Portugal v Morocco

Portugal and Spain opened with an unexpectedly high scoring game - 3-3 was certainly not down on our expected outcome chart, but Ronaldo getting amongst the goals certainly was, and that's an avenue we are staying with ahead of the Morocco match.

Ronaldo has 84 goals in 151 appearances for Portugal, and his current level suggests he could improve that ratio for at least another season or so. Since the start of the 2016/17 season he has played 18 times for his country, and has found the net in 12 of those, for a total of 23 goals. Quite some return, and although a few of those came against real lightweights (Andorra and the Faroe Isles spring to mind) he also netted against sides such as Sweden, Russia, Egypt and of course Spain, so he's by no means a one trick pony.

At 9/10 with UniBet he looks decent enough value to get amongst the goals on Wednesday. He has scored 2+ in seven of that run of 18 matches, so at 4/1 for a Brace, he looks more than fair in that market too on Sky Bet's PriceBoost.

In the match betting market, Portugal are out to 4/6, having opened nearer 1/2 on the eve of the World Cup. That's a surprise given that Nordin Amrabat has been ruled out - the man expected to cover for already injured right-back Nabil Dirar, but with limited offensive options, we'd prefer to back Portugal to win to nil in this one at 7/5 with Bet365. The Iran-Morocco match was our 0-0 NAP, and that was only prevented courtesy of a late own goal.

2pts Ronaldo to score at anytime at 9/10 (Unibet)

1pt Ronaldo to score a brace at 4/1 (Sky Bet)

1pt Portugal to win to nil at 7/5 (Bet365)

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