Portugal and Switzerland are seeking a spot in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar. This Tuesday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), the teams will face each other at the Lusail stadium for the round of 16. Whoever passes faces Morocco in the quarterfinals
In the last training session before the match, coach Fernando Santos was able to count on the return of Otávio, who did not play against Uruguay due to an injury to his right thigh. The only players missing now are midfielder Danilo Pereira, who fractured three ribs in training, but could still return to the team until the end of the Cup, and winger Nuno Mendes, this one out of the rest of the World Cup.
On the Swiss side, Murat Yakin will have maximum strength for the confrontation after suffering with the casualties of goalkeeper Sommer and defender Elvedi in the last game of the group stage. With that, the formation should be very similar to the one that faced the Brazilian team. The difference must be in the presence of Shaqiri, who recovered from injury and was instrumental in Switzerland’s qualification for the round of 16.
PORTUGAL VS SWITZERLAND PREVENTION 1: CRISTIANO RONALDO SCORES AT ANY TIME
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest scorers in the history of world football, with a lot of quality in the outside and inside the area, heading and a lot of speed. In this 2022 World Cup, he has already scored twice.
As he is in the Portuguese front line, in addition to having great teammates passing the ball, an interesting prognosis is that the number 7 will score his goal in the round of 16.
PORTUGAL X SWITZERLAND PREVENTION 2: PORTUGAL WILL HAVE MORE CORNERS
Portugal’s offensive quality is excellent, with Cristiano Ronaldo, João Félix and Bruno Fernandes collaborating. Meanwhile, Switzerland are expected to have the same attitude when they played against Brazil.
Among the predictions, this is the least risky for fans to bet on, as the average number of corners in Portugal is very high, unlike the Swiss.
PORTUGAL VS SWITZERLAND PREVENTION 3: LESS THAN 1.5 GOALS
The Swiss national team played a very important role in containing the Brazilian offensive during Group G of the 2022 World Cup. They managed to avoid several chances, until they conceded the winning goal only in the 83rd minute.
With that, an interesting prognosis is that there will be no more than 1.5 goals in this round of 16 match. Due to the compact defense of Switzerland that only conceded three goals in three games.
PREVIOUS CONFRONTS PORTUGAL VS SWITZERLAND
As the confrontation has already happened on 25 other occasions, between Eurocopa, World Cup qualifiers and League of Nations, but never in world championships, there is a lot of information to make the guess Portugal x Switzerland.
See below some recent results between the selections:
Switzerland 1 x 0 Portugal: League of Nations in 2022
Portugal 4 x 0 Switzerland: League of Nations in 2022
Portugal 3 x 1 Switzerland: League of Nations in 2018
