Portugal topped Group A2 of the UEFA Nations League with a win over the Czech Republic and will need only a point against Spain in their final group game to advance to the semi-finals....CONTINUE READING
Portugal will enter this game with 10 points, two more than Spain, who is now second. Portugal took control of the group with a 4-0 win away to the Czech Republic, their third win in four matches.
They’ve only lost once in five games, and their 1-0 defeat in Switzerland was also the only time they failed to score.
Spain is coming off a 2-1 home defeat to Switzerland, which saw them drop to second place in the group. They now risk missing out on the final stages of this competition. This is their first loss in nine games, and the second time in five games that they have conceded two goals.
They’ve scored in all five of their previous games and will look to do so again here, as this is a must-win game for them. They’ve drawn twice in their last five games and kept clean sheets twice in their last three.
Spain’s loss to Switzerland came at home; they haven’t had much difficulty away from home. They are unbeaten in five away games, winning four of them. They have drawn their last five matches against Portugal.
KICKOFF TIME: Spain versus Portugal match will go down today at 7:45PM Nigerian time.
