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Russia vs Egypt, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Russia
3 – 1
Full Time
Egypt
Tue 19 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Trezeguet
Fedor Smolov 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Russia vs Egypt — Worldcup .

  • Russia 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • Egypt 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Cuneyt Cakιr
  • Referee Bahattin Duran
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
  • Referee Enrique Caceres
  • Referee Eduardo Cardozo
  • Referee Juan Zorrilla

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
Russia 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Egypt
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-19 Russia 3–1 Egypt

Recent Form

Russia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Egypt H 3–1 W
14 Jun Saudi Arabia H 5–0 W
05 May Blyth Town FC H 1–1 D
28 Apr Germany A 2–1 W
21 Apr Italy H 1–1 D
14 Apr Hungary A 1–1 D
Egypt
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Russia A 1–3 L
15 Jun Uruguay H 0–1 L
19 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 0–5 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Egypt this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Egypt
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Egypt
Mostafa Ziko 2 G 1 A
Emam Ashour 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Russia kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Ahmed Fathy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Russia tonight.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Russia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Egypt is showing some good football. However, Egypt are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Russia must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Russia in their trying to find a way past Egypt's compact .
  • 40' Yuri Zhirkov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Egypt so far.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 47' Magnificent from Ahmed Fathy! That is 2 goals in 9 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Trezeguet.
  • 59' Assisted by Mario Fernandes with the perfectly-timed delivery and Denis Cheryshev makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 62' Magnificent from Artem Dzyuba! That is 114 goals in 105 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 64' Another substitution for Egypt to replace Mohamed El Neny by Amr Warda on 64 minute.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Ramadan Sobhi. He replaces Trezeguet on 68 minute.
  • 73' What a strike from Mohamed Salah! The score is 2-2.
  • 74' Daler Kuzyaev gets the nod from Russia. He replaces Denis Cheryshev and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Fedor Smolov gets the nod from Russia. He replaces Artem Dzyuba and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Kahraba is replacing Marwan Mohsen for the Egypt side.
  • 84' Fedor Smolov was booked on 84.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Yuri Zhirkov as he leaves the pitch. Fyodor Kudryashov steps in for Russia.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Russia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov

Egypt Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hector Cuper

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.16 Russia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Egypt xG
I would bet for: Russia to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Russia62% Draw21% Egypt17%
Actual: Russia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Russia or Draw
84%
Draw or Egypt
38%
Russia or Egypt
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Russia45% Draw41% Egypt14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 1
3.8%
4 – 0
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Russia

Handicap Russia covers Push Egypt covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 22% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Russia keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Egypt keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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