Thursday , 2 July 2026

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Argentina
1 – 2
Full Time
Saudi Arabia
Tue 22 Nov 2022 · 10:00 UTC Lusail Iconic Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Abdulelah Al Malki
Y 75' Ali Al-Boleahi
Y 80' Salem Al-Dawsari
Y 82' Saud Abdulhamid
Y 88' Nawaf Al-Abid
Y 90' Mohammed Al Owais

Overview

Match Preview

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia — Worldcup at Lusail Iconic Stadium.

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/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Argentina 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Saudi Arabia
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-22 Argentina 1–2 Saudi Arabia

Recent Form

Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Nov Saudi Arabia H 1–2 L
11 Jul Brazil H 1–0 W
07 Jul Colombia H 4–3 W
04 Jul Ecuador H 3–0 W
29 Jun Bolivia H 1–4 L
22 Jun Paraguay H 1–0 W
Saudi Arabia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Nov Argentina A 2–1 W
25 Jun Egypt H 2–1 W
20 Jun Uruguay A 0–1 L
14 Jun Russia A 0–5 L
19 Aug MSV Duisburg H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Argentina Saudi Arabia
#37 Position #32
9 Points 2
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 1
8 Scored 1
1 Conceded 5
+7 GD -4
3.00 PPG 0.67
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season
33% Clean Sheets
Saudi Arabia this season

Argentina are 37th (9 pts). Saudi Arabia are 32nd (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Argentina
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Saudi Arabia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/–
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.

Lineups

Argentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lionel Scaloni

Saudi Arabia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hervé Renard

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.54 Argentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Saudi Arabia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Argentina to win 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Argentina63% Draw21% Saudi Arabia16%
Actual: Saudi Arabia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Argentina or Draw
84%
Draw or Saudi Arabia
37%
Argentina or Saudi Arabia
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Argentina54% Draw37% Saudi Arabia9%
Actual: Argentina win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–2 not predicted
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
11.3%
3 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.1%
5 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Argentina

Handicap Argentina covers Push Saudi Arabia covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 21% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 21% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Argentina keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.