Portugal
Manager Scout Report
4-2-3-1
Preferred formation
51'
Avg. first substitution
5
Avg. substitutions / game
5
Matches analysed
The tactical read
Portugal typically set up in 4-2-3-1 and make their first change around minute 51 - roughly 5 substitutions per game. Expect the first-sub window around then, earlier if they're chasing the game.
Over the last 5 matches, the same shape held up in 5 of them. The quickest hook came at 46' away at Colombia; the longest wait stretched to 62' at home to Croatia.
They've won more than they've lost across these 5 matches (2-2-1) - a manager riding momentum tends to stick with what's working, so don't expect wholesale changes to the plan.