Portugal hope so as to add any other win to their absolute best report in Euro qualifying after they tackle Luxembourg on Monday. The 2016 Eu champions are 5 issues unclouded atop Workforce J midway in the course of the qualifying marketing campaign and did so in noteceable type — they’ve scored 15 objectives to this point and have not begun to concede. Luxembourg, in the meantime, duke it out for 2nd spot and a place on the Euros with Slovakia. The utmost two international locations are join at 10 issues each and every, despite the fact that Slovakia boasts a function differential of plus-three occasion Luxembourg is at 0. Each are 4 issues unclouded of fourth-place Bosnia and Herzegovina as issues rise.

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monitor and odds

• Time: Monday, Sep 11 | Era: 2:45 p.m. ET
• Location: Estadio Algarve — Almancil, Portugal
• TV: Fox Sports activities 2  | Are living tide: fubo (Aim for isolated)
• Odds: Portugal -2500; Draw +1000; Luxembourg +4000

Storylines

This Euro qualifying marketing campaign has been as easy as conceivable for Portugal and that’s prone to proceed in opposition to Luxembourg. Portugal performed their tightest fit of the qualification procedure to this point on Friday, after they beat a in the past undefeated Slovakia facet 1-0 because of a function from Bruno Fernandes. They have been nonetheless the dominant facet in spite of the slender scoreline with 56% of ownership and 12 pictures to Slovakia’s 10. Portugal posted seven pictures on the right track, occasion Slovakia best controlled two.

They’re going to crash the tone once more on Monday with a full-strength facet, together with Fernandes and longtime talisman Cristiano Ronaldo and unutilized Barcelona ability Joao Felix. The staff is predicted to bag a number of objectives, however function extra goes to be a significant a part of the narrative all over this fit. Luxembourg are conserving era with Slovakia as they visual their first-ever berth on the Euros, and a lopsided defeat to Portugal will widen the function extra hole and may put a dent of their hopes. The guests can also be desperate to enhance upon the 6-0 defeat they suffered to Portugal in March.

Prediction

Portugal are the oddsmakers’ favorites and feature the feature to conquer a Luxembourg facet in sturdy method, however the guests are prone to prioritize their protection on Monday. It may well be a tighter end result than the only in March, however Portugal are nonetheless posed for a commanding win at house. Pick out: Portugal 2, Luxembourg 0