Spain vs Turkey, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Spain vs Turkey — European Championship .
Match Details
- Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
- Referee Milorad Mazic
- Referee Milovan Ristic
- Referee Dalibor Durdevic
- Referee Nenad Djokic
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
Spain this season
Spain this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Turkey this season
Turkey this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Spain
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Turkey
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/3
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Spain
| Dani Olmo | 3 G | 2 A |
| Fabian Ruiz | 2 G | 2 A |
| Nico Williams | 2 G | 1 A |
| Alvaro Morata | 1 G | |
| Dani Carvajal | 1 G |
Turkey
| Merih Demiral | 2 G | |
| Arda Guler | 1 G | 2 A |
| Mert Muldur | 1 G | |
| Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Spain and Turkey has kicked off!
- 2' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sergio Ramos.
- 7' Both keepers have barely been tested. Spain and Turkey are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 9' Controversy at the stadium! Burak Yilmaz argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 14' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Spain side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 19' The 37-year-old Jordi Alba has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 24' It’s high time Fatih Terim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 29' Volkan Babacan, a Turkey , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alvaro Morata makes it 1-0.
- 37' Nolito makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Spain are in front.
- 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ozan Tufan.
- 46' Nuri Sahin is replacing Hakan Calhanoglu for the Turkey side.
- 48' Magnificent from Alvaro Morata! That is 125 goals in 411 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 53' Turkey come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 62' Another substitution for Turkey to replace Oguzhan Ozyakup by Olcay Sahan on 62 minute.
- 64' Another change for Spain made on 64 minute. David Silva leaves to be changed by Bruno.
- 69' Oguzhan Ozyakup is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Spain tonight.
- 70' The whistle greets Selcuk Inan as he departs to be replaced by Yunus Malli.
- 71' Spain ring the changes. Fabregas has done his job and it is now time for Koke to step up.
- 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 81' Spain manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Azpilicueta is hanging Jordi Alba on the field on 81 minute.
- 86' Mehmet Topal is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Turkey so far.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Turkey.
Lineups
Spain Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 7
-
21
David Silva ↓ Bruno 64'
- 13
- 16
- 22
- 3
-
18
Jordi Alba ↓ Azpilicueta 81'
- 5
- 15
- 6
Bench
- 12
-
2
Azpilicueta ↑ 81'
- 11
- 23
- 14
-
8
Koke ↑ 71'
- 17
- 20
- 4
- 9
-
19
Bruno ↑ 64'
- 1
Coach
Del Bosque
Turkey Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 16
-
6
Hakan Calhanoglu ↓ Nuri Sahin 46'
- 77
- 18
-
14
Oguzhan Ozyakup ↓ Olcay Sahan 62'
- 17
- 3
-
8
Selcuk Inan ↓ Yunus Malli 70'
- 1
- 10
Bench
-
5
Nuri Sahin ↑ 46'
- 23
- 22
- 22
- 9
-
19
Yunus Malli ↑ 70'
- 21
- 12
-
11
Olcay Sahan ↑ 62'
- 4
- 20
- 2
Coach
Fatih Terim
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alvaro Morata | 2 |
| Alvaro Morata | 2 |
| Nolito | 1 |
| Nolito | 1 |
Head to Head
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94
Spain xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66
Turkey xG
I would bet for:
Spain to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Spain win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
Spain or Draw
86%
Draw or Turkey
37%
Spain or Turkey
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Spain win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.8%
2 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
10.2%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
4 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 1
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Spain
| Handicap | Spain covers | Push | Turkey covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -2 | 21% | 21% | 59% |
| -1.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| -1 | 41% | 25% | 34% |
| -0.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +0.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +1 | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Spain keeps clean sheet
52%
✓
Turkey keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.