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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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hector Cuper might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Ahmed Fathy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 9 appearances.
  • 15' Aly Gabr needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Russia and Egypt are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Russia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' The 30-year-old Aleksandr Golovin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' Tarek Hamed is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Egypt so far.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 47' Ahmed Fathy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Egypt 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.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Trezeguet on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Egypt will be frustrated.
  • 59' What a strike from Denis Cheryshev! The score is 1-1.
  • 62' GOAL! Artem Dzyuba fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 64' Egypt make a change. Mohamed El Neny trudges off to be replaced by Amr Warda on 64 minutes.
  • 68' Egypt manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ramadan Sobhi is hanging Trezeguet on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' Mohamed Salah is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 74' Fresh legs for Russia! Daler Kuzyaev comes on to replace Denis Cheryshev.
  • 79' Fedor Smolov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Artem Dzyuba on 79 minute.
  • 82' Kahraba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marwan Mohsen on 82 minute.
  • 84' Russia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Russia! Fyodor Kudryashov comes on to replace Yuri Zhirkov.
  • Russia celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.