Portugal vs Wales, European Championship 2016 SEMI FINALS
Overview
Match Preview
Portugal vs Wales — European Championship .
Match Details
- Referee Szymon Marciniak
- Referee Jonas Eriksson
- Referee Mathias Klasenius
- Referee Daniel Warnmark
- Referee Stefan Johannesson
- Referee Markus Strombergsson
14 games this season
🟨 1.5/game
⚽ 5.4 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portugal and Wales.
- 5' Portugal international Jose Fonte has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 8' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Allen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 13' Wales come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 23' Simon Church is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portugal so far.
- 28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portugal must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portugal and Wales are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 38' Wales started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
- 43' Portugal have won 47 goals from 125 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 48' Portugal are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wales's shape.
- 50' Goal! Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 155 goal in 519 matches.
- 53' Goal! Nani scores his 49 goal in 125 matches.
- 58' Another change for Wales made on 58 minute. Joe Ledley leaves to be changed by Sam Vokes.
- 62' The referee calls foul for James Chester. He receives a Yellow card.
- 63' Simon Church gets the nod from Wales. He replaces Hal Robson-Kanu and will look to change the dynamic.
- 66' Another substitution for Wales to replace James Collins by Jonny Williams on 66 minute.
- 71' That is a Yellow card for Portugal. Bruno Alves will be fuming at that decision.
- 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cristiano Ronaldo on 72.
- 74' Andre Gomes is replacing Renato Sanches for the Portugal side.
- 79' A change in the Portugal ranks — Adrien Silva exits the field as Joao Moutinho enters on 79.
- 84' 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 Mario suffering a number of foals already.
- 86' The whistle greets Nani as he departs to be replaced by Ricardo Quaresma.
- 88' Gareth Bale has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
- 2-0 the final result. Wales will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Portugal Lineups
Starting XI
-
23
Adrien Silva ↓ Joao Moutinho 79'
- 21
- 1
- 4
-
16
Renato Sanches ↓ Andre Gomes 74'
- 5
- 7
- 10
-
17
Nani ↓ Ricardo Quaresma 86'
- 13
- 2
Bench
-
15
Andre Gomes ↑ 74'
-
8
Joao Moutinho ↑ 79'
- 22
- 12
-
20
Ricardo Quaresma ↑ 86'
- 18
- 11
- 9
- 6
- 19
Coach
Fernando Santos
Wales Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 8
- 1
-
9
Hal Robson-Kanu ↓ Simon Church 63'
- 6
- 7
-
16
Joe Ledley ↓ Sam Vokes 58'
- 5
- 3
- 11
-
19
James Collins ↓ Jonny Williams 66'
Bench
- 22
- 14
- 21
-
20
Jonny Williams ↑ 66'
-
18
Sam Vokes ↑ 58'
- 15
-
23
Simon Church ↑ 63'
- 13
- 17
- 12
Coach
Chris Coleman
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Nani | 1 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 |
| Nani | 1 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 |
Head to Head
Portugal Form
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
✓ CorrectActual: Portugal win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✓ CorrectActual: 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.