Turkey vs Wales, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Turkey vs Wales — European Championship at Baku Olimpiya Stadionu.
Match Details
- Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
- Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Referee Bartosz Frankowski
- Referee Artur Dias
- Referee Paulo Soares
18 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Recent Form
Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Turkey this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Turkey0-151/–16-301/131-451/146-602/161-751/376+2/–■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
TurkeyMerih Demiral 2 G Arda Guler 1 G 2 A Mert Muldur 1 G Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 1 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Turkey to score. At the same time, Wales does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wales needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' It’s high time Senol Gunes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Irfan Can Kahveci made 19 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Chris Mepham has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' Daniel James needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 42' GOAL! Aaron Ramsey scores on 42. Assisted by Gareth Bale
- 43' GOAL! Aaron Ramsey scores on 43. Assisted by Gareth Bale
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Merih Demiral. He replaces Okay Yokuslu on 46 minute.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mert Muldur, as he is very good at scoring at Baku Olimpiya Stadionu with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 71' 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.
- 72' Mert Muldur has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cengiz Umut Meras on 72 minute.
- 73' Mert Muldur has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cengiz Umut Meras on 73 minute.
- 75' Turkey manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Halil Dervisoglu is hanging Kenan Karaman on the field on 75 minute.
- 80' The travelling Wales supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 83' Time for substitution for Turkey. Cengiz Under is replaced by Irfan Can Kahveci.
- 85' The whistle greets Aaron Ramsey as he departs to be replaced by Harry Wilson.
- 90' Chris Mepham was booked on 90.
- 90' Time for substitution for Wales. Daniel James is replaced by Neco Williams.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.
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Lineups
Turkey Lineups
Starting XI
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6
Ozan Tufan ↓ Yusuf Yazici 46'
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13
Cengiz Umut Meras ↓ Mert Muldur 72'
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- 9
- 22
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5
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Merih Demiral 46'
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- 10
- 23
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Bench
- 19
- 8
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11
Yusuf Yazici ↑ 46'
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25
Mert Muldur ↑ 72'
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21
Irfan Can Kahveci ↑ 83'
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Merih Demiral ↑ 46'
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26
Halil Dervisoglu ↑ 75'
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Coach Senol GunesWales Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Aaron Ramsey ↓ Harry Wilson 85'
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Joe Allen ↓ Ethan Ampadu 73'
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20
Daniel James ↓ Neco Williams 90'
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- 22
- 16
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Bench
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- 17
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- 19
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15
Ethan Ampadu ↑ 73'
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Harry Wilson ↑ 85'
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- 9
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Neco Williams ↑ 90'
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Coach Robert Page -
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H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.17 Turkey xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.29 Wales xGI would bet for: Turkey or Wales 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wales winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.46Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Turkey or Draw 63%Draw or Wales 67%Turkey or Wales 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Wales win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.8%0 – 0 10.7%0 – 1 9.9%1 – 0 8.9%1 – 2 8%2 – 1 7.3%0 – 2 Actual2 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 4.8%1 – 3 3.5%0 – 3 2.9%3 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Turkey
Handicap Turkey covers Push Wales covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 18% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 20% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Turkey keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Wales keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.