Morocco
Morocco prepare for this game following on from a 0-0 WC22 drawn result against Spain.
In that match, Morocco managed 23% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Spain had 13 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Morocco won the match 3-0 in a dramatic penalty shootout.
Their most recent results show that much solidity has been shown by the Morocco defence. Morocco have been stingy, seeing the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their last 6 matches standing at 1. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.
Portugal
Portugal will go into this game following a 6-1 WC22 win vs Switzerland in their previous outing.
In that match, Portugal had 48% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 9 on target. For Portugal, the goalscorers were Gonçalo Ramos (17′, 51′, 67′), Pepe (33′), Raphaël Guerreiro (55′) and Rafael Leão (92′). At the other end, Switzerland had 10 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Manuel Akanji (58′) was the scorer for Switzerland.
Proving their involvement in high-scoring matches, we’ve had goals 22 times in the last 6 games in which Portugal have taken to the field, making it an average of 3.67 goals each fixture. Opposition teams have hit 6 of this grand total.
Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Morocco will have to perform well to see themselves scoring against this Portugal outfit who we think might score & stay on top.Â
We therefore think that it’s going to be a 0-1 victory for Portugal at full-time.
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