Portugal take on Slovenia in the 1/8-finals of UEFA Euro-2024. The match will be played on Monday, July 1st at Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt).
The "Chosen Ones" have been playing under a new coach for a year and a half — Fernando Santos was dismissed even after reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup. His successor, Roberto Martínez, passed the first test, which was the Euro qualification, with flying colors: the team was the only one to win all their qualifying matches, ten in total! However, they had a more mixed period in friendly matches, including a home defeat to Croatia before the Euros. They managed to secure the top spot in their group early, which allowed them not to hinder Georgia's triumph in the last round. But how lucky were Ronaldo and company in Germany! They conceded first against the Czech Republic, only to wait until the middle of the second half for Staněk and Granečný to practically gift them two goals in response. The rout of Turkey was largely secured by a comical own goal from Akaydın. What if Fortuna demands repayment now?
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Slovenia has found its method to achieve results. The "Boys" missed quite a few tournaments. But last year, the team received a favorable draw. They capitalized on it, finishing level on points with Denmark. This finally allowed them to return to a major tournament. And there, in the opening round, Matjaž Kek's charges faced... once again Eriksen and company. They managed to respond to Christian's goal with a late long-range strike from Janža, aided by an own goal. In the second round, they allowed Serbia to equalize, conceding during Jović's last corner kick. And finally, against the pragmatic English, they played out a dull goalless draw.
There has only been one friendly match so far, in March of this year. At that time, in Slovenia, Roberto Martínez's team lost 0-2. The "Chosen Ones" are clearly stronger than their opponents. They should take their opponent seriously, especially since they received a significant setback in the spring. Here, we are betting on a victory for Ronaldo and company with a handicap of "-1."
Prediction for the match: Portugal to win with -1.0 handicap.
