Portugal vs Switzerland Odds: Ronaldo or Embolo better value to score?

Neil Monnery

Dec 5

Portugal emerged as victors from Group H and they have managed to avoid Brazil in the Round of 16. It will be Switzerland for Fernando Santos' men in an all-European tie that could be one of the toughest to call so far. We take a look and review some of the most popular betting markets using the latest prices and odds available on Betfred...

All the column inches surrounding Portugal seem to be about Cristiano Ronaldo and what his teammates think of him along with where he might end up playing domestically following his departure from Old Trafford. What people aren't talking about though is how quietly and efficiently they came through a tricky group.

The 3-2 win over Ghana had some controversy and last-second chances but the 2-0 win over Uruguay was decent enough and I don't put much stock in the 2-1 defeat to South Korea in a game that meant very little for the winners of Group H.

We've added plenty of new player prop bets that are available around 24-48 hours before kick-off including tackles, assists and Shots on Target. You can check out all our latest prices for this one via the Latest Portugal vs Spain Odds button below.

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Switzerland will be delighted to emerge from a group that included Brazil. The 3-2 win over Serbia that punched their ticket through was a fantastic game of football. Anyone who watched the first half in particular would have been thoroughly entertained. I'm a big fan of Breel Embolo and I'm shocked he's all the way out at 7/2 to score anytime and 4/6 for 1+ and 3/1 for 2+ Shots on Target. CR7 for the record is 6/4 to score anytime.

In the Match Result market we check out the odds and the traders and punters seem to think all results are possible. Portugal are a hair under odds-on at 10/11 with the draw 12/5 and Switzerland to win in regulation at 7/2.

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When all results are possible, that will mean the Correct Score market is full of short prices. The 1-0 win for Portugal can be backed at 5/1 with a 2-0 win for Santos' side a 15/2 shot. The low-scoring draws are also short with the 1-1 13/2 and 0-0 15/2. If you think the Swiss get it done in 90 minutes then the 0-1 is a pretty big 9/1 with a 1-2 win a 12/1 play.

This all indicates another potential low-scoring affair and the BTTS and Over 2.5 Goals markets back that up. It is Even money both sides hit the back of the net with 6/5 available for three or more goals.

*All prices correct at the time of writing.