- Spain are unbeaten in ten matches (Won 6, Drawn 4) and look the most likely winners here.
- Portugal are in good form too (Won 3, Drawn 1) in their last four outings.
- Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo has scored three times in their last five games, while Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal has scored five of La Roja's ten goals in their last five matches.
Iberian affair in Dallas
Portugal and Spain meet in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage in 2026 on Monday and the Portugal vs Spain preview suggests this will be a very close game.
The Iberian neighbours both got the better of strong opponents in their knockout stage clashes, with Portugal outplaying Croatia in a 2-1 victory and Spain beating Austria 3-0.
So both sides have proven their mettle in the one-game format and there's no need to get too bogged down in which team is 'better' here because the match-up has the potential to go either way.
La Roja looking to make history
Spain have the better form, winning four and drawing one of their last five and arriving on the back of a three-game winning streak. They are unbeaten in their last ten in all competitions, winning six and drawing four, while Portugal have six wins, three draws and one defeat over the same period.
So this is a contest between two elite international sides and the market has both teams well matched, with Spain at 1.92, Portugal at 4.1 and the draw at 3.6.
Our Portugal vs Spain betting tips are to oppose the draw and take La Roja, who are on a three-game winning streak in all competitions, to edge this.
Luis de la Fuente's side press high, maintain possession and have the tempo of the game under their control with their positional play, which can be difficult for Portugal to deal with.
Portugal have options to get it done
Roberto Martinez has kept his team flexible enough to switch between a 4-3-3 and various back-three structures and they can overload the flanks at times, so we should see two contrasting sides in the final third.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the only one with the quality to produce a moment of brilliance, but we wouldn't bet against him doing exactly that in Dallas, according to this Portugal vs Spain prediction. Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal has been the real star of the show so far with five of his nation's ten goals in their last five matches.
Portugal won the most recent head-to-head 7-5 in the Nations League 2024/25 to show that when these two sides meet it can get wild at times, and that is another reason for our Portugal vs Spain prediction.
