POR vs FRA Dream11 Prediction: Top spot in Group 3 of the UEFA Nations League A will be at stake on Saturday when Portugal welcome France to Estadio do SL Benfica. So far little has separated the two sides in the UEFA Nations League, with both teams winning three games and playing out a 0-0 draw against each other in Paris. With Portugal holding a significantly better goal difference, a draw suits them more than it does the visitors so the onus will be on France to attack here. However, this could give the hosts and Cristiano Ronaldo opportunities to take advantage of any exposure in the French defence. With the contest expected to be more open than that of the reverse fixture, consider both teams to score here. Let’s take a look at POR vs FRA Dream11 Team prediction now.
Date: 15 November, Sunday
Time: 1:15 pm IST
Match: Portugal vs France
Place: Estadio da Luz, Lisbon
Form Guide:
POR: W-W-D-D-W
FRA: L-W-D-W-W
Head to Head: (2 Matches)
Portugal wins: 1
France wins: 3
Draws: 1
Portugal Team News
Portugal seem to enjoy competing in UEFA competitions lately, having triumphed in the 2016 Euro before lifting the Nations League title last year. The defending champions have been in fine form in the latest edition as well, winning three of their four games so far to sit atop Group A3, ahead of their next opponents France by goal difference. The Seleccao come into the game on the back of a thumping 7-0 win over Andorra this week.
Injury update, unavailability
They don’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever before this game owing to a fully healthy group available for selection.
POR Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Patricio; Cancelo, Dias, Fonte, Guerreiro; Pereira, Carvalho, Fernandes; Silva, Felix, Ronaldo
Subs (probable): Moutinho, Jota, Neto
France Team News
France, in the last edition of the competition, didn’t qualify for the knockout stages, having been beaten by the Netherlands, who were the side that Portugal beat 1-0 in the final to become the first-ever champions of this competition. On Wednesday, France fell to a shock 2-0 defeat to Finland in a friendly in Paris.
Injury update, unavailability
There are doubts for France over the fitness of the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Benjamin Pavard and Lucas Hernandez.
FRA Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Lloris; Dubois, Varane, Lenglet, Hernandez; Kante, Pogba, Tolisso; Griezmann; Martial, Mbappe
Subs (probable): Ben Yedder, Giroud, Camavinga
Let’s take a look at the POR vs FRA dream 11 prediction for today’s football match
Goalkeeper: Patricio
Defenders: Dubois, Cancelo, Semedo
Midfielders: Carvalho, Fernandes, Pogba, Kante
Forwards: Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann, Mbappe
Cristiano Ronaldo: Ronaldo has 6 goals and a total of 11 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 28.57%. He had a total of 10 big chances.
Antoine Griezmann: Griezmann has 2 goals and a total of 4 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 16.67%.
Bruno Fernandes: Fernandes has 5 goals and a total of 10 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 25%. He had a total of 5 big chances.
Paul Pogba: Pogba has a total of 1 blocks, 10 ariel duels and a total number of 15 tackles.
Who will win POR vs FRA Today Match Prediction Football
Injuries and positive COVID-19 tests have been blots on the landscape and neither Portugal nor France have come out unscathed. Mbappe’s return would be a significant boost to Deschamps and co, who will be desperate to bounce back from their dismal defeat to Finland, but we reckon Portugal will do enough to claim all three points and cement their position at the top of League A Group 3. We predict a 1-0 win for the home side in POR vs FRA today match prediction.