Azerbaijan hosts Portugal in round 5 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Tuesday, September 7th at Baku Olympic Stadium (Baku)
Azerbaijan likes to invite status persons to the post of head coach of the national team. Gianni de Biasi is now working in Baku. It seems that the choice is very interesting, given that the Italian brought modest Albania to the Euro. So far there is no reason to believe that this will happen again with the Transcaucasian national team, which is modest in terms of personnel potential. Yes, the Azerbaijanis fought with dignity in March, losing to Portugal (there was only Medvedev's own goal), Turkey, and Serbia with a minimal difference (1-2 each). But points are not given for such scores. On September 1, the same score was repeated with Luxembourg, which was already a blow to ambitions. But then a sensation almost happened in Dublin. The Azerbaijanis opened the scoring at the ending of the first half, but Duffy managed to equalize in the 87th minute.
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The Portuguese almost disgraced themselves in the game on September 1st. Then they hosted Ireland and couldn’t create dangerous chances for a long time. Ronaldo could not upset the young goalkeeper of the opponents. And the Irish managed not only to fight back but also opened the scoring. They almost gained a victory, but Cristiano showed himself to be a real leader at a key moment. He managed to net a double, scoring in the 89th and 96th minutes. Having brought the victory, the forward could not hold back his emotions and received a yellow card, so he will miss the upcoming game due to the disqualification. The veteran did not even stay for further training, having asked for leave to Manchester. Without their captain, the Portuguese looked very confident against Qatar and won 3-1. But that was only a friendly match.
Azerbaijan can remember 1999 when it gained a 1-1 draw at home. Portugal won the remaining six head-to-head matches. However, the former champions of Europe won only due to an own goal in March. It is clear that Portugal must win, but its strengths are not unlimited. And the hosts are unlikely to try to attack. We will bet on Under 3.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 goals scored
