Slovenia will host Portugal in a Friendly match

The 2016 European Champions Portugal will face Slovenia at Stozice Stadium on Tuesday(26th March 2024), the Hosts Slovenia drew 2-2 with Malta, on the other hand, without the skipper Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal beat Sweden 5-2 in their last friendly international match. In the last 5 encounters, Slovenia had just won two matches whereas Portugal won all five matches. Talkin about this match the 39-year-old Portugese talisman Ronaldo is likely to be part of the playing XI after missing the last game for Portugal.

Andraz Sporar and Benjamin Sesko scored Slovenia's two goals against Malta. Meanwhile, Portugal's five goals against Sweden were scored by Rafael Leao, Matheus Nunes, Bruno Fernandes, Bruma and Goncalo Ramos. This result means that Portugal is still perfect with coach Roberto Martinez. In 11 matches, Portugal always won.

In those 11 matches, Portugal also scored 41 goals, kept nine clean sheets, and conceded only four. Against Slovenia, who are both teams participating in Euro 2024, Portugal will likely play with a different composition than when they beat Sweden. However, what is clear is that Portugal will still be favoured to win.

Match Details

Match: Slovenia vs Portugal

Date: Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Time: 01:15 AM IST

Venue:Stožice Stadium

Head to Head meeting Slovenia vs Portugal

Slovenia and Portugal have never met before. This meeting will be their first meeting.

Last 5 Matches of Slovenia

- Northern Ireland 0-1 Slovenia (Euro Qualification)
- Denmark 2-1 Slovenia (Euro Qualification)
- Slovenia 2-1 Kazakhstan (Euro Qualification)
- America 0-1 Slovenia (Friendly)
- Malta 2-2 Slovenia (Friendly).

Last 5 Matches of Portugal

- Portugal 3-2 Slovakia (Euro Qualification)
- Liechtenstein 0-2 Portugal (Euro Qualification)
- Portugal 2-0 Iceland (Euro Qualification)
- Portugal 5-2 Sweden (Friendly)

Probable Playing XI: Slovenia vs Portugal:

Slovenia: Oblak; Stojanovic, Drkusic, Bijol, Balkovec; Horvat, Cerin, Kurtic, Mlakar; Sporar, Sesko.

Coach: Matjaz Kek.

Portugal: Patricio; Mendes, Dias, Pepe, Semedo; Fernandes, Palhinha, Nunes; Leao, Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva.

Coach: Roberto Martinez.

Match Prediction: Slovenia 1-4 Portugal