Portugal – Republic of Ireland

In search of their first win in Group A of the World Cup qualifiers, Republic of Ireland take a trip to the Estádio Algarve to face Portugal on Wednesday. Portugal, meanwhile, currently lead the way in the group with seven points from three games and will look to keep the juggernaut rolling. They suffered a quarter-final exit from the Euros when they fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Belgium.

Meanwhile, following an underwhelming start to their qualifier campaign, Ireland find themselves fourth in Group A, only above rock-bottom Azerbaijan on goal difference. Stephen Kenny’s men are yet to pick up a point so far after losing to both Serbia and Luxembourg in their opening two games.

Portugal head into the game as the superior side in the history of this fixture, claiming seven wins from their last 13 meetings. Ireland have picked up four wins, while two games have ended in draws. Portugal head into the game with a star-studded squad and we predict they will put that to good use to claim all three points.