Morocco vs Portugal Predictions | 51/1 Bet Builder Tips, Line-Ups & Odds (World Cup 2022)
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Morocco are looking to make history as they face Portugal in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup on Saturday afternoon. Can Morocco produce another stunning upset in Qatar? This article contains our Morocco vs Portugal predictions, an in-depth match preview with expert tips, probable line-ups, team news, how to watch the match on TV, highest odds and betting offers!
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How to watch Morocco v Portugal
Morocco vs Portugal will be held at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha on Saturday, 10 December.
The match kicks off at 15:00 GMT and will be shown live on ITV in the UK with coverage beginning at 14:00 GMT.
Football fans can live stream the action from the ITV X app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device..
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Morocco vs Portugal Betting Preview
Morocco are the surprise outfit so far at this year's World Cup. They were epic in their penalty shootout win over Spain, with goalkeeper Bounou saving two out of three penalties after regular and extra-time finished in a goalless draw. As a result, the North African side have conceded just once all tournament. Prior to that, Ziyech & co. drew their Group B opener with Croatia 0-0, but then beat Belgium 2-0 and Canada 2-1 to top the pile.
Portugal enter this clash on the back of a 6-1 trashing of Switzerland, with Gonçalo Ramos (who replaced Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting XI) scoring a hat-trick. It was a convincig performance from the Lusitans after a couple of hiccups during the group stage. In the first three games, Fernando Santos men beat Ghana (3-2) and Uruguay (2-0) but suffered a worrying defeat against South Korea (2-1).
Morocco and Portugal have only met on two previous occasions - both at the World Cup. In 1986, Morocco won 3-1 while in 2018 Portugal get their revenge (1-0 courtesy of a goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo).
Best Odds
Despite playing without Neymar and many other regular starters, Portugal are havy favorites here. The bookies are pricing the Seleçao 21/50 to win (best odds at STS.co.uk). Morocco are 8/1 with Spreadex to deliver another upset at this World Cup, while the draw is backable at 41/10 with VBet.
Probable Line-Ups
Morocco (4-3-3): Bono; Hakimi, Aguerd, Saiss, Mazraoui; Amrabat, Amallah, Ounahi; Ziyech, En-Nesyri, Boufal
Morocco have injury concerns in defense as Nayef Aguerd is battling a groin injury while Roman Saiss is struggling with a tight harmstring. Highly rated full backs Achraf Hakimi and Noussair Mazraoui will retain their berth. In the middle of the park, Selim Amallah should continue ahead of Abdelhamid Sabiri while Sofyan Amrabat will anchor the midfield. Hakim Ziyech ad Sofiane Boufal will flank Youssef En-Nesyri up front.
Portugal (4-3-3): Costa; Dalot, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro; Neves, Otavio, Silva; Fernandes, Felix, Ramos
Fernando Santos demoted Ronaldo to the bench for Benfica star Goncalo Ramos, and the youngster could get the nod over CR7 once again. The likes of Joao Felix and Bruno Fernandes will complete the front trio, with Rafael Leao providing a further option. No changes are expected in midfield - with Bernardo Silva and Otavio flanking William Carvalho - as well as in the four man backline. Nuno Mendes and Danilo Pereira are still out - the former for the rest of the tournament.
Morocco v Portugal Predictions
Morocco have impressed in Qatar, mixing attacking flair with defensive guile. The Moroccans have gone unbeaten against European powers Croatia, Belgium and Spain. Furthermore, they have kept six clean sheets from their last seven outings.
Portugal have started to fire all cylinders and will be fresher than their opponents, having eased past Switzerland in 90 minutes last time out.
Anyway, we believe it will not be an easy task for Fernando Santos' men. The match will be more levelled than the odds suggests, so we back Morocco +2 Handicap and Portugal to win by one.
The match could end with a 2-1 Portugal win and Gonçalo Ramos is our pick in the anytime goalscorer market.
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