Spain Vs Portugal: Kick off time, Possible Line up, Players to Watch, Channel, Team History, Prediction and Betting Odds

Spain Vs Portugal is one of the most anticipated games of the Group stage. The two European neighbors will come face to face on 15th June today to confirm the top spot in the Group B. 

The 2010 World Cup Champions will play their first game in the World Cup 2018 against the Euro 2016 Champions. The match is expected to be quite interesting as the La Furia Roja dismissed their coach Julen Lopetegui two days ahead of their opening match and brought Fernando Hierro to fill the void.

Kick Off Time

The match between Spain and Portugal will kick off at 7 pm BST (2:00 p.m. ET) on 15 June, Friday.  The match will be played at the Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi.

Possible Line-Up

Portugal: Rui Patricio; Cedric Soares, Pepe, Jose Fonte, Raphael Guerreiro; Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho, Joao Moutinho, Gelson Martins; Ronaldo, Goncalo Guedes

Players to watch: Ronaldo, Joao Moutinho

Spain: David De Gea; Alvaro Odriozola, Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Isco, Thiago Alcantara David Silva; Diego Costa

Players to Watch: Isco, David De Gea

Channel and Live Broadcast

The match will be broadcast on BBC. You can also match highlights on ITV and follow the live commentary on CBS Sports.

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Head to Head History and Prediction

Spain and Portugal have come against each other on 11 occasions since 1981. Both of the teams have managed 3 wins and have drawn on 5 occasions. Last time these two team faced each other at the Euro 2012 where Spain had edge over Portugal winning in the penalty shootout.

Before that, they played each other in a friendly match where Portugal thrashed Spain by 4-0.

Spain is believed to have the upper hand in the game with one of the best squad among the 32 nations. With Ramos in the defensive line, and attacking football from Isco along with Diego Costa up front, Spain might take the 2-1 lead in the game.

However, we have to accept the fact that Portugal is the underdogs in the 2018 World Cup. It hasn't been long since they won the Euro 2016 and have the support of the deadliest goal machine Cristiano Ronaldo. So, they can turn the result at any point.

Betting Odds

According to bet365, the betting odds are in favor of Spain.

Portugal: 16/5

Spain: 11/10

Draw: 11/5