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14th Jun 2016 | Euro 2016

Portugal To Roar Out Of The Blocks

It looks like Iceland peaked before qualification was actually over. The goals have been flying in against them in 2016.

Despite our tendency to regard many underdogs as overpriced, Group F may serve up a rare one-sided encounter on Tuesday evening.

We’re backing Portugal to win with -2 goals in the handicap market at best odds of 9/2 with PaddyPower. In other words a 3-goal margin of victory or more.

Iceland have done brilliantly to get here and romantics will point out that they beat Netherlands home and away in qualifying to underline their credentials for further upsets on the big stage.

However, if we look at results since that win in Holland, worrying signs quickly emerge. They completed qualifying by only drawing with whipping boys Kazakhstan and Latvia before losing to Turkey.

Lars Lagerback’s boys have since played a huge number of friendlies which have exposed big defensive problems. They went on a run of six defeats in eight outings in which they conceded 19 times.

That may mean they arrive with their confidence already dented and Cristiano Ronaldo is not the man to face in that scenario.

Portgual warmed up with a 7-0 victory over Estonia and having also recently beaten Norway 3-0 and Belgium 2-1, they will relish their opening fixture.

1pt Portugal -2 (Handicap) 9/2 with Paddypower
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Odds correct at time of publishing: 02:21 14th Jun, 2016 but subject to change

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