Portugal vs Ghana, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
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- Referee Stephanie Frappart
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee Corey Parker
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee Drew Fischer
- Referee Kyle Atkins
8 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/gameStandings
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Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Season Stats
Portugal Ghana #43 Position #46 1 Points 3 1 Played 1 0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0 1 Scored 1 1 Conceded 0 +0 GD +1 1.00 PPG 3.00 0% Win % 100% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season100% Clean Sheets
Ghana this seasonPortugal are 43rd (1 pts). Ghana are 46th (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Portugal0-151/–16-30–/–31-45–/146-60–/–61-75–/–76+–/–■ Scored ■ ConcededGhana0-15–/–16-30–/–31-45–/–46-60–/–61-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Portugal kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portugal that had 121 games and scored 40 goals.
- 10' Portugal is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Ghana is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' Ruben Dias has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' 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 Antoine Semenyo suffering a number of foals already.
- 45' Mohammed Kudus was booked on 45.
- 49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andre Ayew.
- 54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 56' Another change for Portugal made on 56 minute. Otavio leaves to be changed by William Carvalho.
- 57' The referee calls foul for Alidu Seidu. He receives a Yellow card.
- 62' The travelling Ghana supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 65' GOAL! Cristiano Ronaldo scores on 65.
- 66' Another substitution for Ghana to replace Alidu Seidu by Tariq Lamptey on 66 minute.
- 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portugal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 73' Goal! Andre Ayew scores his 42 goal in 192 matches.
- 77' The whistle greets Mohammed Kudus as he departs to be replaced by Osman Bukari.
- 78' Joao Felix puts Portugal on the lead.
- 80' GOAL! Rafael Leao scores on 80. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes
- 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lawrence Ati-Zigi made 328 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 88' It is a substitution in Portugal team. Bernardo Silva is replaced by Joao Palhinha on 88 minute.
- 89' What a strike from Osman Bukari! The score is 3-2.
- 90' It’s a booking for Portugal player. Danilo Pereira gets a Yellow card.
- 90' Time for substitution for Ghana. Alexander Djiku is replaced by Daniel-Kofi Kyereh.
- Full Time. Portugal beats Ghana
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Lineups
Portugal Lineups
Starting XI
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Bernardo Silva ↓ Joao Palhinha 88'
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Ruben Neves ↓ Rafael Leao 77'
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Otavio ↓ William Carvalho 56'
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Joao Felix ↓ Joao Mario 88'
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Bench
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Rafael Leao ↑ 77'
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William Carvalho ↑ 56'
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Joao Mario ↑ 88'
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Joao Palhinha ↑ 88'
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Goncalo Ramos ↑ 88'
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Coach Fernando SantosGhana Lineups
Starting XI
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Alidu Seidu ↓ Tariq Lamptey 66'
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Mohammed Kudus ↓ Osman Bukari 77'
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Andre Ayew ↓ Jordan Ayew 77'
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Bench
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Tariq Lamptey ↑ 66'
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Daniel-Kofi Kyereh ↑ 90'
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Jordan Ayew ↑ 77'
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Osman Bukari ↑ 77'
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Antoine Semenyo ↑ 90'
Coach Otto Addo -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Cristiano Ronaldo 1 Joao Felix 1 Andre Ayew 1 Osman Bukari 1 Rafael Leao 1 Head to Head
Portugal Form
Ghana Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.47 Portugal xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.43 Ghana xGI would bet for: Portugal or Ghana 74% + Both teams to score 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portugal winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.9Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Portugal or Draw 68%Draw or Ghana 58%Portugal or Ghana 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%2 – 1 8.2%1 – 2 8%0 – 0 7.4%1 – 0 7.2%0 – 1 7%2 – 0 5.9%2 – 2 5.8%0 – 2 5.6%3 – 1 4%1 – 3 3.8%3 – 2 ActualAsian Handicap — Portugal
Handicap Portugal covers Push Ghana covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 11% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 19% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 18% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Portugal keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Ghana keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.