Wednesday , 30 September 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
10 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 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

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' The wait is over. Spain get us underway at .
  • 5' Sergio Ramos, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 12' Sergei Ignashevich makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Russia are in front.
  • 17' Spain international David Silva has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 22' The travelling Russia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 37' Koke has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Controversy at the stadium! Pique argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 42' Magnificent from Artem Dzyuba! That is 114 goals in 105 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Vladimir Granat has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuri Zhirkov on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s high time Stanislav Cherchesov made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 54' Ilya Kutepov was booked on 54.
  • 59' A quiet spell here at . Spain seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Russia! Denis Cheryshev comes on to replace Aleksandr Samedov.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Russia. Artem Dzyuba is replaced by Fedor Smolov.
  • 67' Spain manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Iniesta is hanging David Silva on the field on 67 minute.
  • 70' Spain make a change. Nacho trudges off to be replaced by Dani Carvajal on 70 minutes.
  • 71' It’s a booking for Russia player. Roman Zobnin gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' Spain currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Iago Aspas. He replaces Diego Costa on 80 minute.
  • 85' Spain started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.