Sunday , 16 August 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 Curaçao 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Portugal and Ghana is underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Ghana fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Antoine Semenyo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 47 goals in his last 22 appearances.
  • 35' 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 Abdul Rahman Baba suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Mohammed Kudus. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 49' Andre Ayew is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
  • 54' It’s high time Fernando Santos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' The Portugal bench stirs into life. Otavio is withdrawn and William Carvalho gets his opportunity.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Alidu Seidu is booked for Ghana — Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' The deadlock is broken! Cristiano Ronaldo gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
  • 66' Tariq Lamptey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alidu Seidu on 66 minute.
  • 71' 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.
  • 73' A stunning finish from Andre Ayew — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Osman Bukari. He replaces Mohammed Kudus on 77 minute.
  • 78' The Portugal Joao Felix breaks the deadlock on 78 minutes. 2-1!
  • 80' Goal! Rafael Leao scores his 79 goal in 466 matches.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Portugal team. Bernardo Silva is replaced by Joao Palhinha on 88 minute.
  • 89' GOAL! Osman Bukari scores on 89.
  • 90' Portugal player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The Ghana manager makes a substitution. Alexander Djiku departs to be replaced by Daniel-Kofi Kyereh.
  • Another three points for Portugal.

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.