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
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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
Official lineup for Portugal vs Faroe Islands
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Portugal
4-4-2- 9André Silva
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
- 11Bernardo Silva
- 10João Mário
- 14William Carvalho
- 8João Moutinho
- 21Cédric Soares
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 6José Fonte
- 3Pepe
- 1Rui Patrício
Faroe Islands
4-4-1-1- 9G. Rólantsson
- 20R. Joensen
- 10S. Vatnhamar
- 11J. Símun Edmundsson
- 13Róaldur Jakobsen
- 2J. Næs
- 14R. Baldvinsson
- 3V. í Davidsen
- 4A. Gregersen
- 5O. Færø
- 1Gunnar Nielsen
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.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2017 | Mexico(home) | 2-1 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 28, 2017 | Chile(home) | 0-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 24, 2017 | New Zealand(away) | 4-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 21, 2017 | Russia(away) | 1-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 18, 2017 | Mexico(home) | 2-2 | Confederations Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2017 | Switzerland(home) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Andorra(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Nov 13, 2016 | Switzerland(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Portugal(home) | 0-6 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Latvia(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Portugal win, 0 draws, 0 Faroe Islands wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2016 | Faroe Islands 0-6 Portugal | World 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.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2.7 | 0.6 | 10 | 4/15 | 10/15 |
| Faroe Islands | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3 | 0/6 | 1/6 |
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).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PortugalGroup F | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Faroe IslandsGroup L | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
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