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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' It’s Showtime! The match between Portugal and France is underway.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Presnel Kimpembe, as he is very good at scoring at Puskas Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Portugal international Ruben Dias has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 28' Hugo Lloris catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
  • 31' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristiano Ronaldo makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 36' The referee calls foul for Lucas Hernandez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 40' That is a Yellow card for France. Antoine Griezmann will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' Portugal ring the changes. Danilo Pereira has done his job and it is now time for Joao Palhinha to step up.
  • 47' Karim Benzema is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 48' GOAL! Karim Benzema scores on 48. Assisted by Paul Pogba
  • 52' Another substitution for France to replace Lucas Digne by Adrien Rabiot on 52 minute.
  • 57' France come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' GOAL! Cristiano Ronaldo fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 65' Portugal are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined France backline.
  • 66' Time for substitution for France. Corentin Tolisso is replaced by Kingsley Coman.
  • 71' 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.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Fernandes. He replaces Bernardo Silva on 73 minute.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 79' Diogo Dalot has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nelson Semedo on 79 minute.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Presnel Kimpembe. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' The whistle greets Antoine Griezmann as he departs to be replaced by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 88' Sergio Oliveira is replacing Renato Sanches for the Portugal side.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.