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Turkey vs Portugal predictions: Euro 2024 tips and odds
Tom McGarry’s Turkey vs Portugal betting tips include 9/4, 11/8, 17/2-priced selections, with Portugal backed to win
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Our betting expert has three Turkey vs Portugal tips for today’s European Championship Group F match in Dortmund (kick-off, 5pm). Scroll down for the analysis behind his selections.
Turkey vs Portugal betting tips
- Portugal to win and both teams to score @ 9/4 with Sky Bet
- Portugal to score in both halves @ 11/8 with Sky Bet
- BuildABet – Diogo Jota to score anytime and Hakan Calhanoglu to score or assist @ 17/2 with Sky Bet
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Portuguese to triumph in open contest
Both these teams opened their tournament campaigns with victories. Portugal left it late before recovering from being behind to beat Czechia 2-1 and Turkey claimed a 3-1 success over tournament debutants Georgia.
It was no surprise to see the Portuguese concede against the Czechs, as they have now kept just one clean sheet across their past six games. Three of their previous four victories have been achieved despite the other team finding the back of the net.
The Turks certainly showcased their attacking talents against the Georgians and are capable of breaching the Seleção’s backline, but one clean sheet in seven suggests Vincenzo Montella's side may struggle to keep Cristiano Ronaldo and Co at bay at the other end.
Portugal have won seven of the past eight meetings between these two sides, including all three previous clashes at European Championship finals, and they are capable of adding another success in Dortmund today – even if a clean sheet again evades them.
Turkey vs Portugal tip 1: Portugal to win and both teams to score @ 9/4 with Sky Bet
Goals in both halves for Seleção
Portugal had to wait until the second half to get on the scoresheet against Czechia, but that bucked a recent trend, as their previous four victories had been achieved with them scoring in both halves.
Head coach Roberto Martinez has arguably the best attacking options of any manager at the European Championship, with Ronaldo, Rafael Leao, Diogo Jota and Tuesday's matchwinner Francisco Conceicao among the talent at his disposal.
Having also been the top scorers in qualifying with 36 goals, it would be no surprise to see Portugal find the back of the net in both halves today.
That is something they achieved when they last met Turkey, in the play-offs for the 2022 World Cup, with first-half goals from Otavio and Jota being followed up by a late Matheus Nunes strike as the Seleção claimed a 3-1 victory.
Turkey vs Portugal tip 2: Portugal to score in both halves @ 11/8 with Sky Bet
Jota and Calhanoglu to have major say
The Portuguese were heading for defeat in their tournament opener before the introduction of Jota from the bench. Although the Liverpool forward did not have a direct involvement in either of the goals, he did have an impact, notably having a goal disallowed by VAR.
The 27-year-old may have now done enough to earn a place in Martinez's starting XI and he could easily get on the scoresheet, just as he did the previous time these two sides met.
Including Jota to score as part of a BuildABet may prove shrewd, as could backing Turkey captain Hakan Calhanoglu to either find the back of the net or provide an assist.
The Inter Milan star had 18 goal involvements for his club last season, which is the same amount of goals he has scored for his country. Of the current Turkey squad, only forward Cenk Tosun has more.
Calhanoglu is also one of Turkey's primary set-piece takers and, whether it is with a goal or an assist, he is liable to play a major role if the Crescent-Stars are to get on the scoresheet against Portugal.
Turkey vs Portugal tip 3: BuildABet – Diogo Jota to score anytime and Hakan Calhanoglu to score or assist @ 17/2 with Sky Bet
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