Republic of Ireland v Portugal: Three stats based bets for Thursday

• Portugal in excellent form in qualifiers

• Nobody shoots at goal more than Ronaldo

• Martinez on a long unbeaten run

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Republic of Ireland v Portugal 
Thursday November 13
KO 19:45
Live on Amazon Prime PPV

Bet #1 - Back a comfortable night for the visitors

The Stat

Portugal have won 15 of their last 16 qualifying matches for major tournaments (EURO/World Cup), although they drew 2-2 last time out against Hungary. Away from home, they've won their last seven by an aggregate score of 23-2.

The Bet

Bet #2 - Back Ronaldo to shoot on target

The Stat

Only two players have attempted more shots during UEFA World Cup qualifying than Cristiano Ronaldo (26), who has five goals in four appearances. He had five shots without scoring at the Aviva Stadium against the Republic of Ireland in November 2021 in a goalless draw.

The Bet

Bet #3 - Back Martinez to remain unbeaten

The Stat

Roberto Martínez has never lost a UEFA European Championship or World Cup qualifier in 42 matches with Belgium (W25 D3) and Portugal (W13 D1). It's the most games any manager has taken charge of for European nations without losing a qualifier, while only Joachim Löw (61), Fernando Santos (46) and Morten Olsen (41) have more wins overall than Martínez (38).

The Bet

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