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Portugal vs Luxembourg: result 5-0 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 8Kick-off on October 12, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Estádio Do Algarve, Almancil

Portugal
5-0
Luxembourg

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What was the result of Portugal vs Luxembourg?

Portugal won 5-0 on October 12, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 8′Cristiano RonaldoPortugal (pen.)
  • 13′Cristiano RonaldoPortugal (pen.)
  • 17′Bruno FernandesPortugal
  • 69′João PalhinhaPortugal
  • 87′Cristiano RonaldoPortugal

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portugal have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Luxembourg have 4, 2 and 9.

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

Portugal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 9, 2021Qatar(home)3-0Friendlies
Sep 7, 2021Azerbaijan(away)3-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 4, 2021Qatar(away)3-1Friendlies
Sep 1, 2021Rep. Of Ireland(home)2-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 27, 2021Belgium(away)0-1Euro Championship
Luxembourg
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 9, 2021Serbia(home)0-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 7, 2021Qatar(home)1-1Friendlies
Sep 4, 2021Serbia(away)1-4World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 1, 2021Azerbaijan(home)2-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 6, 2021Scotland(home)0-1Friendlies

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 3 Portugal win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Luxembourg win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 30, 2021Luxembourg 1-3 PortugalWorld Cup - Qualification Europe
Nov 17, 2019Luxembourg 0-2 PortugalEuro Championship
Oct 11, 2019Portugal 3-0 LuxembourgEuro Championship

Last archived meeting: Luxembourg vs Portugal on Mar 30, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Portugal score 2.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Luxembourg score 0.8 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portugal2.11.067/1511/15
Luxembourg0.81.437/157/15

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 Luxembourg sit 4th (0 points from 6 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Portugal641120713
4Luxembourg60061130

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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