Portugal and Denmark have named their starting teams for Matchday 5 of the Nations League at the Braga Municipal Stadium on Saturday.
The Selecao are assured of a place in the quarter-finals in March and will win Group A4 if they avoid defeat against their rivals who start in second place, six points behind them.
Denmark They will also reach the last 16 with a game to spare if they win and Norway fail to win in their simultaneous home game against Wales.
Portugal won 2-1 at home to Norway on Matchday 4, while Denmark beat Wales 1-0 away.
Portugal has confirmed the starting team against Denmark
Right winger Francisco Conceicao is suspended for Portugal.
Portugal: Diogo Costa, Alberto, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Dalot, Ruben Neves, Vitinha, Pedro Neto, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Felix, Goncalo Ramo
Substitutes: to follow
Denmark’s full line-up against Portugal in the Nations League
Denmark: Hermansen, Bah, Andersen, Provstgaard, Maehle, Hjulmand, Hojbjerg, Isaksen, Damsgaard, Daramy, Hojlund
Denmark: to follow
Where to watch Portugal vs Denmark: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off on Saturday is at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT). The The Nations League match is live on Amazon Prime Video for £2.49 in the UK, with streaming in the accompanying app. In the US, it’s on Fox, Fubo and ViX.
If you live outside the UK or US, please visit List of UEFA Nations League broadcasters to find out where to watch it in your region.
Portugal vs Denmark stats, Nations League form
- Portugal have won five and lost one of the last six meetings between these teams, including a 4-2 win in Copenhagen on Matchday 3.
- Their last home game against Denmark was a 5-2 extra-time win in the last edition’s quarter-finals to complete a 5-3 aggregate win.
- The Selecao had trailed 3-2 on aggregate in that game before Francisco Trincao scored in the 86th and 91st minutes and Goncalo Ramos added another in the 115th.
- They are unbeaten in their last seven Nations League games (W6 D1) and their most recent 10 during the group stage (W8 D2).
- This is the first time they have started a Nations League campaign with four straight wins, with Goncalo Ramos helping by scoring in his last three games in the competition.
- Twenty-one of Denmark’s last 22 Nations League games have featured at least one goal, while striker Rasmus Hojlund has scored in three of his four games of the current campaign and each of his last two.
- Denmark have won four and lost 12 of the 18 meetings between the teams, with their two draws coming in 2010 World Cup qualifying in Copenhagen in September 2009 (1-1) and in Sheffield during the EURO 1996 group stage.