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Luxembourg vs Portugal Predictions & Tips - Portugal to win to nil in the Euro qualifiers

By Eddy Tora

25 Mar 2023

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Eddy Tora 25 Mar 2023

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Luxembourg vs Portugal tips for Sunday’s Euro qualifier (19:45 GMT)
Portugal have won to nil in 5 of their last 6 matches against Luxembourg
Can Cristiano Ronaldo add to his international goal scoring record?

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Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 120 goals in 197 internationals (Getty)

Luxembourg vs Portugal Predictions

Portugal regularly win to nil against Luxembourg which should be the case again here. I am backing Ronaldo to score first in a 3-0 victory for the Seleção.

Luxembourg vs Portugal Predictions
Head to Head
Luxembourg Form
Luxembourg Squad & Team News
Portugal Form
Portugal Squad & Team News

Luxembourg have failed to score in their last 2 matches.
Luxembourg have lost to nil in 2 of their last 4 matches (Euro qualifiers).
Portugal have won to nil in 5 of their last 6 matches against Luxembourg.
Portugal have won by 3+ goals in 8 of their last 12 matches against Luxembourg.
Portugal have won to nil in their last 3 matches (Euro qualifiers).
Portugal have won by 4+ goals in 2 of their last 3 matches (Euro qualifiers).

Head to Head

Portugal have a 17-1 advantage against Luxembourg with 1 draw in 19 matches.

They last met in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Portugal winning 3-1 in Luxembourg and 5-0 at home, Ronaldo scoring four goals in both legs.

Luxembourg Form

Luxembourg did well in the Nations League, finishing second in League C/Group 1.

Luc Holtz’s side went undefeated in their final three games, a 2-2 draw against Faroe Islands and 3-3 draw in Turkey followed by a 1-0 win against Lithuania.

The Red Lions played two friendlies in November, a 2-2 draw against Hungary and 0-0 draw against Bulgaria.

Luxembourg drew 0-0 in Slovakia in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier.

Luxembourg Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Anthony Moris, Ralph Schon, Tiago Pereira Cardoso

Defenders: Lars Krogh Gerson, Laurent Jans, Maxime Chanot, Dirk Carlson, Mica Pinto, Marvin da Graça, Enes Mahmutovic, Tim Hall, Eldin Dzogovic

Midfielders: Christopher Martins, Danel Sinani, Vincent Thill, Leandro Barreiro, Florian Bohnert, Sébastien Thill, Mathias Olesen, Timothé Rupil, Dejvid Sinani

Forwards: Gerson Rodrigues, Yvandro Borges Sanches, Alessio Curci

Midfielders Aldin Skenderovic and Olivier Thill were not called up alongside forward Maurice Deville.

Gerson Rodrigues has scored 15 goals in 52 internationals.

Portugal Form

Portugal reached the World Cup quarter-finals in Qatar. They topped Group A after beating Ghana 3-2, Uruguay 2-0 and losing 2-1 against South Korea.

The Seleção smashed Switzerland 6-1 in the Round of 16 with Ronaldo benched and Gonçalo Ramos hitting a hat-trick. Their tournament ended after a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Morocco.

Fernando Santos stepped aside and was replaced by Roberto Martinez.

Portugal beat Liechtenstein 4-0 in their opening European Championship qualifier. João Cancelo and Bernardo Silva scored with deflected strikes before Cristiano Ronaldo netted a penalty and free kick.

Portugal Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Rui Patrício, Diogo Costa, José Sá

Defenders: Pepe, Danilo Pereira, Raphaël Guerreiro, Rúben Dias, João Cancelo, Nuno Mendes, Diogo Dalot, António Silva, Gonçalo Inácio, Diogo Leite

Midfielders: Bernardo Silva, João Mário, Bruno Fernandes, Rúben Neves, João Palhinha, Matheus Nunes, Otávio, Vitinha

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Jota, João Félix, Rafael Leão, Gonçalo Ramos

William Carvalho, Ricardo Horta and André Silva miss out after going to the World Cup.

Diogo Leite has been called up for the first time and Gonçalo Inácio made his debut against Liechtenstein.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 120 goals in 197 internationals.

Verdict

Luxembourg v Portugal

Portugal regularly win to nil against Luxembourg and can keep another clean sheet here. Cristiano Ronaldo can score first in a 3-0 win for the Seleção.

Portugal

Win To Nil

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Portugal -2

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Cristiano Ronaldo

First Goalscorer

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Portugal Win 3-0

Correct Score

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