Portugal vs Ghana Prediction & Tips | World Cup Game Preview
Portugal starts their search for World Cup glory on 24 November against Ghana. On paper, the Portuguese side is a clear winner, but they have to break down the sturdy Black Stars team first. However, Ghana is not as strong as they were in previous tournaments. They are going to be looking for their chance and have it in them to pose an upset.
But will they be able to do it against a strong team like Portugal? We find that out with the help of our Portugal vs Ghana prediction.
Portugal vs Ghana – Form and Team News
Portugal didn’t have a good year. First, they needed to go through the playoff tournament to get into the competition, and they failed to qualify for the finals of the Nations League. They finished second in their qualification group behind Serbia, and then second in the Nations League after Spain.
They had three wins, one draw, and two defeats in the Nations League. However, in their three most recent games, they suffered two defeats and managed one draw. The bad news for Os Navegadores is that they lost to stronger teams (1:0 vs Spain and 1:0 vs Switzerland), and only managed to beat the Czech Republic by 4:0.
If you look at all the recent games that Ghana played, they suffered only a single defeat in their last seven outings. However, they didn’t quite face any formidable opponents, except Nigeria, which they beat twice.
Their only loss was against Brazil (3:0) and they also managed to win against Nicaragua by 1:0.
Portugal vs Ghana – Starting Lineups
Coaches Fernando Santos and Otto Addo will probably be relying on the following players to start.
- Portugal: GK: Diogo Costa; DEF: Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Nuno Mendes, Danilo Pereira; MID: Ruben Neves, William Carvalho, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Rafael Leao; ATC: Cristiano Ronaldo.
- Ghana: GK: Lawrence Ati-Zigi; DEF: Tariq Lamptey, Baba Rahman, Daniel Amartey, Gideon Mensah; MID: Thomas Partey, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Mohammed Kudus, Jordan Ayew, Osman Bukari: ATC: Inaki Williams.
Portugal vs Ghana – Betting Tips
Obviously, Portugal is the team to watch here and they come as favourites at 1.44 odds. Although our Portugal vs Ghana prediction does support this claim, it does not pay off to bet on the favourite this time around.
The best that Ghana can hope for is a draw. Therefore a Draw No Bet on Ghana at odds of 7.00 is something that you should consider. Also, Portugal is very prolific when going against weaker opponents. So predicting that a total of 4 goals will be scored at odds of 6.25 is interesting to consider.
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