Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal star odds to score, betting tips and best bets in Euro 2024 qualifier vs Slovakia
Cristiano Ronaldo has started the new season in great form for Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr.
Through his opening five matches of the campaign, the Portuguese great has netted six times, the most of any player in the league that has grown in quality over this most recent transfer window.
He's additionally added four assists to his haul in that timeframe — the second most of any player in the competition — and he'll now be hoping to bring that form into this first international break of the season.
Former European champions Portugal's calendar year for 2023 is dominated by their push to qualify from Group J for Euro 2024 in Germany.
The Selecao are yet to even concede a goal in the campaign ahead of the September qualifiers, putting them in a strong position to go through.
Ronaldo's own form has been pivotal to their success, scoring four times across three outings for his country.
Here's a selection of standout odds involving the Portugal captain ahead of their match with Slovakia on Friday.
Portugal match schedule 2023: Cristiano Ronaldo's upcoming fixtures
BetOnSports: 13/20
As expected, Ronaldo is extremely shorts odds to score versus Slovakia at any time.
That's for good reason given his recent goalscoring form over in the Saudi Pro League, whilst he remains one of the most lethal finishers in world football.
Overall, Portugal scored 10 times in three days without reply to start their calendar year, with Ronaldo himself scoring twice on each occasion in emphatic wins over Liechtenstein and Luxembourg as part of the team's first matches since their surprise defeat to Morocco in the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
BetOnSports: 18/1
With a scarcely believable 63 hat-tricks to his name throughout his career for both
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