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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

Match Preview

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
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 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
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 Republic of 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
67% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
25% 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/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Portugal and Morocco.
  • 4' GOAL! Cristiano Ronaldo scores on 4. Assisted by Joao Moutinho
  • 9' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 14' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joao Mario, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Mbark Boussoufa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' Morocco player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' Portugal seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 50' It looks surprising Morocco does not make any changes. Hakim Ziyech has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Morocco is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Portugal team. Bernardo Silva is replaced by Gelson Martins on 59 minute.
  • 64' 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.
  • 69' Ayoub El Kaabi is replacing Khalid Boutaib for the Morocco side.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Portugal. Joao Mario is replaced by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 75' Morocco manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mehdi Carcela is hanging Younes Belhanda on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Khalid Boutaib made 13 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' It’s high time Fernando Santos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' Morocco manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Faycal Fajr is hanging Karim El Ahmadi on the field on 86 minute.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Adrien Silva. He replaces Joao Moutinho on 89 minute.
  • 90' Adrien Silva was booked on 90.
  • With this win, Portugal is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.