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Portugal vs Morocco, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Portugal
1 – 0
Full Time
Morocco
Wed 20 Jun 2018 · 12:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Mehdi Benatia
Adrien Silva 90' Y

Overview

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Portugal vs Morocco — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Sergey Karasev
  • Referee Anton Averianov
  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Simon Lount
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
1
Portugal 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Morocco
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-20 Portugal 1–0 Morocco

Recent Form

Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Morocco H 1–0 W
15 Jun Spain H 3–3 D
05 May Ukraine A 1–2 L
28 Apr Northern Ireland H 1–6 L
21 Apr Ireland A 3–4 L
14 Apr Sweden H 0–1 L
Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Portugal A 0–1 L
15 Jun Iran H 0–1 L
20 Aug VfB Stuttgart H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Portugal Morocco
#42 Position #10
5 Points 7
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 6
1 Conceded 3
+5 GD +3
1.67 PPG 2.33
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season

Portugal are 42nd (5 pts). Morocco are 10th (7 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
Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 G
Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Portugal welcome Morocco for this crunch clash at .
  • 4' Cristiano Ronaldo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 4 minutes.
  • 9' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. Cedric has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Achraf Hakimi made 532 appearances and scored 47 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' Goncalo Guedes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Morocco so far.
  • 29' 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 Joao Moutinho suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portugal and Morocco are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Mehdi Benatia on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Morocco will be frustrated.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' Portugal are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Morocco backline.
  • 55' Portugal are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 59' Portugal make a change. Bernardo Silva trudges off to be replaced by Gelson Martins on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Portugal currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 69' Ayoub El Kaabi gets the nod from Morocco. He replaces Khalid Boutaib and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Bruno Fernandes gets the nod from Portugal. He replaces Joao Mario and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Morocco. Younes Belhanda is replaced by Mehdi Carcela.
  • 80' Morocco is showing some good football. However, Morocco are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' Raphael Guerreiro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 45 goals in his last 532 appearances.
  • 86' Karim El Ahmadi makes way for Faycal Fajr at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Morocco.
  • 89' Another change for Portugal made on 89 minute. Joao Moutinho leaves to be changed by Adrien Silva.
  • 90' Adrien Silva picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 1-0 the final result. Morocco will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Morocco Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hervé Renard

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 Morocco xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portugal54% Draw29% Morocco17%
Actual: Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Portugal or Draw
83%
Draw or Morocco
46%
Portugal or Morocco
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portugal35% Draw54% Morocco11%
Actual: Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
16.6%
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
2.3%
0 – 2
2.2%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Portugal

Handicap Portugal covers Push Morocco covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 17% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 27% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Portugal keeps clean sheet
56% ✓
Morocco keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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