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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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Tunisia and England.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nabil Maaloul might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 11' Harry Kane doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 16' Tunisia make a change. Mouez Hassen trudges off to be replaced by Farouk Ben Mustapha on 16 minutes.
  • 21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yassine Meriah is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Tunisia.
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' Kyle Walker picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 35' A stunning finish from Ferjani Sassi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nabil Maaloul will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Tunisia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Tunisia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' Tunisia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' It looks surprising England does not make any changes. Syam Ben Youssef has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' It’s high time Gareth Southgate made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' Marcus Rashford gets the nod from England. He replaces Raheem Sterling and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Another substitution for Tunisia to replace Naim Sliti by Mohamed Amine Ben Amor on 73 minute.
  • 78' Kyle Walker is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Tunisia tonight.
  • 80' The whistle greets Dele Alli as he departs to be replaced by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Wahbi Khazri as he leaves the pitch. Saber Khalifa steps in for Tunisia.
  • 90' Goal! Harry Kane scores his 280 goal in 390 matches.
  • 90' England make a change. Jesse Lingard trudges off to be replaced by Eric Dier on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Tunisia and England share the spoils 1-2.

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.