Portugal vs Poland: Analysis and Prediction – This will be the first round Olympics pre-qualification game between Portugal vs Poland.
Portugal vs Poland Odds
Portugal vs Poland (1/2): 4.40 / 1.18
Asian Handicap (+10.5 / -10.5): 1.76 / 1.90
Total Over/Under (152.5): 1.83 / 1.83
Odds via Bet365 Sportsbook
Portugal Team News
During the preparatory phase, Portugal played six matches, winning three and losing three. They continued this trend in the tournament. In the opening round, they lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina, but won against Hungary in the second round, keeping them in contention for advancement.
In the defeat against the Bosnia and Herzegovina team, undoubtedly the best player on the court for Portugal was Rafael Lisboa, who scored 22 points. Lisboa spent the previous season playing in Belgium for Spirou Charleroi. In the victory against the Hungarian national team, the top performer was Diogo Brito, a player who plays in the second league of Spain.
We believe that with this win against Hungary and their good performance against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal has already achieved their objective. Objectively speaking, the team from the far west of Europe doesn’t possess enough quality to compete with teams like Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland.
Poland Team News
Poland has only played three preparatory matches, winning against North Macedonia and losing twice to Turkey. However, they have secured convincing victories against Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina in this tournament.
Keep an eye on Mateusz Ponitka and Michael Sokolowski in this tournament as they have been standout players so far. Sokolowski is currently the top scorer after two rounds of play. Aleksander Balcerowski, a young talent, adds strength and quality to the paint, despite a slightly weaker performance against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Poland team has significantly higher quality than Portugal, even in their current weakened roster. With players like Ponitka and Balcerowski Poland holds a strong advantage. With the home crowd behind them, another victory for Poland is highly expected.
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Portugal vs Poland H2H
In the past 20 years, Portugal and Poland played six matches, but Portugal has only won once.
Absences and Injuries
The best players of Portugal are participating in this tournament. Which can’t be said for their rivals. The Polish team is missing several key players for this tournament. A.J. Slaughter, Jeremy Sochan, and Aleksandar Dziewa are not part of the roster for this event.
Portugal vs Poland Prediction
Even in their current weakened state, Poland team is much stronger than Portugal. Most of Portugal’s players compete in their domestic league. We firmly believe that Portugal does not have options to stop Balcerowski, and he is likely to be the one who dominates this match.
Because of that we suggest easy win for Poland, at least with 11 points.
Tip-off Time: Wednesday, 16.08.2023, 18:00 CET
Prediction: Poland -9
Odds: 1.76
Sportsbook: Bet365