FYR Macedonia U21 – Portugal U21 Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (23.06.2017)

Prediction for FYR Macedonia U21 – Portugal U21

Over 2.5 goals @ 1.43

FYR Macedonia U21 and Portugal Under-21 meet at Stadion GOSiR, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Under 21 Championship (Group Stage). There are only two recent direct matches between these two teams: on 23-05-2014, which ended with the victory of Portugal U21 by (0-1), and on 05-03-2014, which ended with victory Of Portugal Sub-21 by (2-0).

FYR Macedonia U21

The team gained access to this phase of the UEFA Under 21 Championship (Group Stage) after the fourth place in Group B, with a total of 0 points. In their last 10 matches for the UEFA U21 Championship, FYR Macedonia U21 recorded 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.

For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 5 games in his stadium. His attack has marked regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times and only got 1 comeback. In the last 12 games for this competition there is 1 period highlighted: he suffered 5 of his 14 goals in the minutes (61′-75 ‘).

Macedonia come to this game with a 2-2 draw against Serbia, adding in this way the game in a row without proving the taste of victory: the goals of the team were marked by Bardhi and Gjorgjev. In this game coach Blagoja Milevski should keep the team in a 4-2-3-1, benefiting the defensive organization and the direct passes for the attack, however, in some moments of the encounter should privilege only the counterattack. Naturally, the selection of Macedonia presents enormous weaknesses in the defensive line and in the attack. The good news is the availability of the entire staff.

Portugal U21

The team gained access to this phase of the UEFA Under 21 Championship (Group Stage) after 8th place in Group B, with a total of 0 points. In the last 10 matches he played for the UEFA Under 21 Championship, Portugal Under-21 won 7, tied 2 and lost 1.

For this competition, did not lose any of the last 5 games as a visitor. The defense has been strong and only suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 games, and his attack has marked regularly, since he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their games there is a tendency to have goals, since 8 of their last 12 matches for this competition have finished with More than 2.5 goals. This is a team that often scores first: it opened the scoring in 9 of its last 12 games for the UEFA Under 21 Championship, of which 9 came to the break in lead at 8 and managed to maintain the lead until the end of the 90 ‘ In 8. There is 1 period in the last 12 games for this competition: he suffered 3 of his 8 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘).

The Portuguese team arrives at this match with a defeat against Spain, by 1-3, thus adding the first defeat in the competition: the only goal of the team was marked by Bruma. Remember that the Portuguese seek to win and guarantee the second position of the group, but still may not be enough to gain access to the next phase of the competition. Usually coach Rui Jorge plays in 4-4-2, privileging the possession of the ball and the attacks paused, especially through the bands: Podense is a very fast and excellent player in the offensive transition. However, it must be stressed that the Lusos have enormous competition in both sectors, having scored on average 2.9 goals and suffered 0.7 goals per game. For this game the coach has two important absences: Ruben Semedo and Bruno Fernandes are suspended.