Both Turkey and Portugal started their Euro 2024 campaigns with a win. Turkey beat Georgia 3:1 in what was probably the most exciting game of the first round of the tournament. Meanwhile, Portugal beat the Czech Republic 2:1, producing a great comeback after going 1:0 down.
Their performances in the opening round promise a huge spectacle in the Turkey vs. Portugal game on Saturday, June 22.
What We Know So Far
We know that Turkey vs. Portugal is going to be an exciting affair as this is practically the battle for the first spot in Group F. We also know that both teams play attacking-minded soccer.
Turkey made 22 goal attempts in the game with Georgia, which is the highest number of chances of all the teams in the first round of the Euro 2024. Portugal made 19 goal attempts against Czechia, which still is an impressive number.
What’s not too impressive is Portugal players’ attitude to fair play. In fact, both of the yellow cards this team received in that game were because of that.
Rafael Leao got carded for diving, while Francisco Conceicao got booked for excessive celebration after scoring the match-winner in the 2nd minute of stoppage time. The referee saw him celebrating shirtless as rubbing it in to the opponents.
Turkey vs. Portugal Offshore Odds
The betting odds are favoring Portugal to win, which is no surprise given that this team is one of the top favorites to win the trophy in July. This, however, doesn’t mean CR7 & Co. are going to have an easy job on Saturday. On the contrary, we expect Turkey to give them real war.
Best Card Bets
If you’re looking for some Turkey vs. Portugal props, you might want to focus on those bets based on cards. Our prediction is that this game is going to be a real thriller. In such games, players can lose their nerves. And those that do may end up in the referee’s book.
Pepe (+225)
Portugal’s 41-year-old center-back is famously a very violent guy, but he hasn’t received a single yellow card playing for Portugal this year.
He’s played five games for his national team in 2024, but we didn’t see him get booked. Pepe did, however, get three yellow cards and a red one in 2024 while playing for Porto FC.
Cristiano Ronaldo (+600)
Francisco Conceicao took his shirt off after scoring the winner against Georgia. If Cristiano Ronaldo does something similar against Turkey, we could see him go shirtless. He loves doing it, despite knowing that the punishment for it is a yellow card.
