Our prediction for this Euro 2020 match:
Portugal
Match Time & Date:
11/10/2019
02:45 PM
Prediction: 3-0
Luxembourg
Thanks to a 5-1 win over Lithuania Portugal moved one step closer to booking their place at the 2020 European Championship, but head coach Fernando Santos must warn his men against complacency ahead of Friday’s qualifier against Luxembourg. Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. aim to cement their spot in top two and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at Luxembourg.
Portugal are a real force to be reckoned with at home and anything but a routine home win will be a major surprise. Luxembourg have slim chances of qualifying for the European Championship and seeing that they head into the match with the lack of motivation, we do not believe that the visitors are capable of spoiling A Selecao’s party at Estadio Jose Alvalade. You should bear in mind that Portugal emerged triumphant in each of their previous eight meetings with Luxembourg.
Highlighted Player (Joao Moutinho):
A versatile midfielder who can operate as a defensive or attacking midfielder, as well as on either flank, Moutinho is a Portugal international playing for AS Monaco. The experienced 30-year-old footballer started his career with Sporting, but moved to great rivals Porto in 2010. Having won 12 major titles between the two clubs combined, Moutinho moved to Monaco in 2013.
A full Portugal international at the age of 18, Moutinho is a regular call-up since the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The 30-year-old was a part of Portugal’s historic success in France this summer when Fernando Santos men lifted their first-ever continental trophy. Despite being a first-team regular with his club AS Monaco, Moutinho has been regularly linked with a move to Serie A and was reportedly offered to Napoli and AC Milan during the summer of 2016.
AS Roma have also expressed their interest in signing the versatile midfielder, but Monaco opted to stay with the club and help Monaco with their UEFA Champions League challenge.
Highlighted Team (Luxembourg):
Luxembourg national football team is controlled by Luxembourg Football Federation and they play their home games at Stade Josy Barthel. Les Lions Rouges have never qualified for the finals of a major tournament, but they often make life difficult for European teams in the qualifiers.
Luxembourg defeated Macedonia in the Euro 2016 qualifiers, but a victory over Czech Republic in the 1996 European Championship qualifying match is considered the team’s biggest success. Les Lions Rouges play their home matches in red shirts and red shorts, while they wear white jerseys and white shorts when playing on the travels.
Jeff Strasser is both the most famous and the most capped Luxembourg player and it has to be noted that the former Bundesliga player made 98 appearances for the national team. Luxembourg recorded their biggest win against Afghanistan (6-0), in the match that was played in London in 1948. Speaking of their biggest defeat, Luxembourg were outclassed by England 9-0 on two occasions (1960, 1982).
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