Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portugal vs France, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Portugal
2 – 2
Full Time
France
Wed 23 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Puskas Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Hugo Lloris
Y 36' Lucas Hernandez
Y 40' Antoine Griezmann
Y 83' Presnel Kimpembe

Overview

Match Preview

Portugal vs France — European Championship at Puskas Arena.

  • Portugal 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • France 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Jose Sanchez
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Ovidiu Hategan

Head-to-Head

1
1
1
Portugal 3 games · Avg 4.3 goals France
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-23 Portugal 2–2 France 2016-07-10 Portugal 1–0 France

Recent Form

Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun France H 2–2 D
19 Jun Germany H 2–4 L
15 Jun Hungary A 3–0 W
30 Jun Uruguay A 1–2 L
25 Jun Iran A 1–1 D
20 Jun Morocco H 1–0 W
France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Portugal A 2–2 D
19 Jun Hungary A 1–1 D
15 Jun Germany H 1–0 W
15 Jul Croatia H 4–2 W
10 Jul Belgium H 1–0 W
06 Jul Uruguay A 2–0 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
50% Clean Sheets
France this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portugal
Francisco Conceicao 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Portugal launch into their encounter with France.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portugal and France are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It’s high time Didier Deschamps made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hugo Lloris.
  • 31' Cristiano Ronaldo doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 36' Lucas Hernandez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Antoine Griezmann.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Portugal team. Danilo Pereira is replaced by Joao Palhinha on 46 minute.
  • 47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Karim Benzema makes it 1-1.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Karim Benzema has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 52' Adrien Rabiot is replacing Lucas Digne for the France side.
  • 57' France come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' GOAL! Cristiano Ronaldo scores on 60.
  • 65' France have won 94 goals from 178 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 66' The France bench stirs into life. Corentin Tolisso is withdrawn and Kingsley Coman gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' Bruno Fernandes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bernardo Silva at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' Raphael Guerreiro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for France so far.
  • 79' Diogo Dalot is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nelson Semedo at the 79 minute mark.
  • 83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Presnel Kimpembe on 83 minutes.
  • 87' Time for substitution for France. Antoine Griezmann is replaced by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 88' Portugal make a change. Renato Sanches trudges off to be replaced by Sergio Oliveira on 88 minutes.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 France xG
I would bet for: Portugal or France 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portugal39% Draw28% France33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Portugal or Draw
67%
Draw or France
61%
Portugal or France
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portugal28% Draw46% France26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
3.9%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Portugal

Handicap Portugal covers Push France covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portugal keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
France keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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