Russia vs Wales, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Russia vs Wales — European Championship .
Match Details
- Referee Daniele Orsato
- Referee Jonas Eriksson
- Referee Mathias Klasenius
- Referee Daniel Warnmark
- Referee Stefan Johannesson
- Referee Markus Strombergsson
4 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 15.5 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)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Russia and Wales.
- 5' It’s high time Leonid Slutsky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Russia in their trying to find a way past Wales's compact .
- 11' What a strike from Aaron Ramsey! The score is 0-1.
- 16' Wales player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 20' A goal from the Wales international Neil Taylor! He fires home on 20 to make it 0-2!
- 25' Ashley Williams is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Russia tonight.
- 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 40' Wales are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 46' The whistle greets Vasily Berezutski as he departs to be replaced by Aleksey Berezutski.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 52' A change in the Russia ranks — Roman Shirokov exits the field as Aleksandr Golovin enters on 52.
- 57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Russia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 62' Russia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
- 64' The referee has no hesitation. Pavel Mamaev is booked for Russia — Yellow card on 64.
- 67' What a moment for Gareth Bale! That strike on 67 puts his side firmly in control.
- 70' The Russia bench stirs into life. Fedor Smolov is withdrawn and Aleksandr Samedov gets his opportunity.
- 74' The crowd applauds Joe Allen as he leaves the pitch. Dave Edwards steps in for Wales.
- 76' The crowd applauds Joe Ledley as he leaves the pitch. Andy King steps in for Wales.
- 81' Ben Davies has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 387 appearances.
- 83' Another substitution for Wales to replace Gareth Bale by Simon Church on 83 minute.
- 88' 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 Igor Akinfeev suffering a number of foals already.
- Russia will have plenty to reflect on. Wales were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Russia Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 10
- 22
- 1
- 9
- 11
- 8
- 23
- 14
- 4
- 15
Bench
- 5
-
13
Aleksandr Golovin ↑ 52'
- 7
-
19
Aleksandr Samedov ↑ 70'
- 16
- 21
- 20
- 18
- 17
- 12
- 2
-
6
Aleksey Berezutski ↑ 46'
Coach
Leonid Slutsky
Wales Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 10
- 1
- 18
- 6
-
7
Joe Allen ↓ Dave Edwards 74'
- 4
-
16
Joe Ledley ↓ Andy King 76'
- 5
- 3
-
11
Gareth Bale ↓ Simon Church 83'
Bench
- 22
-
14
Dave Edwards ↑ 74'
- 21
-
8
Andy King ↑ 76'
- 20
- 9
- 15
-
23
Simon Church ↑ 83'
- 13
- 19
- 17
- 12
Coach
Chris Coleman
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Neil Taylor | 1 |
| Gareth Bale | 1 |
| Aaron Ramsey | 1 |
| Neil Taylor | 1 |
| Gareth Bale | 1 |
| Aaron Ramsey | 1 |
Head to Head
Russia Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.91
Russia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86
Wales xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wales win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Russia or Draw
49%
Draw or Wales
78%
Russia or Wales
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Wales win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
0 – 1
10.9%
0 – 2
10.6%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.9%
1 – 0
4.8%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 4
3%
1 – 4
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Russia
| Handicap | Russia covers | Push | Wales covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 11% | 83% |
| -0.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| +0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +1 | 42% | 24% | 35% |
| +1.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +2 | 65% | 18% | 16% |
| +2.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
Clean Sheet
Russia keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Wales keeps clean sheet
41%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.