Portugal vs Andorra
European Qualifiers – 2018 World Cup
Date: Friday, 7th October 2016
Kick-off: 19:45 UK
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Aveiro.
Portugal and Andorra face off in the World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.
Portugal's campaign got off to a rough start as the reigning Euro 2016 champs were humbled 2-0 in their first qualifier against Switzerland. Group B is not seen as particularly difficult, with the likes of Faroe Islands, Andorra, Latvia and Hungary the other four opponents for the Swiss and Portuguese. Yet the Iberian side is now at the bottom of the group and needs to put together a strong string of performances to get back in top form.
Fortunatley the team will get back Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been terrific in games against smaller sides.
Andorra lost its first game at home 1-0 against Latvia.
Only one side automatically qualifies from the group in the UEFA Qualifiers. The second place team must endure a two-legged playoff with another second place side for a chance to compete in Russia.
Portugal vs Andorra: Head-to-Head stats
The latest meeting between these two sides in a qualifying competition can be dated back to the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Portugal come good with two comprehensive wins – 3-0 at home and 7-1 away at Andorra.
They also met in a friendly on 1999 at Lisbon which was won by Portugal by a 4-0 margin.
Portugal vs Andorra: Prediction
Andorra are a side who haven’t won a match in any competition since 2010. They have also failed to score in 17 of their last 20 matches. So there is no doubt that the Portuguese side can eye for a big win here. With Ronaldo coming back from injury, we can expect them to score in plenty here. The goal markets are the best option for this games and I can see Portugal scoring at least 4 goals in this match.
Portugal vs Andorra: Betting Tips
Portugal to Score over 3.5 goals at 4.50 (7/2).
