Portugal vs Liechtenstein Prediction: The hosts are the clear favorites in the group

On March 23, the stadium Jose Alvalade will host a qualifying match for the European Football Championship, in which the national teams of Portugal and Liechtenstein will meet.

For the Portuguese national team, the last major tournament was controversial. They were well on their way to the Mundial, but in the quarterfinals, they sensationally lost to Morocco, 0:1, leaving them without a medal. After that, there was a lot of talk about whether Cristiano Ronaldo would continue his career with the national team, but now we can see that the legendary forward has given a positive answer. Another thing is that he will now have to work with a different head coach. Fernando Santos left his post after the World Cup in Qatar. The new coach is the former Belgian national team manager Roberto Martinez, who has not experienced such a severe challenge.

A couple of decades ago, in the European games, several national teams were considered hopeless underdogs in all qualifying tournaments. There are fewer such national teams now, but Liechtenstein remains very weak. The last time they could score points was in September 2021, when they drew 1:1 with Armenia. After that, they lost 12 consecutive games with a total score of 1:39. The Red and Blue are leading contenders for last place in Group J in the Euro 2024 qualifying.

The Portuguese and Liechtenstein national teams are opponents at an incomparable level of ambition and skill. The hosts are the clear favorites in Group J, and the guests are hopeless outsiders. Roberto Martinez's charges should expect an easy win in the upcoming game; this will be the debut game for the Spanish specialist as the head coach of Portugal, so he will try to prove himself in front of the home crowd as well. Liechtenstein is still uncompetitive, so we must bet on Portugal's victory with a handicap (-5.5).

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the Portuguese team after the failed match against Morocco at the 2022 World Cup when the national team leader again had emotions, nerves, and tears. If the Africans did not allow the 38-year-old to create anything in the attack, now he would have an excellent opportunity to fool around in the attack, as the nearest opponent would be the national team of Liechtenstein. The veteran will have all chances to score a whole bunch of goals in the rival's goal, updating the world record of performance at the national level. On this basis, the best option for the prediction seems to be a total over 2.5 goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, and you can bet on the first goal in the match from 1 to 13 minutes.

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