UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2024: Portugal vs Luxembourg: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Portugal lead Group J with a 100% record

Portugal are in stunning form in Euro qualifiers so far. The team won all five matches and is sitting at the top of the Group J table. On top of that they are yet to concede a goal this season. Bruno Fernandes's first-half goal saw Portugal beat Slovakia on Friday evening to move onto 15 points in Group J, five points clear of second-placed Slovakia and third-placed Luxembourg.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his men will face Luxembourg as their visiting rivals on Monday. Going on, Luxembourg is having decent form and has won the past three qualifier matches in a row. They will try to give tough competition to their opponent but it will be a huge task for them if they want to take away some points with them.

Kick-Off:

Monday, September 11, 2023, 12:15 AM (IST), 06:45 PM (GMT), 02:45 PM (EST), Estadio Algarve, Portugal

Form

Portugal Form (all competitions): W-W-W-W-W

Luxembourg Form (all competitions): W-W-W-L-D

Players to Watch in Portugal vs Luxembourg

Bernardo Silva (Portugal)

Silva is a diminutive, elegant, and creative left-footed playmaker, with a slender build, who is capable of playing in several attacking and midfield positions. He is mainly known for his technique, acceleration, agility, passing, ball control, vision, creativity, and dribbling skills, as well as his energy and defensive work rate, which enables him to cover ground, press opponents, and start attacks after winning back possession.

Although he is known for his ability to carry the ball forward, run at defences, and retain possession, he is also known to be an intelligent team player, with a strong personality. His presence in the opposition box is a big threat to the opponent.

Yvandro Borges Sanches (Luxembourg)

The 19-year-old boy plays in the Bundesliga for Borussia Monchengladbach and he is also a youth product of the same club. He plays as an attacking midfielder and winger, very well-known for his creativity and passing ability. He made his debut for Luxembourg in 2021 and till now made twenty-one appearances for his country and will be a threat to the Portuguese.

Match Facts

• The most common result of matches between Portugal and Luxembourg when Portugal is playing at home is 3-0. 3 matches have ended with this result.
• When playing at home, Portugal have not conceded a goal so far this season.
• Portugal have kept a clean sheet in four matches in a row.

Injury and team news for Portugal vs Luxembourg

Pedro Neto, Otavio and Nelson Semedo all came off the bench against Slovakia and are in contention for starts, while Goncalo Ramos, Joao Felix and Diogo Jota are notable options in the final third of the field. Bernardo Silva and Rafael Leao could again feature in the wide positions, with Ramos potentially coming in for Ronaldo, who is out due to the yellow card that he picked up against Slovakia.

Luxembourg head coach Luc Holtz is not expected to make any major changes to the team that was on the pitch from kick-off in the win over Iceland last time out. On the injury front, the visitors will not be able to call on Jayson Videira and Gerson Rodrigues.

Head-to-Head

Matches: 13

Portugal: 13

Luxembourg: 0

Draw: 0

Predicted Lineup for Portugal vs Luxembourg

Portugal Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Costa; Dalot, A Silva, Dias, Cancelo; Vitinha, Palhinha, Fernandes; B Silva, Ramos, Leao

Luxembourg Predicted Lineup (4-5-1):

Moris; Martins, Mahmutovic, Chanot, Pinto, Sinani, Christopher Martins, Olesen, Barreiro, Curci, Borges Sanches

Match Prediction for Portugal vs Luxembourg

Portugal has a very strong defensive line this season. They are yet to concede a goal so far this campaign too. On top of that, they have sealed a 0-6 win in the reverse fixture, at Luxembourg’s home. Thus, goals are unlikely to land from both ends. The current form of the group leaders looks so impressive. Their tradition against Luxembourg looks stunning too.

Prediction: Portugal 4-0 Luxembourg

Telecast

India: Sony Sports Network

UK: Viaplay Sports 2

USA: fuboTV and Fox Sports 2

Nigeria: No Telecast