Turkey vs Portugal Prediction: Ronaldo confident of getting first goal in this tournament

In a round 2 encounter in Group F, Turkey and Portugal will battle it in Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park. Both teams secured a win in their respective openers and will be confident in this one. Which side keeps the momentum going?

Turkey will be confident of another win, having started the tournament with a win. This team scored three times in the opening game against Georgia to secure a victory. Having settled for a 1-1 draw at the end of halftime, with Mert Muldur's strike being the difference, two second-half goals were what this needed to secure a 3-1 win. Ahead of this game, Turkey scored in 28 of the last 30 matches while losing 5 of the last 6 matches in the European Championship. Also, this team has scored less than 1.5 goals in five of their last six games, conceding in 11 of the last 12 matches in the European Championship. However, Turkey have lost 6 of the last 7 matches in the European Championship.

Portugal will look to do better in this game, having struggled in their opener against the Czech Republic. In a game that Portugal dominated from the start to the end with 69 per cent of the possession, they still had to leave it late before they picked maximum points, thanks to Francisco Conceicao’s strike in the 90+2 minutes. 

Heading into this game 2, Portugal have won seven out of the nine matches against Turkey, with the three in this stage going in favor of this side. Also, Portugal have won 11 of the last 12 matches they played and have scored in 16 of the last 18 matches. Moreover, Portugal have lost only one of their last nine matches in the group stages of the UEFA Euro Championship, with their only such defeat coming by a 4-2 scoreline against Germany in 2021.

Turkey Possible Starting Lineup:

Gunok; Muldur, Akaydin, Bardakci, Kadioglu; Ozcan, Calhanoglu; Guler, Kokcu, Yildiz; Yilmaz

Portugal Possible Starting Lineup:

Costa; Pepe, Dias, Mendes; Dalot, Fernandes, Vitinha, Cancelo; Bernardo, Ronaldo, Leao

Portugal is the side that won this encounter. While Turkey was brilliant against Georgia, they do not look too good yet, as they also struggled many times in that game. While Portugal are favorites here, I expect them to deliver an improved performance, especially in attack compared to their opening game. Also, Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to get a full-time chance, and with his quality after a not-too-good performance in the opener, he should be able to net in this game.