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England vs Wales, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
England
2 – 1
Full Time
Wales
Thu 16 Jun 2016 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 61' Ben Davies

Overview

Match Preview

England vs Wales — European Championship .

  • England 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Wales 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Matej Jug
  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Marco Fritz

Head-to-Head

3
1
England 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Wales
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-16 England 2–1 Wales

Recent Form

England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun Wales H 2–1 W
11 Jun Russia H 1–1 D
Wales
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun England A 1–2 L
11 Jun Slovakia H 2–1 W
08 May Juventus FC H 1–2 L
30 Apr PAOK FC A 2–2 D
23 Apr FC Basel 1893 H 0–3 L
19 Apr Ukraine A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
England this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

England
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

England
Harry Kane 3 G
Jude Bellingham 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for England to score. At the same time, Wales does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Wales started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Wales fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' The 40-year-old Wayne Rooney has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Wales is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' What a moment for Gareth Bale! That strike on 42 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Sturridge. He replaces Raheem Sterling on 46 minute.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' GOAL! Jamie Vardy scores on 56.
  • 61' A moment of madness from Ben Davies on 61 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wales will be frustrated.
  • 66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 67' Wales make a change. Joe Ledley trudges off to be replaced by Dave Edwards on 67 minutes.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Wales — Jonny Williams on, Hal Robson-Kanu off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' The England manager makes a substitution. Adam Lallana departs to be replaced by Marcus Rashford.
  • 78' The home supporters are growing impatient. England must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 88' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' Magnificent from Daniel Sturridge! That is 8 goals in 409 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • Full Time. England beats Wales

Lineups

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Wales Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Coleman

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 England xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Wales xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
England50% Draw26% Wales24%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

England or Draw
76%
Draw or Wales
50%
England or Wales
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
England34% Draw47% Wales19%
Actual: Wales win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — England

Handicap England covers Push Wales covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

England keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Wales keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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