Nigeria have scored 11 goals in five friendlies this year and Portugal are unlikely to care about the result here. I am backing BTTS in Leiria where the home side should be able to emerge victorious.
HTH - Second Clash
Portugal have met Nigeria once, a friendly shortly before the 2022 World Cup.
Bruno Fernandes bagged the opening two goals in Lisbon, Goncalo Ramos and Joao Mario scoring off the bench in a comfortable 4-0 victory.
Portugal Form & Squad
Portugal crushed Armenia 9-1 in their final World Cup qualifier. Joao Neves and Bruno Fernandes netted hat-tricks in Porto where the result was never in doubt.
Roberto Martinez’s side met two World Cup co-hosts in March, beginning with a 0-0 draw against Mexico at Estadio Azteca.
Francisco Trincao and Joao Felix scored in a 2-0 victory over the United States in Atlanta where both teams registered under 0.75 xG.
The Selecao hosted Chile in Jamor on Saturday and came away with a 2-1 win. Goncalo Guedes and Bruno Fernandes scored after both teams had been reduced to 10 men, the clean sheet ruined in added time.
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| GK | Diogo Costa |
| GK | Jose Sa |
| GK | Rui Silva |
| GK | Ricardo Velho |
| DF | Ruben Dias |
| DF | Joao Cancelo |
| DF | Nelson Semedo |
| DF | Nuno Mendes |
| DF | Diogo Dalot |
| DF | Goncalo Inacio |
| DF | Matheus Nunes |
| DF | Renato Veiga |
| DF | Tomas Araujo |
| MF | Bernardo Silva |
| MF | Bruno Fernandes |
| MF | Ruben Neves |
| MF | Vitinha |
| MF | Joao Neves |
| MF | Samu Costa |
| FW | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| FW | Joao Felix |
| FW | Rafael Leao |
| FW | Goncalo Guedes |
| FW | Goncalo Ramos |
| FW | Pedro Neto |
| FW | Francisco Trincao |
| FW | Francisco Conceicao |
Nigeria Form & Squad
Nigeria failed to qualify for the World Cup despite getting a second chance in the playoffs. They met DR Congo in the final, the game ending 1-1 after extra time before a penalty shootout defeat.
The Super Eagles had a great start at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, winning five straight games to reach the semi-finals. They were outplayed by hosts Morocco, the contest going to another penalty shootout where they came up short.
Eric Chelle’s side are unbeaten in five friendlies since, scoring 2+ goals in each contest. They beat Zimbabwe and Jamaica before a 2-2 draw against Poland, Terem Moffi and Paul Onuachu with the goals in Warsaw.
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| GK | Francis Uzoho |
| GK | Arthur Okonkwo |
| GK | Maduka Okoye |
| DF | Zaidu Sanusi |
| DF | Igoh Ogbu |
| DF | Semi Ajayi |
| DF | Bruno Onyemaechi |
| DF | Emmanuel Fernandez |
| DF | Calvin Bassey |
| DF | Bright Osayi-Samuel |
| MF | Abdullahi Bewene |
| MF | Wilfred Ndidi |
| MF | Philip Otele |
| MF | Frank Onyeka |
| MF | Fisayo Dele-Bashiru |
| MF | Tochukwu Nnadi |
| MF | Raphael Onyedika |
| MF | Alex Iwobi |
| MF | Samuel Chukwueze |
| MF | Alhassan Yusuf |
| FW | Terem Moffi |
| FW | Rafiu Durosinmi |
| FW | Moses Simon |
| FW | Paul Onuachu |
| FW | Akor Adams |
| FW | Owen Oseni |