We have several international football fixtures to look forward to on the 5th of June, including the meeting between Portugal and Switzerland.
The match will be played at the Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon and the hosts are currently second in the group on 1 point while Switzerland are bottom and yet to get off the mark.
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Portugal come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw against Spain in Seville on Thursday night. The Spanish opened the scoring after 25 minutes but Portugal hit back in the second half and scored the equalising goal with only 8 minutes left on the clock.
It was a good result for the Portuguese away from home to start their Nations League campaign.
That result means Portugal are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 fixtures and in each of their last 3 games. The only defeat was a crucial 2-1 loss at home against Serbia in World Cup qualifying that saw Portugal go into the playoffs.
The Portuguese defeated Turkey 3-1 at home in the semi-final before beating North Macedonia 2-0 at home in the final to book their place in Qatar.
Home form shows Portugal have won 7 of their last 8 matches. There have been wins over Azerbaijan, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Turkey, and North Macedonia in World Cup qualifying. Home results in the Nations League have been good and Portugal have won 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 3 or more goals in 3 of those matches.
Switzerland make the trip to the Estádio José Alvalade having suffered a disappointing 2-1 defeat at the Czech Republic on Wednesday night.
Having conceded an early goal in the first half, Switzerland scored the equaliser just before half time. However, an own goal 13 minutes into the second half was enough for the Czech Republic to take maximum points.
That result means Switzerland have recorded just a single victory from their 5 most recent games. The win came against Bulgaria at home in World Cup qualifying and Switzerland topped their group, finishing above Italy who failed to qualify. The Swiss were undefeated in their World Cup qualifying campaign but have won only 1 of their last 9 Nations League fixtures.
Trends show the Swiss have lost 4 of their last 5 away Nations League matches and have conceded 2 or more goals in 4 of those 5 games.
Looking ahead to the team news and Portugal are likely to make some changes to their starting XI, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruben Neves, Goncalo Guedes, and Ricardo Horta coming into the team.
Switzerland could also freshen things up with Haris Seferovic, Xherdan Shaqiri, Steven Zuber, and Jordan Latomba starting the match.
Switzerland have been conceding goals when playing away in the Nations League, so Portugal should have no trouble getting on the score sheet.
However, Switzerland could also find the back of the net on more than one occasion and come away with a point to show for their efforts.