European World Cup Qualifiers

Kirill | 2017-10-09 |

It’s the final match day in the European qualifiers. Today we will be focusing on two matches which are coming up on Tuesday. Portugal will be playing at home against Switzerland and the Netherlands are facing a mission impossible against Sweden.

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Portugal vs Switzerland

Both sides have been absolutely dominating the group. Portugal is currently second with 8 victories and 1 loss, which you might have already guessed it, was against Switzerland. If they manage to win this match they are going to take the lead in this group and qualify directly for the World Cup.

On the other hand we have Switzerland, who has managed to win all of their matches. They have conceded just 5 goals in 9 matches and still might end up in the second place. Portugal is obviously a European heavyweight and it is going to be a tough task.

Our Betting Tip

Both teams are in great shape and I expect it to be a close match. However, I am leaning towards the Portuguese side in this match. They have plenty of experienced players and the team knows how to handle these all-in situations.

Even though Switzerland has won all of their matches, you need to respect the fact that this match is something different. Portugal cannot be compared to Andorra or Faroe Islands and that’s why we suggest betting on Portugal @1.68 offered by Pinnacle.

Netherlands vs Sweden

What a qualifier campaign it has been for the home side! The Netherlands are in the middle of a rebuild and have been struggling almost every game. They lost to Bulgaria and absolutely disappointed in their match against France, where they didn’t stand a chance.

The team does just not have the great midfielders and strikers they used to have 10 or 20 years ago. Arjen Robben is basically their only world-class player and he has to carry his squad every single game. Sweden, however, has been doing really well in the qualifiers and has even managed to beat France. The team is fairly young and offense-oriented.

In order to secure the second spot in this group, the Netherlands will need to score goals. A lot of them. They have to beat Sweden by a margin of seven goals or more. But remember, Sweden does have a lot of weapons on offense.

Our Betting Pick

We are heavily leaning towards betting on the over 2.5 goals in this match. The best odds we could find for the over are 1.54 provided by 10Bet. But betting on the over 3.5 goals @2.38 by Bet365 also seems like a decent option for this match.