Women's World Cup 2023

The match is happening in 3 hours! Head over to BTC365 Sportsbook now to place your calculated bets for big wins! Here is a match prediction for Portugal vs United States in the Women’s World Cup 2023:

Portugal vs United States: Strengths and Weaknesses

Portugal

  • Strengths: Portugal are a young and talented team, with a number of exciting players coming through. They are well-organized defensively and have a number of dangerous attacking players, including Diana Silva, Carole Costa, and Kika Nazareth.
  • Weaknesses: Portugal lack experience at the highest level and can be inconsistent. They will need to be at their best if they want to challenge the United States.

United States

  • Strengths: The United States are the defending champions and have a wealth of experience. They are well-organized defensively and have a number of dangerous attacking players, including Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, and Christen Press.
  • Weaknesses: The United States have been struggling to score goals recently, and they will need to find their scoring boots if they want to win the World Cup.

Portugal vs United States: Past Results

Here are the past matches results for Portugal and the United States:

Portugal

DateOpponentResultScore
2023-07-18NetherlandsL1-2
2023-07-12SwitzerlandW2-1
2023-06-25CameroonW2-1
2023-06-18MoroccoW1-0
2023-06-11GhanaW1-0

United States

DateOpponentResultScore
2023-07-15SwedenW3-0
2023-07-08ThailandW13-0
2023-06-28ChileW3-0
2023-06-25NigeriaW2-0
2023-06-18VietnamW4-0

Portugal vs United States: Match Prediction

This match is likely to be a close one, but I think the United States will just edge it. They have more experience and are better organized defensively. However, Portugal will be playing with nothing to lose and will be desperate to cause an upset.

Score prediction: United States 2-1 Portugal

Match Time: 1 August 2023, 8am BST

Key players to watch

  • Portugal: Diana Silva, Carole Costa, Kika Nazareth
  • United States: Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Christen Press