Portugal are coasting towards victory thanks to an own goal from Samet Akaydin and an exquisite Bruno Fernandes tap-in, but are also reaping the benefits from some dogged Turkish defense.
Bernardo Silva was impressive, Pepe was commanding at the back, Cancelo and Mendes provided width, while Orkun Kokcu attempted a Turkey comeback but Costa tipped his shot wide in the Turkey national football team vs Portugal national football team stats.
1. Turkey Record
Even after having won their opening two group matches, Turkey were unable to drive forward in Dortmund and will need to improve for their final clash against Czech Republic if they want to qualify for Euro 2016. On the contrary, Portugal made light work of victory and are leading Group F with two wins out of two thanks to Bernardo Silva opening scoring before Samet Akaydin own goal and Bruno Fernandes tap-in sealing it in Dortmund.
After an uneventful opening 20 minutes, Turkey had a rare chance to take the lead when Zeki Celik delivered a fine cross for Akturkoglu but the striker missed making contact. Portugal quickly responded as Nuno Mendes delivered an exquisite pass deflected off Orkun Kokcu into Silva’s path who finished superbly by firing it past Altay Bayindir for Portugal’s first goal at any major tournament – which gave Portugal total control.
Portugal increased their lead during the second half, thanks to Bruno Fernandes’ low shot that managed to slip under the goalkeeper and find its target: the bottom corner of the net. Cristiano Ronaldo then set up another goal through an outstanding assist – feeding it directly to Akaydin who sidefooted into his own net!
Portugal enjoyed an easy victory against Turkey on Tuesday night. Vincenzo Montella will no doubt be pleased with how his side kept calm under pressure while clinical finishing made light work of breaking through their weak defence.
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2. Portugal Record
Cristiano Ronaldo remains scoreless against Turkey at any major tournament and was again kept scoreless as Portugal cruised to an easy 3-0 win at Signal Iduna Park. Bernardo Silva gave Portugal the lead early on before an error from Samet Akaydin gifted them another goal before Bruno Fernandes sealed victory for 2016 champions Portugal later in the second period.
Turkey’s frustration was evident at the final whistle, when their supporters let out an audible cacophony of boos after losing to Wales in Group F and now sit at the bottom with one point.
Although Turkey suffered defeat at Euro 2024, their young squad still have much to look forward to as they take on Belgium on Sunday. Their promising young side has shown many glimpses of success thus far and is sure to improve with every game played.
Portugal has had an outstanding performance at Euro Championship matches since 2008 when they first participated. Six out of 11 victories for Selecao has come at home with just two goals conceded during those 11 matches; an excellent return considering Portugal’s highly potency attack.
Turkey and Portugal met at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund for the Euro 2024 Group F matchup on Saturday evening, and our Opta stats page provides all of the key info from this match, such as team and player statistics, expected goals data, passing networks and more.
3. Goals Scored
Portugal easily defeated Turkey at Signal Iduna Park with goals from Bernardo Silva, Samet Akaydin’s bizarre own-goal and Bruno Fernandes’ tap-in giving them top spot in Group F. Fernando Montella was delighted with this result; sending on Ronaldo at half-time has proven unstoppable in this matchup.
Nuno Mendes set Portugal up with their opening goal in the 21st minute with a drive through the center and pass to Manchester City forward Kyle Walker on his left. Walker’s low cross took a deflection off Orkun Kokcu into his path before striking home to give Portugal an early edge.
Kokcu nearly scored for Turkey again but Pepe made an outstanding block to deny his close-range shot. Portugal began establishing themselves and took control of the match from this point forward.
45 mins: Cristiano Ronaldo put on an outstanding display against Bardakci, leaving the Turk defender reeling with stepover after stepover. Eventually he attempted to send Yazici on her way, but this effort was stopped by retreating defence.
54 minutes: The referee makes a substitution, with Joao Cancelo replacing Rafa Leao who is injured. Akaydin also receives a yellow card for what appeared to be an excessive challenge on Portugal’s Joao Palhinha.
56 minutes: Portugal scored their second goal as a result of some poor defensive work from Turkey. Silva played the ball forward to Ronaldo who ran onto it before finishing it off himself for victory.
Portugal scores their third and final goal similar to their second, with Joao Cancelo providing an assist. He plays Ronaldo the ball into space for an attempt at goal, who unfortunately fires wide of goal.
Referee Bob Wrixon blows his whistle, and an enthusiastic crowd in Dortmund stands up in applause of Portugal, who have secured their last-16 spot against either Georgia or Czech Republic. Turkey are at the bottom of their group and require a win against Albania to have any chance at advancement.
4. Goals Conceded
Turkey was devastated by Portugal’s defensive errors as they suffered an embarrassing 3-0 loss against them on Tuesday night, yet Roberto Martinez’s men remain on course for automatic qualification to the Round of 16. Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes scored either side of an own goal by Samet Akaydin to put Portugal into first place in Group F with three points above Turkey and five more ahead of Georgia and Czech Republic with only one game remaining per group.
Once the Selecao got going in Dortmund, they proved hard to stop. Led by Cristiano Ronaldo and company, their midfield was full of options capable of attacking from various angles – which even managed to deal with threats like Hakan Calhanoglu, Arda Guler and Orkun Kokcu from Turkey.
Portugal’s world-class fullback duo, Pepe and Joao Palhinha, kept things under control at the back. Rafael Leao may have received a yellow card late on which will cause him to miss his next match, while otherwise Portugal were disciplined enough to look after their ball with relative ease.
Second half saw Selecao extend their dominance further as they gradually broke through Turkish defence. Fernandes made his presence felt on the right wing while Cancelo and Mendes provided width. Bernardo proved a constant threat down the middle and showed real quality with an unselfish pass that ultimately lead to another goal for Brazil.
Turkey did have an opportunity to score, but a misplaced pass from Bardakci allowed Ronaldo to pick out forward Serdar Tepe with an aerial throughball from Ronaldo – onside and without delay he squared it back for Fernandes who quickly scored from close range. That was all of the scoring from this match but Martinez took plenty of positives away from this outing: Fernandes was stellar, Cancelo held firm at the back and even Ronaldo came back in more prominently than usual in his previous outings.
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