Spain W vs Portugal W prediction: EUROPE: Euro Women betting tips on match 2025-07-02 19:00.
[p]Ranked number two in the world by FIFA, Spain kick off their UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Group B campaign against neighbours Portugal, who are amongst the lowest-ranked sides in the competition. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Spain come into this tournament as favourites according to Opta’s supercomputer, which has given the reigning world champions a healthy 24.8% chance of sealing a maiden European Championship. Following up their favourites tag would see the Spanish win a full trophy set after they also won the UEFA Nations League last year. There’s reason to believe La Roja can complete a famous treble, as Spain have won eight of their last nine internationals, so are well fancied to get their tournament off on solid footing. They’ll have to overcome a negative historical omen to make history in this tournament though, as they’ve failed to advance beyond the quarter-finals in the last three editions. [/p]
[p]Ranked 22nd in the world by FIFA, Portugal are the lowest-ranked side in a strong group that also contains Italy and Belgium, so they will need to quickly find a way of snapping their five-match winless run (D1, L4) which includes a 7-1 defeat to Spain. Even if they find some comfort in the fact they beat Belgium immediately before this negative streak, scoring has been Portugal’s biggest recent issue as they’ve scored more than once in just one of their seven outings in 2025. That certainly doesn’t make pleasant reading as they bid to make it past the group stage for the first time ever at a European Championship finals.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These sides have met five times in the last decade, with Spain winning all five meetings by a 2+ goal margin. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Seven of Spain’s last eight internationals saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Spain have scored 3+ goals in seven of their last nine games. [/p]
[p]Five of the last six goals Portugal scored arrived after the break.[/p]
[p]Portugal are on a run of 289 minutes without scoring. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Reportedly having made a full recovery from a meningitis scare, Spain’s Aitana BonmatĂ grabbed three goal contributions when these sides last met (G2, A1), and given 28 of her last 29 international goals came in Spain victories, a goal could be a good omen. Bea Fonseca struck Portugal’s last goal as part of a run which has seen her grab four goal contributions (G3, A1) from her last seven outings for club and country. [/p]
[p]Both sides have healthy squads to choose from, although a surprise exclusion for Spain is all-time leading scorer Jenni Hermoso, who has been left out of the squad. [/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Spain’s short odds for this fixture, Portugal’s scoring woes mean coupling a Spain win with a clean sheet could be the best way to find any value in the market. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Luke Bridle[/i][/p]