As for these teams, in principle, the Portuguese do not commit many fouls when playing against a weaker opponent, but as for the guests, they will rarely have possession of the ball, so I think there will be many fouls, especially since they average 3.5 cards per game.
Norwegian referee Espen Eskas showed an average of 3.16 yellow cards over 19 games in the current and previous seasons, but the specifics of this match must be taken into account: Liechtenstein are unable to put up a fight against the European champions.
The home side will be without several first-team players, including midfielder Жоау Моутинью. The squad is also missing several rotation players. The away side will be missing several key players, including defender Максимилиан Гёппель, and are also missing several rotation players.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Эспен Эскос (Norway). Over the last 100 matches, he has shown 335 yellow cards (averaging 3.4 per match) and 4 red cards (averaging 0 per match), so he cannot be considered overly strict. He has awarded a penalty in 25% of matches (25 out of 100).