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Who will win Portugal vs Uzbekistan?

Onside's model gives Portugal a 88% win probability (9% draw, Uzbekistan 3%). We publish every prediction before kickoff and grade it after full time. See every graded prediction. Full match breakdown below.
MODEL PREDICTION · GROUP K · MD2

Portugal vs UzbekistanWin Probability & Model Prediction

Tuesday, 23 June 2026 · 17:00 UTC · Houston

Onside's AI model gives Portugal 88%, draw 9%, and Uzbekistan 3%. Portugal is the model favourite (strong confidence) for this World Cup 2026 Group K fixture on Tuesday.

PORTUGAL WIN
88%
DRAW
9%
UZBEKISTAN WIN
3%
SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · BIVARIATE POISSON

Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts

EXPECTED GOALS
3.280.56
★ MODE
30
12.7%
20
11.6%
40
10.4%
31
7.1%
50
6.8%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
74%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
42%

Model updated from 3 played matches. Scorelines computed from the model's bivariate Poisson with low-score (Dixon-Coles) correction. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.

QUICK FACTS · MODEL OUTPUTS

Portugal vs Uzbekistan World Cup 2026 prediction

Onside's model gives Portugal 88%, draw 9%, and Uzbekistan 3% — portugal favoured. Calibrated against the rolling tournament hit-rate; every call is publicly graded after full-time on the model record.

Portugal vs Uzbekistan prediction score

Expected scoreline: 31 — rounded from the bivariate-Poisson expected goals (Portugal 3, Uzbekistan 1). The full top-five most-likely scorelines are on this page below.

Portugal vs Uzbekistan head to head

Group K fixture at Houston, kickoff Tue 23 Jun, 17:00 UTC. Model anchors: FIFA rank (POR #5 vs UZB #50), confederation, and live MD1+ form learned from this tournament's results.

Portugal vs Uzbekistan line up

Probable XIs and confirmed lineups land at the match centre as soon as managers release them — typically ~1 hour before kickoff. Onside's player-projection engine pre-computes the most-likely scoring threats per side from current tournament form.

MODEL SAID · HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED
MODEL CORRECT
PRE-MATCH MODEL
POR 88% / D 9% / UZB 3%
FINAL SCORE
50

Model picked Portugal at 88% — they took the result. Adds to the running accuracy score.

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FAV POR · STRONG CONFIDENCE
MODEL RATIONALE

Ranking gap is the story

Portugal sit 45 places above Uzbekistan in the FIFA ranking (#5 vs #50) — a gap of that size is hard for the underdog to close in a one-off match. Portugal comes out at 88%, Uzbekistan at 3%, with the rest on the draw. Treated as a strong call rather than a foregone conclusion.

MATCH CONTEXT

How the teams compare

WORLD RANKING
Portugal
#5
Uzbekistan
#50
PREMIER LEAGUE PRESENCE
Portugal
7
Uzbekistan
1
HOME SOIL
Portugal
Uzbekistan
REGION
Portugal
UEFA
Uzbekistan
AFC
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The PL names in each squad

Portugal7 PL
  • José SáWolves
  • Diogo DalotMan Utd
  • Matheus NunesMan City
  • Rúben DiasMan City
  • Bruno FernandesMan Utd
  • Bernardo SilvaMan City
  • Pedro NetoChelsea
Uzbekistan1 PL
  • Abdukodir KhusanovMan City
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