On Saturday, in the first match of the game day within the 1/4 finals of the World Cup, the Moroccan national team will play with the Portuguese national team. Your attention is invited to the forecast for this meeting.
Morocco
The Atlas Lions remain the only team in this tournament whose opponents have not scored yet. Formally, of course, they missed in the third round of the group stage from the Canadian national team (2:1), but still scored an autogall. In the first two meetings at the group stage, the national team of Morocco shared points with the national team of Croatia (0:0) and defeated the national team of Belgium (2:0). In the 1/8 finals, the Moroccans shocked the Spanish national team (0:0, pen. 3:0), sending it home ahead of schedule.
Portugal
The Portuguese have already received 5 goals in their goal, but at the same time they score much more. In the first two rounds of the group stage, they prevailed over the national teams of Ghana (3:2) and Uruguay (2:0), after which they allowed themselves to lose to the national team of South Korea (1:2), but this did not threaten the first place in the group in any way. In the 1/8 finals, the team of Fernando Santos staged a scoring extravaganza, defeating the Swiss national team (6:1), with a hat-trick scored by young forward Gonzalo Ramos, who ousted the experienced Cristiano Ronaldo from the main squad.
Statistics and figures
- Morocco has a 9-match unbeaten streak (6 wins + 3 draws);
- In the last eight matches, Morocco has conceded only 1 goal;
- Morocco has a 5-match winless streak in World Cup matches (2 wins + 3 draws);
- Portugal has a 10-match unbeaten streak (7 wins + 3 losses);
- In four of the last five matches of Portugal, the Total bet was more than 2.5;
- Portugal has won 5 matches out of the last ten at the World Championships, losing only twice.
Forecast
It rarely happens that one team in the World Cup scores a lot in two matches in a row. According to the xG indicator, the Portuguese did not even score 3 goals in the match with the Swiss, but scored as many as 6. Fortune may turn her back on the Fernando Santos team in the upcoming match. The tenacious defense of the Moroccans will not allow anyone to turn around, no matter who comes out in the attack of the Portuguese national team, be it Ronaldo or Ramos. The Portuguese are also able to defend themselves reliably, so there is a reason to play for a common zero total in this game.
