Turkey vs. Portugal Prediction on June 22, 2024

Match info

On Saturday evening, June 22, at 6 p.m. local time, Turkey and Portugal, the two sides that will officially know if they can punch their men’s 2024 UEFA European Football Championship knockout stage ticket, will meet in rural Germany at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund. The game is good for Group F’s second round.

Meeting statistics

The current form of the Turkey

Vincenzo Montella’s team will be eager to cause a noteworthy surprise on Saturday. Turkey overcame an incredible challenge to defeat European debutantes Georgia earlier in the week by a score of 3-1. But even though they won a lot of praise during their thrilling Euro 2024 qualification run the previous year, “The Crescent Stars” have had trouble staying consistent since the start of the year.

After suffering a humiliating 1-6 loss to Austria in an international friendly three months ago, Turkey’s most recent matchup against their next Group F rivals should worry them. When Montella’s team traveled to Portugal for World Cup qualifying back in March 2022, they were soundly defeated 1-3, hence they are considered a serious underdog in this match by the best betting sites in Portugal. If you haven’t watched Turkey’s opening match against Georgia for this EURO 2024, you’d be duped by the easy victory for the former; Georgia more than deserved a draw, if not a victory. In their last seven games across all competitions, Turkey has only managed one clean sheet.

Real Madrid teenager Arda Güler, who lit up the competition this summer with a spectacular goal against Georgia, will be a key player on Saturday night. Barış Alper Yılmaz, 24, led Galatasaray to their 24th domestic title last season, and he’ll lead Turkey’s attack in Dortmund. Zeki Çelik, a 27-year-old defender for Roma, may have had to make do with a bench seat at Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday night, but he still has a chance to earn his 46th international cap.

The current form of Portugal

Regarding Portugal, after pulling off an incredible comeback against the Czech Republic earlier in the week to win 2-1, Roberto Martínez’s team will be hoping to capitalize on that late surge. After starting what turned out to be an incredible journey to qualify for EURO 2024 last year, winning all 10 of their Group J matches with an overall scoring ratio of 36-2, “The Team of the Escutcheons” is predicted to be a “dark horse” candidate this summer.

As they wrapped off their pre-tournament training with a straightforward 3-0 victory over Ireland, the former Belgium manager will be thrilled with his team’s dominant record against their opponents on Saturday. They have also prevailed in six of their seven notable encounters with Turkey, including their 3-1 triumph in their most recent meeting with Turkey in March 2022. In nine of their previous 11 outings across all competitions, Portugal scored at least two goals.

Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, will spearhead Portugal’s attack even though he was unable to start his German-hosted European Championship campaign against the Czech Republic earlier in the week. Francisco Conceição, 21, will have to make do with a bench berth despite scoring an incredible last-minute victory in Leipzig after coming off the bench. Even though the 41-year-old Pepe played the entire match on Tuesday, he’ll start alongside Rúben Dias once more and will receive his 138th cap for his non-native country in this match.

Head-to-head

In their most recent meeting, which took place in March 2022 during World Cup qualifying, Portugal defeated Turkey 3-1. Six of the seven prior meetings between Turkey and the 2016 European champions have resulted in victories of the latter.

Match analytics

Portugal, having pulled off a stunning comeback against the Czech Republic midweek, will be trying to avert yet another upset here. Martínez’s team will be smelling a great chance, knowing that they are only 90 minutes away from securing their spot in the knockout stage of Euro 2024.

Suggested wager: Halftime/fulltime 2/2 with odds of 2.14 at the Rembrandt Casino.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. Turkey vs. Portugal 0:3