England v Portugal Predictions & Betting Odds 2nd June 2016

Three Lions to be held by Portugal again?

Vardy - Sterling (England)
Vardy - Sterling (England) © GEPA pictures

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The Three Lions will take on Portugal in their final warm-up match ahead of Euro 2016. With wins over Turkey and Australia already on the board, the players will be keen to push on for a starting place at Euro 2016. Hodgson though is likely to really utilise his squad though in this one so as not to risk injury and to use the little time that is left to see the fringe players. Portugal have produced some mixed results lately but with Cristiano Ronaldo around, there’s always a chance of a result.

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England v Portugal Betting Tips

Well, will these two end up meeting at Euro 2016? It is a possibility and there have been some intense meetings between the two of them. In Euro 2004 they clashed when Portugal were hosts in the quarter finals and England lost on a penalty shoot out. Then just a couple of years later at World Cup 2006, they squared off in the quarter finals there, a match which saw Wayne Rooney sent off and England crash out on penalties again at the hands of the Portuguese. Drawn matches have been a common theme between these two and the last four meetings have ended in a draw (over 90 minutes). That may not be a bad way to go in the match outright for this one really and a 1-1 correct score is a price of 11/2. England hold the head to head lead of W9 D10 L3 (90 minutes).

So England will have their Euro 2016 send off happening at Wembley on Thursday and really looking down their squad, they have the strike power to pull out a win. Jamie Vardy is back in the fold after his wedding and he is around the 7/4 mark in the anytime goalscorer market along with the likes of Daniel Sturridge, Wayne Rooney and Marcus Rashford. Roy Hodgson will have named his 23 man squad by the time this match comes along. Will young Manchester United star Rashford be heading to France with the squad? The attacking department really isn’t the area of concern for England, it is the defence. It’s not great back there and with them having conceded in each of their last four friendly matches both teams to score in Thursday’s game will return odds of even money.

So what of Portugal? Well, they posted seven wins in their Euro 2016 qualifying group and four of those were by a 1-0 scoreline. So they are a side which, more often than not, grinds out results and they don’t particularly have a lot of goals in them. They have a mixed W3 L2 run of form going over their last five played, the defeats in that sequence being 1-0 losses against Russia and Bulgaria in friendly matches. They have won their last two, though, beating Belgium and Norway in friendly games. Cristiano Ronaldo should be with the squad, but is unlikely to put in 90 minutes after having played the Champions League final on the weekend. He is even money in the anytime goalscorer market with Eder at 3/1 and Nani at 4/1. They look an average side at best without Ronaldo in there, but they can earn a draw at Wembley.

England v Portugal Betting Odds

England 10/11, Draw 9/4, Portugal 3/1

England v Portugal Predictions

This probably points to being yet another draw between the two nations. Portugal are solid enough to resist England for long periods without really doing a lot of damage going forward themselves. Worth a punt on both teams to score because of England’s weak defence but a draw between them looks likely again.

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