022

Portugal’s quest for a place in Qatar continues in this play-off tie against North Macedonia. Santos’ men gave their all in the 3-1 victory over Turkey in their last qualifying match. In this tie, they will be counting on their firing power to do the job once more.

A 1-0 win over European Champions Italy has once again lent credence to North Macedonia’s status as giant killers. That incredible win condemned the Azurris to a second World Cup miss in a row. In this away fixture, North Macedonia will be hoping to create what will be another major upset in European football.

While Portugal’s defensive frailties makes them an easy target, their prolific forward line puts them in a vantage position here. In fact, Portugal have scored in each of their last 19 World Cup qualifying matches on home soil since playing a goalless draw with Sweden back in March 2009. Therefore, we are backing the home side to score at least three goals here.

Main tip: Portugal Ov. 2.5 Goals (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Portugal vs North Macedonia

Both sides have met twice

• Portugal won 1 while the other ended in a draw
• On average these matches scored 0.50 goals per match
• The last time they met, they drew 0-0

Latest results Portugal

• 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 5 matches
• 12 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average of 2.40 goals per match
• Beat Turkey 3-1 in their last match

Latest results North Macedonia

• 4 wins and 1 loss in their last 5 matches
• 13 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average of 2.60 goals per match
• In their last match, they won 1-0 in Italy

Path To UEFA WC Qualifiers Play-Off Final and Latest Results

Portugal (Group A): rank 2nd – 8 matches – 5 wins – 2 draws – 1 loss – 17 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-L-D-W-W

Semi Final: Beat Turkey 3-1

North Macedonia (Group J): rank 2nd – 10 matches – 5 wins – 3 draws –2 losses – 18 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-W-W-L-W

Semi Final: Beat Italy 1-0

Possible squad Portugal

Portugal: Patricio; Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Mendes; Palinha, Moutinho; B.Silva, Fernandes; A. Silva, Ronaldo

Out: None

Coach: Fernando Santos

Possible squad North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Dimitrievski; Ristovski, Velkovski, Musliu, Alioski; Spirovski, Bardhi, Elmas; Kostadinov, Ristovski, Churlinov

Out: None

Coach: Blagoja Milevski

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Portugal Over 2.5 Goals

Betwinner offers competitive odds for the bet “Portugal Over 2.5 Goals”
The odd of 2.07 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 48% chance that Portugal will score at least 3 goals here.

Odds comparison for Portugal Over 2.5 Goals

Betwinner – odd 2.07
Odibet – odd 2.05

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2) Bet on Goal In Both Halves

• Both teams are on good goal scoring form
• Going by their recent result, we expect an entertaining game all round

Odds for this bet

Betboro offers the competitive odds for “Goal In Both Halves”

The odd of 1.61 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 62% chance that there will be at least a goal in both halves of this match.

Odds comparisons for Goal In Both Halves

Betboro – odd 1.61
22bet – odd 1.60