At 0:45 on September 5th, Beijing time, a big battle in Group A of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in the European region started. European powerhouse Portugal played against Qatar. It should be pointed out that although this is a world preliminaries, Qatar is only participating in the competition, but the results of the Qatar game are not included in the final results, so this game also has the nature of a friendly match.
Historical record:
The two teams have never played against each other in history, and this duel between Portugal and Qatar is also a encounter. It should be pointed out that although Qatar is strong in Asia, it faces the sluggish performance of European teams. In the game against Serbia on September 1, Qatar lost 0-4.
Odds analysis:
According to the odds given by the famous European bookmaker “livebet”, Portugal’s odds of winning are 1.35, while Qatar’s odds of winning are 6.2, and the two teams’ odds of a tie are 4.6.
Highlights of the game:
Aspect 1: Who will carry the banner of offense if Ronaldo is absent?
In the last round of World Preliminaries against Ireland, Portugal lost a goal at home and failed to equalize the score until the 89th point of the game. At the last moment, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice with a header, helping Portugal to reverse the Irish victory. But in the game against Qatar, Ronaldo was suspended because of accumulating yellow cards, and because the next round will be against the underdog Azerbaijan, Ronaldo was also returned to the United Kingdom by the national team to prepare for Manchester United’s debut. Portugal has no shortage of offensive players. Ifta, B seats, and other offensive players all have good strength, but Portugal has a high probability of rotating the lineup, so the substitute forward will appear.
Aspect 2: Goal battle!
From the comparison of the strength of the two teams, Portugal is much more luxurious. From the analysis of the German transfer market, the Portuguese team is worth 700 million euros, while the Qatar team is worth only 20 million euros. The two are not an order of magnitude at all. It is precisely because of this that Portugal has a high probability of winning a big victory despite the away game. In addition, Portugal has averaged 2.5 goals per game in the past six games.
Highlight 3: Portugal Rotation
Since this game is a friendly match and does not involve group rankings, Portugal will rotate the lineup to play this game. In addition, Qatar’s style of playing as a West Asian team is relatively dirty, and the Portuguese coach does not want to sacrifice the main players in this worthless game.
Pre-match remarks:
Santos: “I don’t think the players who played in the game against Azerbaijan on this international match day will play in the game against Qatar. In addition, we have six substitutions. I will make full use of this opportunity to let more players play. My goal is to allow the team to play Azerbaijan with the strongest lineup. Although Ronaldo is absent and the team will have a big rotation, the team’s game style will not change. This is our style. We will not Look down at Qatar. They are a team that has been preparing for the World Cup for 6 years. In the match against Serbia, Qatar demonstrated their good organizational discipline.”
Injury information:
Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe, Palinha
Qatar: None
Predicted starting:
Portugal (433): Costa/Semedo, Duarte, Dias, Mendes/Pereira, Neves, Moutinho/Ovitao, Andrea Silva, Geddes
Qatar: Sheb/Miguel, Al Lavey, Kushi, Salman, Hassan/Madibo, Boudiaf, Al Haidos/Afif, Ali
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