Portugal vs Switzerland Prediction on December 6, 2022

Match info

When Portugal and Switzerland square off in the round of 16 of the men’s football 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, both teams will be looking to erase not-so-impressive World Cup knockout-stage records. Their match is the last on the Round of 16 program, starting on Tuesday, December 6, at 10 p.m. local & Moscow time at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Portugal

The ‘Seleção’ has only made it to the round of eight once since legendary Eusébio’s dominance in 1966. Taking a peek at the offer of the World Cup’s best betting sites, Cristiano Ronaldo and company will be the favorites to advance against Switzerland, but after switching up their lineup and losing to South Korea in their last group game, they became the newest team to suffer an upset.

Nuno Mendes is absent for the remainder of the World Cup, thus Diogo Dalot and Raphaël Guerreiro are vying for the starting spot in Portugal’s defense. Otávio Monteiro and Danilo Pereira are questionable for this match after missing South Korea’s loss due to injury. The squad rotated out Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva, who should now be back.

The current form of Switzerland

Only Switzerland’s Friday night comeback victory over Serbia allowed them to advance to the knockout rounds. Since their last appearance in the World Cup quarter-finals in 1958, they have been waiting even longer for this to happen again.

Throughout the group stage, Switzerland’s lineup remained consistent, however, they were without Yann Sommer and Nico Elvedi due to illness during the victory over Serbia. If healthy, both should come back.

Head-to-head encounters

The 1938 World Cup was the last time these two sides played, and Switzerland prevailed 2-1. The h2h records are as follows:

● Portugal wins: 9
● Draws: 5
● Switzerland wins: 11

Match analytics

Last year at the Euro, Switzerland upset France, and they are more than capable of punishing Portugal if they don’t show on the match entirely focused. This one could end up winning for the Swiss side as well but in the overtime.

Best bet: Cristiano Ronaldo – anytime goalscorer at odds of 2.65 on PuliBet.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. Portugal vs Switzerland 6:1