Portugal hosts Croatia in round 1 of the UEFA Nations League A. The match will be played on Saturday, September 5th at Estádio do Dragão (Porto)
Portugal is the reigning European champion and reigning winner of the first draw of the Nations League. The Portuguese made their way to the upcoming Euro in the form of a victory in the Nations League. The team took 2nd place in the qualifying group, letting the stubborn Ukrainians go ahead. Santos has a great selection of performers in the attack. There are two Silvas, one from Eintracht and the second from Man City. Guedes is from Valencia. Eder is from Moscow Lokomotiv and, of course, the unfading Ronaldo, who scored 99 goals in the national team. Where does he wants to score the anniversary goal? That's right, at home, even if there are no fans at the stadium.
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Croatia is the vice-champion of the world, but it closed the fourth group in League A in the last draw and was supposed to drop lower in the table of ranks. But due to the expansion of the elite league, the Croats remained in it. The Checkered Ones are not a role model in defense. Dalic's men have conceded in 12 of the last 15 matches. In the last friendly match, even the Georgian national team managed to score. A year ago, Tunisia scored two goals to the net of the Croats in a friendly game either. England and Hungary scored two goals each against Croatia, and Spain generally disgraced the vice-champion of the world by scoring it six goals in the last Nations League.
The hosts will surely score at least one goal in the upcoming match. I have already told about their selection of performers in the attack, and their halfbacks are not a gift either. Each of them is a potential threat to the goalkeepers of any opponent. Beyond that, the defense of the visitors is almost synonymous with the phrase “a goal conceded” in the last couple of years. Moreover, Portugal has scored in 13 of the last 15 home games. In the last two games at home, it scored more than one goal. And don't forget about Ronaldo’s 99 goals.
Prediction for the match: Portugal to score over 1.0 goal
