Portugal vs Vietnam Prediction: The Portuguese will fight till the final day

Portugal and Vietnam are the only teams in Group E who have failed to pick up a single point as they both lost their opening games of the competition. Portugal lost by a single goal to Netherlands, while Vietnam lost 3-0 to World Champions USA in the opening round. In the second round, Portugal will face Vietnam in a bid to revive their chances of qualification into the knockout stages of the tournament. A win for either side here will see them fight for progress in the final group stage match.

The Portuguese were disappointed to lose the game on the opening day and their chances of progressing looks almost impossible as they will need to win this game and then defeat USA in the final group game.

Portugal conceded the only goal from Stefanie van der Gragt in the 13th minute to put Netherlands ahead in the opening game. They were outplayed by Netherlands and failed to create enough goal-scoring opportunities to pull off a draw in that match. According to statistics, they managed 44% possession, 1 shot on target and 1 corner kick in that game.

 Team streak: less than 2.4 goals (4/5), first to score (8/10), less than 4.5 cards (5/5).

Starting XI (4-3-2-1)

Ines Pereira, Ana Borges, Carole Costa, Diana Gomes, Catarina Amado, Tatiana Pinto, Dolores Silva, Fatima Pinto, Andreia Norton, Jessica Silva, Diana Silva.

Vietnam lie at the bottom of the group with 0 points and a goal aggregate of -3 after conceding 3 goals against USA in the opening round. For the Vietnam team, they will be proud to bow out of the tournament with at least one win as no one really fancies them to survive the Group.

In the game against USA, they conceded an early goal from Sophia Smith in the 14th minute and in the 44th minute the Vietnam keeper was forced to save a spot kick by Sophia. But that did not stop her, as she grabbed her second on the brink of half time. Finally, in the 77th minute Lindsey Horan scored the third goal for the USA team to finish the game 3-0. The Vietnamese never had a chance against the USA team as stats showed they had 34% possession, 0 shots on target and 0 corner kicks in that match.

Team streak: losses (5), no goals scored (3), without a clean sheet (5), more than 2.5 goals (8/10), first to concede (5/5), first half loser (5/5), less than 4.5 cards (10/10).

Starting XI (5-4-1)

Tran Thi Kim Thanh, Hoang Thi Loan, Tran Thi Thu, Le Thi Diem My, Luong Thi Thu Thuong, Tran Thi Thu Thao, Tran Thi Thu Thao, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung, Thai Thi Thao, Tran Thi Hai Linh, Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy, Nhu Huynh.

The Vietnamese are no match for the Portuguese in every aspect, so we should expect a solid win for the Portuguese here. The Portuguese have one shot at qualification and that is a win here and a win in the final match. Whether or not they have what it takes to qualify, we will see. All the same, they should see off the Vietnamese with a win while keeping a clean sheet.

Bet on:

• Multi Score 1:0/2:0/2:1 at 2.37 Odds
• Correct Score 2:0 at 4.5 Odds
• Under 2.5 Goals at 2.35 Odds