Spain Women vs Portugal Women Tips, Predictions and Bet Builder

Spain Women beat England Women in the 2023 World Cup final and hopes are high that they can claim their first European Championship title this summer.

Their Group B campaign begins against Portugal, who were thrashed 4-2 and 7-1 when the neighbours met in April's Nations League double-header.

Spain Women vs Portugal Women Tips Summary

Market	Tip	Odds
Match Result	Spain	1/11
Best Bet	Alexia Putellas to assist a goal	2/1
Bet Builder	Spain Women-Spain Women Half Time-Full Time, Claudia Pina 2+ goals, Mariona Caldentey 1+ shot on target	6/1

Key Match Stats

• Spain Women have won eight of their last nine internationals
• Seven of Spain's last nine matches featured over 3.5 goals
• Spain's Claudia Pina was the leading scorer in this season's UEFA Women's Champions League with 10 goals in nine games for Barcelona
• Portugal Women lost their last four Nations League matches, conceding 20 goals
• Spain have been leading at half-time and full-time in all six of their previous meetings with Portugal

Spain Women vs Portugal Women Prediction

Best Bet: Alexia Putellas to assist a goal @ 2/1

Spain's Alexia Putellas suffered a serious knee injury on the eve of Euro 2021 but she looks back to her best after a sparkling 2024/25 campaign for Barcelona.

Only Barca teammate Aitana Bonmati provided more assists in the UEFA Women's Champions League than Putellas's four and the 31-year-old playmaker should set up at least one goal on Thursday.

James Milton explains:

Spain are targeting a comprehensive opening win over Portugal and Alexia Putellas, who created more chances than any other player in Europe's top five leagues, could torment the Portuguese defence.

Spain Women vs Portugal Women Bet Builder Tip

• Spain Women-Spain Women Half Time-Full Time
• Claudia Pina 2+ goals
• Mariona Caldentey 1+ shot on target
  Pays 6/1

Spain have been leading by at least two goals at half-time in all six of their meetings with Portugal and they may well take charge early on in Bern.  

Striker Claudia Pina scored 10 goals in just 485 minutes of UEFA Women's Champions League action for Barcelona and she can make a flying start in her bid for the Golden Boot.

Midfielder Mariona Caldentey scored seven goals during Arsenal's triumphant UEFA Women's Champions League campaign and, with Spain expected to dominate, she should register a shot on target.   

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James Milton adds:

Spain Women led Portugal 4-0 at half-time in April's 7-1 Nations League rout and, with the class of Mariona Caldentey in midfield and Claudia Pina up front, they should run out comfortable winners again.

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 Tactics, Form and Team News

Spain star Aitana Bonmati will be closely monitored as she continues her recovery from viral meningitis.

The two-time Ballon d'Or winner is unlikely to feature on matchday one so her young Barcelona teammate Vicky Lopez is set to start in midfield.

Claudia Pina, another of Barca's talented young players, is expected to lead the line. She has scored seven goals in 15 appearances for Spain and is one of the leading contenders for the Golden Boot at the Euros.

Expected Spain Women lineup (4-3-3): Coll; Batlle, Mendez, Aleixandri, Carmona; Lopez, Guijarro, Putellas; Caldentey, Pina, Gonzalez.

Portugal should line up in a 3-5-2 formation with Sporting's Ana Borges, who has 185 international caps, starting at right wing-back.

Veteran centre-back Carole Costa has a key role to play in defence while Real Sociedad's Andreia Jacinto and Atletico Madrid's Tatiana Pinto are among the midfield options for coach Francisco Neto.

Another Spain-based midfielder, 22-year-old Barcelona ace Kika Nazareth, is in the squad but is unlikely to be fit for Thursday's game after undergoing ankle surgery in March.  

Portugal made a promising start to this year's Nations League campaign, holding England to a 1-1 draw before a 1-0 win away to Belgium.

However, they were outclassed twice by Spain and lost the return fixture against the Lionesses 6-0, conceding five goals in the first 33 minutes.

Expected Portugal Women lineup (3-5-2): Pereira; F Pinto, Costa, Seica; Borges, Jacinto, Norton, T Pinto, Amado; Diana Silva, J Silva.

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