Saturday , 14 November 2026

Spain vs Morocco, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Spain
2 – 2
Full Time
Morocco
Mon 25 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 22' Karim El Ahmadi
Y 29' Noureddine Amrabat
Y 31' Marouan da Costa
Y 31' Mbark Boussoufa
Y 88' Munir Mohamedi
Y 90' Achraf Hakimi

Overview

Match Preview

Spain vs Morocco — Worldcup .

  • Spain 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Morocco 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
  • Referee Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi
  • Referee Ravshan Irmatov
  • Referee Abdukhamidullo Rasulov
  • Referee Jakhongir Saidov
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
1
Spain 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Morocco
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-25 Spain 2–2 Morocco

Recent Form

Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Morocco H 2–2 D
20 Jun Iran A 1–0 W
15 Jun Portugal A 3–3 D
05 May Penistone Church FC H 1–1 D
28 Apr Austria A 3–2 W
21 Apr Germany H 1–1 D
Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Spain A 2–2 D
20 Jun Portugal A 0–1 L
15 Jun Iran H 0–1 L
20 Aug VfB Stuttgart H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Spain Morocco
#29 Position #10
7 Points 7
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
5 Scored 6
0 Conceded 3
+5 GD +3
2.33 PPG 2.33
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season

Spain are 29th (7 pts). Morocco are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A
Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Spain have kicked off against Morocco. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It looks surprising Morocco does not make any changes. Noureddine Amrabat has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Achraf Hakimi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 14' Khalid Boutaib has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 14 minutes.
  • 19' Isco makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Spain are in front.
  • 22' Karim El Ahmadi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' Morocco started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
  • 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nordin Amrabat on 29.
  • 31' That is a Yellow card for Morocco. Marouan da Costa will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Spain needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Spain and Morocco are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' The travelling Morocco supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Spain and Morocco are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Busquets needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' Jordi Alba has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Morocco! Faycal Fajr comes on to replace Younes Belhanda.
  • 68' Thiago Alcantara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Spain tonight.
  • 72' The whistle greets Khalid Boutaib as he departs to be replaced by Youssef En-Nesyri.
  • 74' The whistle greets Thiago Alcantara as he departs to be replaced by Marco Asensio.
  • 79' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 81' What a strike from Youssef En-Nesyri! The score is 1-2.
  • 84' A change in the Spain ranks — David Silva exits the field as Rodrigo enters on 84.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Aziz Bouhaddouz. He replaces Hakim Ziyech on 85 minute.
  • 88' The referee shows Morocco player a Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' What composure from Iago Aspas! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Achraf Hakimi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Hierro

Morocco Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hervé Renard

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.52 Spain xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Morocco xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Spain53% Draw27% Morocco20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Spain or Draw
80%
Draw or Morocco
47%
Spain or Morocco
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Spain36% Draw49% Morocco15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Spain

Handicap Spain covers Push Morocco covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Spain keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Morocco keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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