Liechtenstein vs Portugal Prediction and Betting Tips: Neves a tempting price to score from range
High-flying Portugal will look to produce another emphatic victory when they make the trip to face Lichtenstein in one of Thursday night's EURO 2024 qualifiers.
Liechtenstein vs Portugal New Customer Offer
Think there'll be goals for Portugal? Cards for Liechtenstein? Fancy your chances of backing a correct score in this EURO 2024 qualifier? Place a £10 bet with William Hill on the match and grab their offer for new customers:
- Sign up down below using the link
- Deposit and place a £10 bet on Liechtenstein vs Portugal
- Once your bet has settled your account will be credited with £30 worth of Free Bets
This contest sees bottom square off with top in Group J; Liechtenstein sitting dead last without a single point to their name, while Portugal have acquired maximum points from their eight outings so far. Thursday's hosts have lost their last three without producing a single reply on the scoresheet, going 21 games and over two years without grabbing a single result.
For Portugal, hiring Roberto Martinez is a move that appears to be paying off. As expected, they've run through qualifying with ease, so the real test will come at next year's tournament. But you can only deal with what's put out in front of you, and the 2016 European Champions have nailed that task, hitting 32 goals and conceding just two.
Liechtenstein vs Portugal Tips
With Portugal as short as 1/33 to win this game, you can imagine how difficult it is to find any player prop bets worthy enough of backing. At 8/11 this price may not be juicy enough for some, however, we believe it's a selection worth taking at those odds.
First off, the same bet is just 4/9 with Sky, with very limited options for the anytime assist market available with bookmakers for this EURO 2024 qualifier. At odds-on to find the net himself, we much prefer the idea of Bruno maintaining a status of creator despite his five goals during the qualifying campaign.
Bruno has set up his Man Utd teammates on three occasions this season despite their struggles, tucking away four strikes himself from 17 appearances. On the international stage, the Portuguese has registered as many goals as he has assists, posting 18 in both camps across 61 outings in the Nations League, EURO qualifying, friendlies, World Cup qualification and appearances at two major tournaments.
He's been a monster in front of goal in recent times for Roberto Martinez's side, putting away five goals and laying up seven in his last seven fixtures, with five of these coming in his last three. At the same price as a goal, we're siding with Fernandes to provide for a teammate against Lichtenstein, especially considering that leading scorer Cristiano Ronaldo will be on penalty duty.
Although there are six Portugal players all odds-on to find the net on Thursday, we think we've found some good value in the goalscorer market. That comes from backing Ruben Neves to score from outside the box - a position both fans and he himself know he's all too familiar with.
15 of the midfielder's 24 goals during his time at Wolves came from range, with the Portuguese's sensibilities clear for all to see. A handful more of those were from the penalty spot, but with both Ronaldo and Fernandes ahead of him in the running order, logic dictates taking him to score from distance.
11 of his last 13 shots for Portugal have come from outside of the box, and knowing how much he fancies his chances of beating the goalkeeper with a spectacular effort, those instincts are likely to leave him anytime soon. His two goals since joining Al-Hilal have followed a familiar pattern, with his latest slotted home from the penalty spot after his first goal in blue came from outside the area.
As short as evens with Paddy Power/Betfair and a best price of 5/2 to score anytime, the added bump at 4/1 for Neves to score from range is too tantalising to pass up on.
Subscribe now for the latest previews, exclusive tips supported by stats, and top offers sent directly to your inbox.