Saturday , 14 November 2026

Portugal vs Ghana, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Portugal
3 – 2
Full Time
Ghana
Thu 24 Nov 2022 · 16:00 UTC Stadium 974 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Mohammed Kudus
Y 49' Andre Ayew
Y 57' Alidu Seidu
Danilo Pereira 90' Y
Y 90' Inaki Williams
Bruno Fernandes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portugal vs Ghana — Worldcup at Stadium 974.

  • Portugal 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
  • Ghana 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • 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/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Portugal 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Ghana
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-24 Portugal 3–2 Ghana

Recent Form

Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Ghana H 3–2 W
27 Jun Belgium A 0–1 L
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
Ghana
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Portugal A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Portugal Ghana
#42 Position #47
5 Points 4
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 2
1 Conceded 2
+5 GD +0
1.67 PPG 1.33
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
50% Clean Sheets
Ghana this season

Portugal are 42nd (5 pts). Ghana are 47th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadium 974. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Tariq Lamptey has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portugal and Ghana are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Stadium 974. Portugal seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Fernando Santos might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portugal and Ghana are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Ghana come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Mohammed Kudus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 49' Andre Ayew picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Salis Abdul Samed is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portugal.
  • 56' Otavio makes way for William Carvalho at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portugal.
  • 57' The referee shows Ghana player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Jordan Ayew has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' Brilliant from the forward! Cristiano Ronaldo makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 66' Ghana manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tariq Lamptey is hanging Alidu Seidu on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
  • 73' GOAL! Andre Ayew fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 77' The Ghana manager makes a substitution. Mohammed Kudus departs to be replaced by Osman Bukari.
  • 78' Portugal is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joao Felix on 78.
  • 80' Rafael Leao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
  • 85' 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.
  • 88' The whistle greets Bernardo Silva as he departs to be replaced by Joao Palhinha.
  • 89' A goal from the Ghana international Osman Bukari! He fires home on 89 to make it 3-2!
  • 90' Danilo Pereira was booked on 90.
  • 90' The Ghana bench stirs into life. Alexander Djiku is withdrawn and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh gets his opportunity.
  • Portugal celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Ghana Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Otto Addo

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.98 Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Ghana xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portugal54% Draw24% Ghana22%
Actual: Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Portugal or Draw
78%
Draw or Ghana
46%
Portugal or Ghana
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portugal40% Draw42% Ghana18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
0 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portugal

Handicap Portugal covers Push Ghana covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portugal keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Ghana keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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