Thursday , 2 July 2026

Portugal vs Wales, European Championship 2016 SEMI FINALS

European Championship · 2016
Portugal
2 – 0
Full Time
Wales
Wed 6 Jul 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 8' Joe Allen
Y 62' James Chester
Bruno Alves 71' Y
Cristiano Ronaldo 72' Y
Y 88' Gareth Bale

Overview

Match Preview

Portugal vs Wales — European Championship .

  • Portugal 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Wales 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Jonas Eriksson
  • Referee Mathias Klasenius
  • Referee Daniel Warnmark
  • Referee Stefan Johannesson
  • Referee Markus Strombergsson
15 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Head-to-Head

3
2
Portugal 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals Wales
Last 5 meetings
2016-07-06 Portugal 2–0 Wales

Recent Form

Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Wales H 2–0 W
30 Jun Poland A 1–1 D
25 Jun Croatia A 1–0 W
22 Jun Hungary A 3–3 D
18 Jun Austria H 0–0 D
14 Jun Iceland H 1–1 D
Wales
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Portugal A 0–2 L
01 Jul Belgium H 3–1 W
25 Jun Northern Ireland H 1–0 W
20 Jun Russia A 3–0 W
16 Jun England A 1–2 L
11 Jun Slovakia H 2–1 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portugal
Francisco Conceicao 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Wales gets underway.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Chester, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 8' Poor challenge from Joe Allen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 13' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 18' A quiet spell here at . Portugal seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Vokes made 342 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 33' Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' It’s high time Chris Coleman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wales needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' Jose Fonte is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portugal so far.
  • 50' Cristiano Ronaldo doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' Against the run of play, Nani has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 58' Sam Vokes gets the nod from Wales. He replaces Joe Ledley and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for James Chester.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Simon Church. He replaces Hal Robson-Kanu on 63 minute.
  • 66' Wales make a change. James Collins trudges off to be replaced by Jonny Williams on 66 minutes.
  • 71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bruno Alves.
  • 72' Cristiano Ronaldo was booked on 72.
  • 74' The Portugal bench stirs into life. Renato Sanches is withdrawn and Andre Gomes gets his opportunity.
  • 79' The Portugal manager makes a substitution. Adrien Silva departs to be replaced by Joao Moutinho.
  • 84' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fernando Santos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 86' Portugal make a change. Nani trudges off to be replaced by Ricardo Quaresma on 86 minutes.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gareth Bale.
  • Wales will have plenty to reflect on. Portugal were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Wales Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Coleman

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.47 Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Wales xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portugal53% Draw28% Wales19%
Actual: Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Portugal or Draw
81%
Draw or Wales
47%
Portugal or Wales
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portugal36% Draw51% Wales13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15%
0 – 0
13.1%
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — Portugal

Handicap Portugal covers Push Wales covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Portugal keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Wales keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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