Ireland vs Portugal Prediction 11 November 2021

In the ninth round of qualification for the 2022 World Cup, the main favorites of Group A, Portugal, will go on a visit to very uncompromising Ireland.

Fourth place, five points and goals 8:8 - Ireland are performing worse than expected in the current qualification. On the other hand, there is a tendency to improve their results. After all, after the fiasco, 0:1, from Luxembourg and 1:2 from Portugal, the Orange looked good against the backdrop of Azerbaijan (1:1, 3:0) and Serbia (1:1).

Portugal, with 16 points and 16:4 goal statistics, are second, maintaining an excellent lead. At the end of March, Santos' wards drew 2:2 with Serbia, after which they took turns breaking the resistance of Luxembourg (3:1, 5:0), Ireland (2:1) and Azerbaijan (3:0).

Ireland are renowned for their organized defensive play as well as their fierce support from the home crowd. We believe that both of these factors will help the hosts to adequately oppose the Portuguese, but in the end the more status guests will still prevail.