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Portugal national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Play-offs - Finals
Mar 29, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
 
North Macedonia national football team

Portugal
2 - 0
N. Macedonia

Fernandes (32', 65')
Cancelo (68')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Musliu (68'), Alioski (74')

The Match

Match Report

Portugal secure their spot at the 2022 World Cup courtesy of a 2-0 victory over North Macedonia in Porto.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Portugal and North Macedonia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Portugal could line up for Tuesday's World Cup 2022 qualifying playoff final with North Macedonia.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Six:
Last Game: Portugal 4-0 Switzerland
Sunday, June 5 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Next Game: Portugal vs. Czech Republic
Thursday, June 9 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Last Six:
Last Game: Gibraltar 0-2 N. Macedonia
Sunday, June 5 at 5pm in Nations League
Next Game: N. Macedonia vs. Georgia
Thursday, June 9 at 7.45pm in Nations League

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 58.67%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for North Macedonia had a probability of 19.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portugal win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.72%) and 2-0 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a North Macedonia win it was 1-2 (5.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Portugal in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Portugal.

Result
PortugalDrawNorth Macedonia
58.67%21.64%19.69%
Both teams to score 55.66%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.76%42.24%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.35%64.64%
Portugal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.91%14.09%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.3%41.7%
North Macedonia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.79%35.21%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.03%71.96%
Score Analysis
    Portugal 58.67%
    North Macedonia 19.69%
    Draw 21.63%
PortugalDrawNorth Macedonia
2-1 @ 9.94%
1-0 @ 9.72%
2-0 @ 9.53%
3-1 @ 6.5%
3-0 @ 6.22%
3-2 @ 3.39%
4-1 @ 3.18%
4-0 @ 3.05%
4-2 @ 1.66%
5-1 @ 1.25%
5-0 @ 1.2%
Other @ 3.03%
Total : 58.67%
1-1 @ 10.14%
2-2 @ 5.19%
0-0 @ 4.96%
3-3 @ 1.18%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 21.63%
1-2 @ 5.3%
0-1 @ 5.18%
0-2 @ 2.7%
1-3 @ 1.84%
2-3 @ 1.81%
0-3 @ 0.94%
Other @ 1.92%
Total : 19.69%

How you voted: Portugal vs N. Macedonia

Portugal
79.2%
North Macedonia
20.8%
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