Argentina vs Saudi Arabia, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Argentina vs Saudi Arabia — Worldcup at Lusail Iconic Stadium.
- Argentina 1 games · 3 pts (2026/26)
- Saudi Arabia 1 games · 1 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Slavko Vincic
- Referee Tomaz Klancnik
- Referee Andraz Kovacic
- Referee Pol van Boekel
- Referee Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 2 4 2 South Korea 2 4 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 2 1 9 Scotland 1 3 10 Morocco 1 1 11 Brazil 1 1 12 Haiti 1 0 13 United States 1 3 14 Australia 1 3 15 Turkey 1 0 16 Paraguay 1 0 17 Germany 1 3 18 Ivory Coast 1 3 19 Ecuador 1 0 20 Curacao 1 0 21 Sweden 1 3 22 Japan 1 1 23 Netherlands 1 1 24 Tunisia 1 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Uruguay 1 1 30 Saudi Arabia 1 1 31 Spain 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Colombia 1 3 42 Congo DR 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Uzbekistan 1 0 45 England 1 3 46 Ghana 1 3 47 Panama 1 0 48 Croatia 1 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Season Stats
Argentina Saudi Arabia #37 Position #30 3 Points 1 1 Played 1 1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0 3 Scored 1 0 Conceded 1 +3 GD +0 3.00 PPG 1.00 100% Win % 0% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history100% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season0% Clean Sheets
Saudi Arabia this seasonArgentina are 37th (3 pts). Saudi Arabia are 30th (1 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Argentina0-15–/–16-301/–31-45–/–46-601/–61-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ ConcededSaudi Arabia0-15–/–16-30–/–31-451/–46-60–/–61-75–/–76+–/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Saudi Arabia gets underway.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Argentina is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' What a strike from Lionel Messi! The score is 1-0.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Saudi Arabia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Argentina is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 28' What a strike from Lautaro Martinez! The score is 2-0.
- 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Saud Abdulhamid, as he is very good at scoring at Lusail Iconic Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 38' Saudi Arabia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Saudi Arabia that had 8 games and scored 7 goals.
- 45' The Saudi Arabia manager makes a substitution. Salman Al-Faraj departs to be replaced by Nawaf Al-Abid.
- 49' Goal! Saleh Al-Shehri scores his 1 goal in 8 matches.
- 53' Goal! Salem Al-Dawsari scores his 3 goal in 8 matches.
- 54' What a strike from Salem Al-Dawsari! The score is 2-3.
- 59' Time for substitution for Argentina. Christian Romero is replaced by Lisandro Martinez.
- 60' The whistle greets Alejandro Gomez as he departs to be replaced by Julian Alvarez.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hassan Altambakti made 8 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 67' Saudi Arabia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 71' The Argentina manager makes a substitution. Nicolas Tagliafico departs to be replaced by Marcos Acuna.
- 75' It’s a booking for Saudi Arabia player. Ali Al-Boleahi gets a Yellow card.
- 78' Sultan Al Ghanam is replacing Saleh Al-Shehri for the Saudi Arabia side.
- 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Salem Al-Dawsari.
- 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Saud Abdulhamid.
- 87' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ali Al-Boleahi suffering a number of foals already.
- 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nawaf Al-Abid.
- 89' The whistle greets Nawaf Al-Abid as he departs to be replaced by Abdulelah Al Amri.
- 90' It is a substitution in Saudi Arabia team. Yasir Al Shahrani is replaced by Mohammed Al Burayk on 90 minute.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mohammed Al Owais.
- Another three points for Saudi Arabia.
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Lineups
Argentina Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 19
- 3
- 11
- 10
- 17
- 22
- 7
- 5
- 13
- 26
Bench
- 2
- 12
- 15
- 21
- 6
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Marcos Acuna ↑ 71'
- 1
- 14
- 4
- 20
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25
Lisandro Martinez ↑ 59'
- 16
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9
Julian Alvarez ↑ 59'
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24
Enzo Fernandez ↑ 59'
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Coach Lionel ScaloniSaudi Arabia Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 12
- 5
- 13
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Salman Al-Faraj ↓ Nawaf Al-Abid 45'
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- 23
- 10
- 11
- 9
- 17
Bench
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- 3
- 4
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Mohammed Al Burayk ↑ 90'
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 20
- 24
- 26
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25
Haitham Asiri ↑ 89'
- 19
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Nawaf Al-Abid ↑ 45'
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Sultan Al Ghanam ↑ 78'
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Coach Hervé Renard -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Salem Al-Dawsari 2 Lionel Messi 1 Lautaro Martinez 1 Saleh Al-Shehri 1 Head to Head
Argentina Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.92 Argentina xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.78 Saudi Arabia xGI would bet for: Argentina to win 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Saudi Arabia winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.7Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Argentina or Draw 81%Draw or Saudi Arabia 44%Argentina or Saudi Arabia 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Argentina win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 12.3%2 – 0 12.2%1 – 1 10.8%2 – 1 9.3%0 – 0 8.5%3 – 0 7.6%3 – 1 6%0 – 1 4.4%1 – 2 Actual4 – 0 3.7%2 – 2 3.6%4 – 1 3%Asian Handicap — Argentina
Handicap Argentina covers Push Saudi Arabia covers -2.5 19% — 81% -2 19% 20% 61% -1.5 39% — 61% -1 39% 24% 37% -0.5 63% — 37% +0.5 87% — 13% +1 87% 9% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Argentina keeps clean sheet 46% ✓Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.