The disruption in the results of the Portuguese national team began last year, when the Euro 2020 favorite made it through the first group stage with difficulty. Then, in three rounds, the team won only one victory and a draw, which brought third place and only the rating saved the team from a shameful relegation at the first stage. We did not have to wait long for this moment. Already at the stage of the 1/8 finals, the team of the chosen ones failed to cope with the Belgian national team (0:1). At the stage of the group stage of the selection for the World Cup in Qatar, the wards of Fernando Santos could not come out on top. For eight rounds today’s hosts have chalked up five wins and two draws, which corresponds to 17 points and the second position in the standings. The Portuguese scored 17 goals with the best performance in the defensive line, which conceded less than one goal per match. In the semi-finals of the promotion, the Portuguese team confidently beat Turkey (3:1). Lopes, Neves and Pepe, who has coronavirus, will not be able to play today.
The Estonian national team got only three points in the last season of the League of Nations. The team drew three times, but never won. In the first play-out match against today’s opponent, the Baltic club held out and once again the rivals parted ways. In the qualifier for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Thomas Haeberli’s wards recorded one victory and two peaceful outcomes in ten rounds, which brought them five points and the fifth final position. In the last four rounds the Blue Shirts got only one point in the duel with Malta (2:2). More scientific soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
