Euro 2012 Portugal v Spain Betting Preview from the Donbass Arena, Donetsk on Wednesday 27th June 2012.
The whole game can be seen Live on BBC One High Definition with a scheduled 19:45pm (BST) Kick Off Time.
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Portugal have been very much the surprise team of the tournament so far and will surely give Spain a much harder game than France did during the quarter finals as with players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani both starting to peak, the Spain defence will have plenty to do on Wednesday evening for a change.
Spain were in complete control against France during the quarter final and won the game without really having had to try that hard, but they will be fully aware that this game against Portugal presents a much more difficult challenge and it will be interesting to see how they cope with the attacking natured Portuguese.
Portugal v Spain Team News
Portugal Team News
Coach Paulo Bento has been able to start all four previous games with the same starting eleven, but with Helder Postiga out with a hamstring injury it means he will have to make a decision on whether Hugo Almeida or Nelson Oliveira will replace him.
Probable Line Up [4-4-2]: Patricio, Pereira, Alves, Pepe, Coentrao, Meireles, Veloso, Moutinho, Nani, Ronaldo, Almeida
Spain Team News
Coach Vincent del Bosque will probably stick with the same formation and starting eleven that were so dominant in victory against France, which again means Fernando Torres having to make do with a place on the bench as Cesc Fabregas takes the striker role.
Probable Line Up [4-4-1-1]: Cassillas, Arbeloa, Ramos, Pique, Alba, Xavi, Busquests, Alonso, Silva, Fabregas, Iniesta
Portugal v Spain Head to Head Statistics
Wednesday evening’s Semi Final will become the 35th meeting between the two countries over the years and all the results of those previous games can be seen in our head to head statistics table shown below.
- Portugal Victories : 7
- Draws : 12
- Spain Victories : 15
The 2010 South Africa World Cup was the last time these two sides met each other and on that day Spain won the game 1-0 with a 63rd minute goal from David Villa.
