Spain vs Saudi Arabia, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Spain vs Saudi Arabia — Worldcup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- Spain 2 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
- Saudi Arabia 2 games · 1 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Raphael Claus
- Assistant 1 Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis
- Assistant 2 Rodrigo Correa (Brazil)
11 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 2 6 2 South Korea 2 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 2 1 9 Brazil 2 4 10 Morocco 2 4 11 Scotland 2 3 12 Haiti 2 0 13 United States 2 6 14 Australia 2 3 15 Paraguay 2 3 16 Turkey 2 0 17 Germany 2 6 18 Ivory Coast 2 3 19 Ecuador 2 1 20 Curacao 2 1 21 Netherlands 2 4 22 Japan 2 4 23 Sweden 2 3 24 Tunisia 2 0 25 Egypt 2 4 26 Iran 2 2 27 Belgium 2 2 28 New Zealand 2 1 29 Spain 2 4 30 Uruguay 2 2 31 Cape Verde Islands 2 2 32 Saudi Arabia 2 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Colombia 1 3 42 Congo DR 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Uzbekistan 1 0 45 England 1 3 46 Ghana 1 3 47 Panama 1 0 48 Croatia 1 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Season Stats
Spain Saudi Arabia #29 Position #32 4 Points 1 2 Played 2 1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 1 4 Scored 1 0 Conceded 5 +4 GD -4 2.00 PPG 0.50 50% Win % 0% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history100% Clean Sheets
Spain this season0% Clean Sheets
Saudi Arabia this seasonSpain are 29th (4 pts). Saudi Arabia are 32nd (1 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Spain0-151/–16-302/–31-45–/–46-60–/–61-75–/–76+–/–■ Scored ■ ConcededSaudi Arabia0-15–/116-30–/231-451/–46-60–/–61-75–/–76+–/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Spain and Saudi Arabia has kicked off!
- 5' 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.
- 10' What a strike from Lamine Yamal! The score is 1-0.
- 15' It’s high time Luis de la Fuente made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' 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.
- 21' Goal! Mikel Oyarzabal scores his 31 goal in 348 matches.
- 24' What a strike from Mikel Oyarzabal! The score is 3-0.
- 29' It looks surprising Saudi Arabia does not make any changes. Nasser Al Dawsari has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' That looks like a foul for a card for Salem Al Dawsari.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' Rodri needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mohammed Abu Al Shamat made 9 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 46' Yeremi Pino is replacing Lamine Yamal for the Spain side.
- 49' Goal! Hassan Al Tambakti scores his 1 goal in 5 matches.
- 54' 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.
- 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pedro Porro, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 60' Mohammed Kanno was booked on 60.
- 60' The Saudi Arabia manager makes a substitution. Abdulelah Al Amri departs to be replaced by Alaa Al Hejji.
- 61' Time for substitution for Spain. Dani Olmo is replaced by Mikel Merino.
- 66' 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.
- 70' It is a substitution in Spain team. Pedri is replaced by Fabian Ruiz on 70 minute.
- 75' The travelling Saudi Arabia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 80' Moteb Al Harbi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 90' Khalid Al Ghannam has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nasser Al Dawsari on 90 minute.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Spain and Saudi Arabia (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Spain Lineups
4-1-2-3Starting XI
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- 24
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Dani Olmo ↓ Mikel Merino 61'
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Pedri ↓ Fabian Ruiz 70'
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Mikel Oyarzabal ↓ Ferran Torres 46'
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Lamine Yamal ↓ Yeremi Pino 46'
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15
Alex Baena ↓ Nico Williams 61'
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Bench
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Ferran Torres ↑ 46'
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Mikel Merino ↑ 61'
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- 5
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Fabian Ruiz ↑ 70'
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- 18
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Yeremi Pino ↑ 46'
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Nico Williams ↑ 61'
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Coach Luis de la FuenteSaudi Arabia Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 12
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- 24
- 5
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- 10
- 7
- 15
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Bench
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- 22
- 13
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- 25
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Alaa Al Hejji ↑ 60'
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Mohammed Abu Al Shamat ↑ 60'
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Mohammed Kanno ↑ 46'
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Khalid Al Ghannam ↑ 90'
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Abdullah Al-Hamdan ↑ 46'
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Coach Giorgios Donis -
H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 43.5 Spain xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.3 Saudi Arabia xGI would bet for: Spain to win 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Spain winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.8Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 50% 50% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
Spain or Draw 93%Draw or Saudi Arabia 17%Spain or Saudi Arabia 89%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Spain win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 123 – 0 16.1%2 – 0 14.4%4 – 0 Actual5 – 0 9.6%1 – 0 8.7%6 – 0 5.7%3 – 1 4.7%4 – 1 4.2%2 – 1 4%0 – 0 3.2%5 – 1 3.1%7 – 0 2.9%Asian Handicap — Spain
Handicap Spain covers Push Saudi Arabia covers -2.5 59% — 41% -2 59% 20% 21% -1.5 79% — 21% -1 79% 13% 7% -0.5 93% — 7% +0.5 99% — 1% +1 99% 1% 0% +1.5 100% — 0% +2 100% — 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Spain keeps clean sheet 74% ✓Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet 4% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.