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Portugal national football team
World Cup | Last 16
Dec 6, 2022 at 7pm UK
Lusail Iconic Stadium
Switzerland national football team

Portugal
6 - 1
Switzerland

Ramos (17', 51', 67'), Pepe (33'), Guerreiro (55'), Leao (90+2')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Akanji (58')
Schar (43'), Comert (59')

The Match

Match Report

Portugal progress to the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup after thrashing Switzerland 6-1 in the last 16 at Lusail Stadium on Tuesday night.

Team News

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo is dropped to the substitutes' bench for their World Cup 2022 last-16 clash against Switzerland this evening.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup clash between Portugal and Switzerland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Switzerland could line up for Tuesday's World Cup clash with last-16 opponents Portugal.

Form, Standings, Stats

Portugal

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: South Korea 2-1 Portugal
Friday, December 2 at 3pm in World Cup

Switzerland

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland
Friday, December 2 at 7pm in World Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Portugal win with a probability of 50.32%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Switzerland had a probability of 24.64%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portugal win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.48%) and 2-0 (9.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.9%), while for a Switzerland win it was 0-1 (7.48%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Portugal would win this match.

Result
PortugalDrawSwitzerland
50.32% (-9.136 -9.14) 25.04% (3.038 3.04) 24.64% (6.098 6.1)
Both teams to score 51.36% (-1.062 -1.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.85% (-5.608 -5.61)51.15% (5.606 5.61)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27% (-5.127 -5.13)72.99% (5.125 5.13)
Portugal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.67% (-5.399 -5.4)20.33% (5.398 5.4)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.28% (-9.392 -9.39)52.72% (9.391 9.39)
Switzerland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.47% (2.843 2.84)35.53% (-2.845 -2.85)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.71% (2.831 2.83)72.29% (-2.831 -2.83)
Score Analysis
    Portugal 50.32%
    Switzerland 24.64%
    Draw 25.03%
PortugalDrawSwitzerland
1-0 @ 11.5% (0.61 0.61)
2-1 @ 9.48% (-0.439 -0.44)
2-0 @ 9.17% (-1.195 -1.2)
3-1 @ 5.04% (-1.254 -1.25)
3-0 @ 4.87% (-1.701 -1.7)
3-2 @ 2.61% (-0.407 -0.41)
4-1 @ 2.01% (-0.985 -0.99)
4-0 @ 1.94% (-1.184 -1.18)
4-2 @ 1.04% (-0.394 -0.39)
Other @ 2.68%
Total : 50.32%
1-1 @ 11.9% (1.47 1.47)
0-0 @ 7.22% (1.494 1.49)
2-2 @ 4.91% (0.155 0.16)
Other @ 1%
Total : 25.03%
0-1 @ 7.48% (1.987 1.99)
1-2 @ 6.16% (1.163 1.16)
0-2 @ 3.87% (1.239 1.24)
1-3 @ 2.13% (0.53 0.53)
2-3 @ 1.69% (0.175 0.18)
0-3 @ 1.33% (0.495 0.5)
Other @ 1.98%
Total : 24.64%

How you voted: Portugal vs Switzerland

Portugal
64.9%
Draw
22.7%
Switzerland
12.3%
154
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Switzerland
1-0
Portugal
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Widmer (34'), Omlin (80')

Pereira (13'), Cancelo (59')
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Switzerland
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Fernandes (32')

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2-0
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