Betting tips for Portugal vs Egypt - 23.03.2018

Two of the teams that will be present at the 2018 World Cup, in Russia, this summer, Portugal and Egypt, face each other in a friendly match on Friday at the Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland. The Lusos, champions of Europe, come to make a very positive campaign in the qualifying phase and, with a lot of talent available, the main problem for Fernando Santos will be deciding who to leave out of the final call. Meanwhile, the African team will return to a World Cup almost 30 years later and has its main star, Salah, to lead the team.

Portugal comes to this game after, at the end of last year, they tied with the United States (1-1) and won against Saudi Arabia (3-0), in two friendlies in which Fernando Santos did many tests. In qualifying for the Russian event, the Portuguese won their group, with 27 points, the same as Switzerland, having won nine consecutive victories after losing to the Swiss on the opening day. They added 34 goals scored and 4 received, having finished with one of the best attacks of the qualifying phase. Also Ronaldo, with 15 goals was one of the top scorers, only behind Lewandowski. Fernando Santos could not summon players like Danilo and Nelson Semedo injured and saw Coentrao, William Carvalho and Ruben Dias fall from the call also due to injury. Thus, the Portuguese coach must make some tests, mainly in defense, where Mario Rui Napoli should debut, taking Fonte and Alves as the central, at a time when Pepe is still conditioned.

Egypt enters this phase of preparation for the World Cup after finishing the year with a victory against Congo (2-1) and a draw against Ghana (1-1), which assured him of the return to the World Cup, his third participation, after 28 years of absence. The North African team finished in the first place of their group, with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 4 points of advantage for the selection of Uganda, having scored 8 goals and received 4 in the six days of this phase . Mohamed Salah, main star of this team and top scorer, was the top scorer in the African zone with 5 goals. The Liverpool winger, leader of the race for the Golden Boot, is clearly the most outstanding player of a team account, for example, with Elneny of Arsenal and Hegazy and Babr of West Bromwich. For this match, Héctor Cúper, an Argentine coach who has already made history on the Egyptian bench, should take the opportunity to prove his best eleven against one of the best teams in the World.


The selection of Egypt seems focused on leaving a good image in this return to the world elite and has enough talent to be able to surprise in Russia. Meanwhile, Portugal, with many casualties is preparing to present itself as one of the candidates to, at least, reach the semifinals. Thus, with the talent present on both sides, with two of the top scorers in Europe, Ronaldo and Salah, and with a Portugal with some losses in defense, we can expect a game with some goals, in both goals.

Portugal vs Egypt Prediction: X/1 4.50

Portugal vs Egypt   Betting Tip: Over  2.5 Goals @ 1.80

Portugal vs Egypt  Score Recommendations: 2-1 10.00