Thursday , 2 July 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
35 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 7.2 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
100% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Spain and Russia is underway.
  • 5' It’s high time Fernando Hierro made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Denis Cheryshev, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 12' Goal! Sergei Ignashevich scores his 2 goal in 0 matches.
  • 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' 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 Daler Kuzyaev suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' Jordi Alba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Spain receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 42' What a strike from Artem Dzyuba! The score is 0-2.
  • 46' The Russia manager makes a substitution. Yuri Zhirkov departs to be replaced by Vladimir Granat.
  • 51' Spain started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Russia player. Ilya Kutepov gets a Yellow card.
  • 59' Russia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Another change for Russia made on 61 minute. Aleksandr Samedov leaves to be changed by Denis Cheryshev.
  • 65' Fedor Smolov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Artem Dzyuba on 65 minute.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Spain. David Silva is replaced by Iniesta.
  • 70' The whistle greets Nacho as he departs to be replaced by Dani Carvajal.
  • 71' Russia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 76' 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.
  • 80' Another change for Spain made on 80 minute. Diego Costa leaves to be changed by Iago Aspas.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Spain that had 120 games and scored 54 goals.
  • 90' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.