Wednesday , 30 September 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

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Spain and Morocco.
  • 5' Jordi Alba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Silva is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Morocco.
  • 14' Khalid Boutaib makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Morocco are in front.
  • 19' Goal! Isco scores his 32 goal in 553 matches.
  • 22' It’s a booking for Morocco player. Karim El Ahmadi gets a Yellow card.
  • 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' Nordin Amrabat is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 31' That is a Yellow card for Morocco. Marouan da Costa will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' Spain are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Morocco backline.
  • 41' Munir Mohamedi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Morocco tonight.
  • 46' Morocco fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 51' Spain 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.
  • 56' Morocco international Nabil Dirar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 63' Morocco ring the changes. Younes Belhanda has done his job and it is now time for Faycal Fajr to step up.
  • 68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Spain and Morocco are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Morocco! Youssef En-Nesyri comes on to replace Khalid Boutaib.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Spain — Marco Asensio on, Thiago Alcantara off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dani Carvajal, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 81' Morocco is taking the lead after the goal scored by Youssef En-Nesyri on 81.
  • 84' The Spain manager makes a substitution. David Silva departs to be replaced by Rodrigo.
  • 85' Morocco manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aziz Bouhaddouz is hanging Hakim Ziyech on the field on 85 minute.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Munir Mohamedi.
  • 90' GOAL! Iago Aspas fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 90' Achraf Hakimi is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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.