FT · Europe: UEFA Nations League · Thursday, 24 September 2026

Portugal 1–0 WalesMatch recap & how our call landed · Thursday, 24 September 2026

Portugal
1–0
Portugal win
Wales

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Portugal to win at 89%. Bawler had Portugal at 89%, the draw at 9% and Wales at 3%. The match finished 1–0.

Pre-match probability vs result

Portugal win
89%
Result
Draw
9%
Wales win
3%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
3.2 – 0.5
Total 3.7
Actual
1 – 0
Total 1 (−2.7 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
2.4 – 0.9
From the match itself

The match produced 2.7 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Portugal to win
Pre-match: 89%
Landed
Medium confidence
Over 3.5 goals
Pre-match: 50%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"Portugal's home win prediction rests on a 2.76 expected-goals advantage, with Ronaldo and Leão accounting for over a third of the hosts' attacking threat at 3.23 xG."

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