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Tunisia vs England, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Tunisia
1 – 2
Full Time
England
Mon 18 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Kyle Walker

Overview

Match Preview

Tunisia vs England — Worldcup .

  • Tunisia 3 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • England 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Emerson Augusto De Carvalho
  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Referee Sandro Ricci
  • Referee Wilmar Roldan
  • Referee Alexander Guzman
  • Referee Gery Vargas
  • Referee Christian de la Cruz
  • Referee Ricardo Montero

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

1
Tunisia 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals England
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-18 Tunisia 1–2 England

Recent Form

Tunisia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun England H 1–2 L
22 Aug Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–3 L
England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Tunisia A 2–1 W
05 May Austria H 1–1 D
28 Apr Switzerland A 0–1 L
24 Apr Northern Ireland A 4–2 W
21 Apr Wales H 2–1 W
17 Apr Slovakia H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Tunisia England
#24 Position #45
0 Points 7
3 Played 3
0 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
2 Scored 6
12 Conceded 2
-10 GD +4
0.00 PPG 2.33
0% Win % 67%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Tunisia this season
25% Clean Sheets
England this season

Tunisia are 24th (0 pts). England are 45th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tunisia
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
England
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
3/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

England
Jude Bellingham 7 G 1 A
Harry Kane 6 G 1 A
Bukayo Saka 3 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Tunisia gets underway.
  • 5' Ferjani Sassi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Tunisia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 11' Goal! Harry Kane scores his 284 goal in 392 matches.
  • 16' The supporters are chanting for Farouk Ben Mustapha. He replaces Mouez Hassen on 16 minute.
  • 21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 26' Tunisia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined England backline.
  • 31' 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.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kyle Walker on 34 minutes.
  • 35' GOAL! Ferjani Sassi scores on 35.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Syam Ben Youssef, a Tunisia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' England fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gareth Southgate will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' Tunisia are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against England's shape.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Raheem Sterling as he leaves the pitch. Marcus Rashford steps in for England.
  • 73' Mohamed Amine Ben Amor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Naim Sliti at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' England make a change. Dele Alli trudges off to be replaced by Ruben Loftus-Cheek on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Tunisia ring the changes. Wahbi Khazri has done his job and it is now time for Saber Khalifa to step up.
  • 90' Harry Kane with the second goal in the match!
  • 90' A tactical swap from England — Eric Dier on, Jesse Lingard off on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for England players.

Lineups

Tunisia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nabil Maaloul

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Southgate

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.66 Tunisia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.67 England xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + England to win 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Tunisia12% Draw14% England74%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 4.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Tunisia or Draw
26%
Draw or England
88%
Tunisia or England
86%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Tunisia5% Draw25% England70%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 3
11.1%
0 – 4
9.9%
0 – 2
9.5%
0 – 5
7.2%
1 – 3
7.1%
1 – 4
6.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 5
4.8%
0 – 6
4.5%
1 – 1
3.8%
1 – 6
3%

Asian Handicap — Tunisia

Handicap Tunisia covers Push England covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 2% 97%
-0.5 3% — 97%
+0.5 12% — 88%
+1 12% 14% 74%
+1.5 26% — 74%
+2 26% 19% 55%
+2.5 45% — 55%

Clean Sheet

Tunisia keeps clean sheet
3% ✓
England keeps clean sheet
52% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.