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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' Welcome to Puskas Arena that hosts another battle between Portugal and France.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Portugal is showing some good football. However, Portugal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' France fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portugal and France are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Puskas Arena. Portugal seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 28' France receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 31' Against the run of play, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 36' The referee calls foul for Lucas Hernandez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 40' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Antoine Griezmann on 40 minutes.
  • 45' Portugal currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' The whistle greets Danilo Pereira as he departs to be replaced by Joao Palhinha.
  • 47' GOAL! Karim Benzema scores on 45.
  • 48' GOAL! Karim Benzema scores on 48. Assisted by Paul Pogba
  • 52' Adrien Rabiot gets the nod from France. He replaces Lucas Digne and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' Portugal are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' What an equalizer from Cristiano Ronaldo!
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' A tactical swap from France — Kingsley Coman on, Corentin Tolisso off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
  • 73' Bruno Fernandes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bernardo Silva at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diogo Jota, as he is very good at scoring at Puskas Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 79' The Portugal bench stirs into life. Nelson Semedo is withdrawn and Diogo Dalot gets his opportunity.
  • 83' It’s a booking for France player. Presnel Kimpembe gets a Yellow card.
  • 87' It is a substitution in France team. Antoine Griezmann is replaced by Moussa Sissoko on 87 minute.
  • 88' Sergio Oliveira is replacing Renato Sanches for the Portugal side.
  • The points are shared — Portugal 2-2 France. Honours even.

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.