Portugal face Bulgaria in a friendly match on Friday, March 25.
Portugal have no troubles qualifying for the main stage of Euro-2016, finishing first in their qualifying group ahead of Albania, Denmark, Serbia and Armenia with 21 point out of 24 possible. They didn’t show high scoring though and their overall goal difference is 11-5. The team is depend on their leader Cristiano Ronaldo a lot and if CR7 aren’t in best form or don’t participate in a match, Portugal is completely different team.
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The best years of Bulgarian football was in 90’s when Stoickov and Co. were quite tough opponents but now Bulgaria national team can only dream of taking part at main stages of big tournaments. The team finished 4th in their group with 11 points and 9-12 goal difference and no one considered them as real contenders for first two spots or playoffs. The key to poor results in disappointing performance on the road as they suffered 6 defeats in last 10 away matches with one draw and 3 victories.
The history of head-to-head between the teams consists of 8 matches but the most recent one was played back in 1973. So, 43 years later teams meet again and the hosts appear to be obvious favorites of the match. They should be focusing on adjusting their football before the main stage of Euro-2016 while Bulgaria can try new players aiming for the World Cup 2018 qualifiers.
Prediction for the match: Portugal to win.
