Portugal vs Slovenia | UEFA Euros 2024 | Pre Match
Portugal vs Slovenia
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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This will be just the second ever meeting between Portugal and Slovenia, with the previous one coming back in March this year – a 2-0 friendly victory for Slovenia in Ljubljana.
2
Coming into the first knockout round at EURO 2024, Portugal currently hold the record for the biggest margin of victory in a round of 16 game at a major tournament (World Cup/EUROs): 6-1 v Switzerland at the 2022 World Cup.
3
Slovenia will play their first ever match in the knockout stages at a major tournament (World Cup/EUROs), while this will be Portugal’s 26th such match. Since winning EURO 2016, however, Portugal have lost three of their four games in the knockout stages at major tournaments (W1).
4
Portugal’s defeat against Georgia last time out ended a run of 12 consecutive wins in competitive action, while they haven’t lost back-to-back competitive games since EURO 2008 – 0-2 v Switzerland in the group stage and 2-3 v Germany in the quarter-final.
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Slovenia have averaged just 32% possession at EURO 2024 so far, with only two sides progressing from the group stage at a single edition of the UEFA European Championship with a lower average – Iceland at EURO 2016 (29%) and Sweden at EURO 2020 (30%).
