Saturday , 14 November 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
10 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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' The game is set. Portugal kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gareth Bale, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 8' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Allen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 13' Jose Fonte is a natural centre-back and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portugal tonight.
  • 18' Portugal currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' Wales fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portugal and Wales are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 38' It is a cagey affair so far. Portugal in their trying to find a way past Wales's compact .
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portugal must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 48' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' Cristiano Ronaldo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Portugal are in front.
  • 53' Nani adds to his 0 season tally! Portugal lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 58' Joe Ledley makes way for Sam Vokes at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wales.
  • 62' James Chester was booked on 62.
  • 63' Wales manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Simon Church is hanging Hal Robson-Kanu on the field on 63 minute.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Jonny Williams. He replaces James Collins on 66 minute.
  • 71' Controversy at the stadium! Bruno Alves argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' Cristiano Ronaldo was booked on 72.
  • 74' Portugal ring the changes. Renato Sanches has done his job and it is now time for Andre Gomes to step up.
  • 79' The Portugal bench stirs into life. Adrien Silva is withdrawn and Joao Moutinho gets his opportunity.
  • 84' 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.
  • 86' The whistle greets Nani as he departs to be replaced by Ricardo Quaresma.
  • 88' The referee shows Wales player a Yellow card on 88.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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.