Thursday , 2 July 2026

Spain vs Turkey, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Spain
3 – 0
Full Time
Turkey
Fri 17 Jun 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Sergio Ramos 2' Y
Y 9' Burak Yilmaz
Y 41' Ozan Tufan

Overview

Match Preview

Spain vs Turkey — European Championship .

  • Spain 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Turkey 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
  • Referee Milorad Mazic
  • Referee Milovan Ristic
  • Referee Dalibor Durdevic
  • Referee Nenad Djokic

Head-to-Head

1
2
Spain 3 games · Avg 2.7 goals Turkey
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-17 Spain 3–0 Turkey

Recent Form

Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Turkey H 3–0 W
13 Jun Czechia H 1–0 W
Turkey
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Spain A 0–3 L
12 Jun Croatia H 0–1 L
08 May Romania H 3–0 W
30 Apr Juventus FC A 2–2 D
23 Apr Croatia H 1–0 W
19 Apr FC Porto A 1–1 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Spain this season
0% Clean Sheets
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' Spain have kicked off against Turkey. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' The referee has no hesitation. Sergio Ramos is booked for Spain — Yellow card on 2.
  • 7' Hakan Calhanoglu is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Spain tonight.
  • 9' Burak Yilmaz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 24' Turkey international Yunus Malli has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 29' Spain currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' Brilliant from the ! Alvaro Morata makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 34.
  • 37' Nolito does the damage! The net is bulging and Spain surge ahead!
  • 41' A moment of madness from Ozan Tufan on 41 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Turkey will be frustrated.
  • 46' Turkey make a change. Hakan Calhanoglu trudges off to be replaced by Nuri Sahin on 46 minutes.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alvaro Morata makes it 3-0.
  • 53' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pique made 513 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Turkey — Olcay Sahan on, Oguzhan Ozyakup off on 62 minutes.
  • 64' Bruno is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Silva at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Turkey team. Selcuk Inan is replaced by Yunus Malli on 70 minute.
  • 71' Koke is replacing Fabregas for the Spain side.
  • 76' Sergio Ramos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Spain so far.
  • 81' A change in the Spain ranks — Jordi Alba exits the field as Azpilicueta enters on 81.
  • 86' The travelling Turkey supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Spain to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Del Bosque

Turkey Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fatih Terim

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

✓ Correct
Spain63% Draw23% Turkey14%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
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

✓ Correct
Spain46% Draw44% Turkey10%
Actual: 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.