Match Report
30 points for Portugal (1st), 17 for Luxembourg (3rd): a 13-point gap. The last five rounds placed Luxembourg no better than 26th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Portugal ran at 3.6 scored and 0.2 conceded, Luxembourg at 1.3 and 1.9.
Portugal had won five straight. Luxembourg entered with three wins in a row. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Portugal against 9/15 for Luxembourg.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Portugal, 0 draws and 0 for Luxembourg, at 4.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 83% of the meetings.
The venue was Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, with room for 68,100 spectators. Portugal led 4-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 9-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Portugal: João Félix (88'), Gonçalo Ramos (18'), Gonçalo Ramos (33'), Gonçalo Inácio (12'), Diogo Jota (57'), Gonçalo Inácio (45'), Diogo Jota (77'), Ricardo Horta (67'), Bruno Fernandes (83')
Key stats
Possession: Portugal 66% · Luxembourg 34% · Total shots: 22-4 · On target: 10-1 · Corners: 5-2