Portugal vs Ireland Predictions - Ireland too good for Portugal
- Ireland beat Georgia 34-5 recently.
- Portugal have had mixed results in recent home matches.
- Ireland expected to cover the -35.5 handicap.

Ireland have been in excellen form away from home (Getty Images)
Portugal vs Ireland Predictions
- Portugal vs Ireland Predictions
- Head to Head
- Portugal Form
- Portugal Team News & Injuries
- Ireland Form
- Ireland Team News & Injuries
Portugal have lacked consistency at home in recent outings. Ireland secured an easy victory against Georgia last weekend. Ireland is predicted to cover the handicap.
- Ireland have won 5 consecutive fixtures.
- Ireland beat Georgia by 29 points last weekend.
- Portugal have won 2 of their last 5 fixtures.
Head to Head
Portugal and Ireland meet for the first time in a rugby Test match.
Portugal Form
Portugal have had mixed results in their last five home fixtures. They lost 21-7 to Romania, 42-21 to Spain, beat Germany 56-14 and Belgium 40-30 before losing 21-17 to the USA.
Portugal will look to use their home-ground advantage and the lack of some more senior members in the Ireland team to produce a competitive performance for their loyal fans.
Portugal Team News & Injuries
Squad: Abel D’Cunha, Alfredo Almeida, Andre D’Cunha, Antonio Campos, Antonio R Andrade, Boaventura Almeida, David Costa, David Wallis, Diego P Ruiz, Diogo H Ferreira, Diogo Rodrigues, Francisco Almeida, Frederico Couto, Francisco Meneres, Gabriel Aviragnet, Guilherme Costa, Guilherme Vasconcelos, Hugo Aubry
Hugo Camacho, João Granate, José Lávos, José Rodrigues, Luka Begic, Lucas da Silva, Lucas Martins, Marcio Pinheiro, Manuel C Pinto, Manuel Fatti, Manuel Vareiro, Martim Belo, Martim Souto, Nicolas Martins, Nuno Mascarenhas, Nuno S Guedes, Pedro Ferreira, Pedro Lucas, Pedro Vicente, Santiago Lopes, Simão Bento, Tomas Appleton, Vasco Batista, Vasco I Silva, Vicent P Pinto
Ireland Form
Ireland kicked off their July Test schedule with an easy 34-5 victory against Georgia last weekend.
Ireland scored two converted tries in the first half against Georgia to lead 14-5 at the break.
Ireland added two converted tries and two penalties to their points tally to cruise to a comfortable 34-5 victory against Georgia away from home.
Before that, Ireland beat South Africa 25-24, Scotland 32-18, Wales 27-18, and Italy in their last four away fixtures.
Ireland will be without some of their star players due to their inclusion in the British & Irish Lions Tour, but they have enough players in their line-up to get the result against Portugal.
Ireland Team News & Injuries
Tommy O'Brien scored a brace against Georgia last weekend.
Craig Casey contributed one try in the match.
Starting XV: 15 Jimmy O’Brien, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Jamie Osbourne, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Shayne Bolton, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Cian Prendergast, 7 Alex Kendellen, 6 Ryan Baird, 5 Darragh Murray, 4 Tom Ahern, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 Gus McCarthy, 1 Jack Boyle
Replacements: 16 Tom Stewart, 17 Michael Milne, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Cormac Izuchukwu, 20 Max Deegan, 21 Ben Murphy, 22 Ciaran Frawley, 23 Hugh Gavin
Verdict
Ireland will have too much firepower for Portugal and are tipped to cover the -35.5 handicap.
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