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Portugal vs Faroe Islands: result 5-1 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 7Kick-off on August 31, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Estádio do Bessa Século XXI, Porto

Portugal
5-1
Faroe Islands

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What was the result of Portugal vs Faroe Islands?

Portugal won 5-1 on August 31, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 3′Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
  • 29′Cristiano RonaldoPortugal (pen.)
  • 38′R. BaldvinssonFaroe Islands
  • 58′William CarvalhoPortugal
  • 64′Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
  • 84′Nélson OliveiraPortugal

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portugal have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Faroe Islands have 1, 2 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Portugal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 2, 2017Mexico(home)2-1Confederations Cup
Jun 28, 2017Chile(home)0-0Confederations Cup
Jun 24, 2017New Zealand(away)4-0Confederations Cup
Jun 21, 2017Russia(away)1-0Confederations Cup
Jun 18, 2017Mexico(home)2-2Confederations Cup
Faroe Islands
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 9, 2017Switzerland(home)0-2World Cup - Qualification Europe
Mar 25, 2017Andorra(away)0-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Nov 13, 2016Switzerland(away)0-2World Cup - Qualification Europe
Oct 10, 2016Portugal(home)0-6World Cup - Qualification Europe
Oct 7, 2016Latvia(away)2-0World Cup - Qualification Europe

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Portugal win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Faroe Islands win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 10, 2016Faroe Islands 0-6 PortugalWorld Cup - Qualification Europe

Last archived meeting: Faroe Islands vs Portugal on Oct 10, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Portugal score 2.7 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Faroe Islands score 0.3 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portugal2.70.6104/1510/15
Faroe Islands0.31.730/61/6

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Portugal sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (13 points from 6 matches) and Faroe Islands sit 3rd (12 points from 8 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Portugal641120713
3Faroe Islands840411912

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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