Gemma Granger’s Wales side will be heading into Tuesday's fixture away to World Cup-bound Portugal full of confidence thanks to their five-game unbeaten run (5.30pm UK kick-off).
Wales will be without midfielder Carrie Jones and defender Lily Woodham for the second of two friendlies this month, with both returning to their respective clubs Leicester and Reading.
Neither player was involved in last Thursday’s impressive 4-1 demolition of Northern Ireland at Cardiff City Stadium.
Wales are bidding to polish their clinical edge in the final third and grow squad depth ahead of the inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League this autumn, which will be followed by Euro 2025 qualifiers kicking off early next year.
“The players are really clear on what my expectations are around that mentality of having a competitive environment and when we make changes the players know that the expectation is to make this team better”, Wales boss Granger said. “We want that to be a healthy competition because the more healthier it is the more people are looking to push each other and ultimately make this team as competitive as it can be going into that Nations League campaign."
Meanwhile, opponents Portugal will be hoping to get their World Cup preparation back on track after a disappointing 2-1 defeat at home to Japan on Friday.
Portugal will be playing in their first ever Women’s World Cup this summer after beating Cameroon 2-1 in a dramatic international play-off final which saw forward Diana Silva score a last-gasp winner in added time.
Wales, however, will be forced to watch from home after coming agonisingly close to qualifying back in October before a last-minute goal from Switzerland in extra time ruined their hopes of reaching a first major women's football tournament.
Tuesday night's fixture, which is being broadcast live on BBC Two Wales and iPlayer from 5.15pm, will be the first time Wales and Portugal have faced each other since 2018, when they played out a goalless draw in Almada.
