Portugal vs. France Tip & Quotes, 23.06.2021 – 21:00
On Wednesday evening, June 23, 2021 at 9 p.m., Portugal and France will meet at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on the third and last day of Group F at the European Championships. The reigning European champion got off to a good start last Saturday from Germany and missed the premature entry into the quarter-finals. The world champion could not go beyond a draw against sacrificially fighting Hungarians and thus could not make the round of the last 16 teams perfect prematurely. Les Blues leads the group with four points ahead of Germany (3), Portugal (3) and Hungary (1).
(Status of EM 2021 odds: 21.06.2021, 17:48 o’clock)
The Selecao was immediately under pressure against Germany. The „home team“ raised a lot of alarms and quickly had two shot opportunities to lead through Gosens (5th, offside) and Havertz (10th). On the other hand, the reigning European champion took advantage of the first opportunity after a 1-0 counter by Cristiano Ronaldo (15th). The Germans had to gather again after the shock and came back in the final minutes of the first half through two unfortunate own goals of Ruben Dias (35th) and BVB star Raphael Guerreiro (39th) and suddenly led with 2:1. Break was not yet and the national team of Fernando Santos was lucky that Gosens (44th) and Gnabry (45th +3) failed Rui Patricio. After a restart, the eagle bearers were back full and shot through Havertz fixedly 3-1 (51st). The southern Europeans were far too negligent and erroneous, especially on the outer railways. So the decision to 4-1 was made by a header from Gosens (60th). The 2016 European Champion could have quickly shortened from CR7 to Diogo Joto to 2:4 (67th) and made it even more exciting, but the post had something against it (78th, Renato Sanches). Goretzka gave up the last opportunity of the match with a bat shot (83rd).
The Santos Elf collected the first defeat against Germany in 2021. The first European Championship game against Hungary was a clear 3-0 for the Selecao. A few days before the launch of the EURO, the Portuguese tested against Spain (0-0) and Israel (4-0) and confirmed their good form. Also in the World Cup qualifying you are on course with seven points from three international matches.
The European Champion and National League winner won an EM final for the first time five years ago with only three points after the preliminary round against Iceland (1:1), Austria (0:0) and Hungary (3:3). Even in the knockout phase, Portugal won only one game after 90 minutes (semi-finals against Wales 2-0). In the eighth and quarter-finals Croatia was eliminated after overtime and Poland after penalties. In the final Portugal won the title against host France (1-0 A.D.).
Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) lead THE Euro goalkeeper list with three goals each. The Selecao scored five goals in two European Championships, making it the second most dangerous offensive team in the ongoing competition. Only Italy is even better in front of the opposing crate.
Portugal does not have to complain about injuries or closures, so the defending champion can receive the world champion in best position.
Latest matches from Portugal
Portugal: 3 victories – 1 draw – 1 defeat
(Status: 21.06.2021)
The national team of Didier Deschamps went into the second European Championship game against Hungary as a very high favourite in Budapest and after a little start-up time also did a decent job. The first two possibilities of Griezmann (14th) and Mbappe (17th) remained unused. The World Champion increased the pressure with increasing playing time and gained further shooting opportunities through Benzema (31st) and Mbappe (33rd). The odds wrestler from the Tricolore team was then punished with the break whistle. The „hosts“, who were only in the back, scored a quick counter-attack in the replay time, which Fiola used to score 1-0 (45th +2). In the second period of the game, the favourite lost the ease. The French were far from as dangerous as in the first 45 minutes. Nevertheless, the traded Dembele was close to equalization (59th, post shot). The Eastern Europeans were highly concentrated and defended much away with a lot of dedication and passion. But a mistake by Leipzig’s Willi Orban took Griezmann 1-1 (66th). As a result, however, the World Champion was still unable to create the crystal clear opportunities. In addition, the outsider repeatedly managed to provide relief with angry attacks. There was only one possibility left in the final phase for France by Mbappe, who shot into the arms of Hungarian-closeman Gulasci (82nd). It stayed 1-1 in the Puskas Arena.
The Deschamps team missed the entry into the quarter-finals after the opening win against Germany (1:0), but can still plan for the next round after the 1:1 against Hungary. With four points, Les Blues has a very good chance of getting ahead as one of the fourth best group finishes even in a defeat. The French have been unbeaten for nine international matches. Seven of them were completed this year. The rehearsals shortly before the start of the tournament against Wales and Bulgaria were clearly won 3-0 on a friendly level. After a bumpy start to the World Cup qualification against Ukraine (1:1), the two subsequent qualifying games against Kazakhstan and Bosnia were fully successful again.
At the 2016 home European Championships, the Tricolore team marched to the final against Portugal (0-1 A.D.). The two-time European champion won every European Championship game until then, except the last group game against Switzerland, when they had already secured the entry into the quarter-finals (0:0). Among other things, Germany was defeated 2-0 in the semi-finals and the Icelandic surprise team stopped in the quarter-finals (5-2). Two years later, France in Russia won the World Cup in the final against Croatia (4-2). It was the second World Cup success after 1998.
The French scored their own goal in the EURO. Antoine Griezmann of FC Barcelona scored the only goal against Hungary. Mats Hummels scored his own goal in a 1-0 victory over Germany.
Ousmane Dembele (leg injury) is questionable against Portugal. Otherwise, the French can rely on all the players in the squad.
Latest matches from France
France: 4 victories – 1 draw – 0 defeats
1 victory Portugal – 1 draw – 6 victories France
The French national football team is favourite against Portugal for the three points on the last day of Group F. Both teams disappointed last weekend and thus missed the early entry into the European Championships eighth final. The team Tricolore was really good against Hungary only in the first round and could not completely convince even in the 1-0 victory against Germans.
The Selecao has once again been shown the limits by the DFB-Elf, although Ronaldo and Co. actually had the much better cards after the 3-0 opening win against Hungary. Anything can happen in the duel between the World Champion and the European Champion. Both national teams are able to win the game. The Deschamps Elf scores one point for the quarter-finals, as do the Santos men. But since it’s hard to play for draws, both will probably play for victory. However, it is more likely that the Portuguese will try to score points from a defensive basic order and the French are the offensive team. The form of the day will be decisive and we predict that France will win in a low-goal match.
For this EM Tip forecast, two bets are conceivable – on the one hand the 3-way bets on Victory France and on the other hand the Under 2.5 Goals bets. Depending on the bet, the odds offered will vary. Personally, we tend towards goal betting tip, so on the Under 2.5. The sports betting tip wins if there are no more than 2 hits in the match.
Bet Tip Bundesliga Trend: Under 2.5 Goals (Less than 2.5)
Wettquote bei Unibet*: 1.65 (Odds: 21.06.2021, 17:48 Uhr)
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