Sunday , 16 August 2026

Spain vs Russia, Worldcup 2018 ROUND OF 16

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Spain
1 – 1
3 – 4 pen
Full Time
Russia
Sun 1 Jul 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Pique 40' Y
Y 54' Ilya Kutepov
Y 71' Roman Zobnin

Overview

Match Preview

Spain vs Russia — Worldcup .

  • Spain 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Russia 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Pawel Gil
16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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 Curaçao 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

2
2
1
Spain 5 games · Avg 3.4 goals Russia
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-01 Spain 1–1 Russia 2018-01-01 Spain 3–1 Russia 2017-09-02 Russia 1–1 Spain 2017-03-17 Spain 2–0 Russia 2016-11-25 Russia 5–2 Spain

Recent Form

Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jul Russia H 1–1 D
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
Russia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jul Spain A 1–1 D
25 Jun Uruguay A 0–3 L
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

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Spain and Russia get this one started.
  • 5' Aleksandr Samedov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Spain so far.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Spain and Russia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 12' What a strike from Sergei Ignashevich! The score is 0-1.
  • 17' Russia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Spain and Russia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 27' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fernando Hierro will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 32' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Fernando Hierro might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' Pique has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
  • 42' Artem Dzyuba adds to his 2 season tally! Russia lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Russia team. Yuri Zhirkov is replaced by Vladimir Granat on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spain is showing some good football. However, Spain are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 54' Russia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 59' Russia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' Russia make a change. Aleksandr Samedov trudges off to be replaced by Denis Cheryshev on 61 minutes.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Russia. Artem Dzyuba is replaced by Fedor Smolov.
  • 67' Iniesta gets the nod from Spain. He replaces David Silva and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Nacho makes way for Dani Carvajal at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Spain.
  • 71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Roman Zobnin.
  • 76' The travelling Russia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Spain. Diego Costa is replaced by Iago Aspas.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Hierro

Russia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.5 Spain xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Russia xG
I would bet for: Spain or Russia 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Spain44% Draw27% Russia29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Spain or Draw
72%
Draw or Russia
56%
Spain or Russia
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Spain31% Draw47% Russia22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Spain

Handicap Spain covers Push Russia covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Spain keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Russia keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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