Results for tag: portugal
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Jun 27, 2012 at 10:44:26 AM
[u]Match Odds[/u]
Portugal's results appear to be welded to the performances of Cristiano Ronaldo. After a quiet start to Euro 2012, the captain has scored three goals in two matches and the team has started to look like plausible tournament winners.
Portugal beat their neighbours 4-0 in a friendly at the end of 2010, but that was a while ago now and Spain gave the impression that the result of that game mattered less to them than it did their local rivals.
That's not the case here. Spain will be writ large in the history books if they win this match and one more at the weekend. As Opta have noticed, the European and world champions have 17 wins from their most recent 18 competitive games, so there seems to be value in backing them to win in 90 minutes at 2.02.
There is a concern,...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Oct 13, 2011 at 01:39:21 PM
Portugal are no longer considered the most likely of the eight Euro 2012 play-off contenders to make it to the finals in Poland and Ukraine after being drawn against Bosnia.
Despite the fact that Paulo Bento's side progressed at Bosnia's expense for the World Cup, winning both legs of their make-or-break showdown 1-0, the Euro 2004 finalists have drifted to 1.48 to find a way through from 1.36 pre-draw.
The tie is bad news for Edin Dzeko and co too, who were close to earning their spot as Group D winners before a Samir Nasri penalty denied them victory in France on Tuesday, as they have flown out from 2.2 to 2.9 to qualify.
One of the biggest movers in the opposite direction are Republic of Ireland after Giovanni Trapattoni's men received the draw that most of the seeds were secretly...