Turkey vs Wales, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE
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
10 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 10.2 goals/game
🟥 3 total
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Turkey this season
Turkey this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
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)
Turkey
| Merih Demiral | 2 G | |
| Arda Guler | 1 G | 2 A |
| Mert Muldur | 1 G | |
| Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Turkey welcome Wales for this crunch clash at Baku Olimpiya Stadionu.
- 5' Daniel James has been relatively quiet despite scoring 48 goals in his last 395 appearances.
- 10' Turkey is showing some good football. However, Turkey are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 20' Turkey currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 42' Brilliant from the ! Aaron Ramsey makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 42.
- 43' A stunning finish from Aaron Ramsey — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 46' Merih Demiral has so much to prove this time. He replaces Okay Yokuslu on 46 minute.
- 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Turkey side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 56' A quiet spell here at Baku Olimpiya Stadionu. Wales seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 61' Mert Muldur needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 66' Both keepers have barely been tested. Turkey and Wales are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Mert Muldur. He replaces Cengiz Umut Meras on 72 minute.
- 73' Fresh legs for Turkey! Mert Muldur comes on to replace Cengiz Umut Meras.
- 75' Time for substitution for Turkey. Kenan Karaman is replaced by Halil Dervisoglu.
- 80' 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.
- 83' It is a substitution in Turkey team. Cengiz Under is replaced by Irfan Can Kahveci on 83 minute.
- 85' It is a substitution in Wales team. Aaron Ramsey is replaced by Harry Wilson on 85 minute.
- 90' A moment of madness from Chris Mepham on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wales will be frustrated.
- 90' Another substitution for Wales to replace Daniel James by Neco Williams on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Wales beats Turkey
Lineups
Turkey Lineups
Starting XI
-
6
Ozan Tufan ↓ Yusuf Yazici 46'
-
13
Cengiz Umut Meras ↓ Mert Muldur 72'
- 4
- 2
- 9
- 22
-
5
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Merih Demiral 46'
- 7
- 10
- 23
- 17
Bench
- 19
- 8
-
11
Yusuf Yazici ↑ 46'
- 15
-
25
Mert Muldur ↑ 72'
-
21
Irfan Can Kahveci ↑ 83'
- 1
-
3
Merih Demiral ↑ 46'
-
26
Halil Dervisoglu ↑ 75'
- 12
- 14
- 24
Coach
Senol Gunes
Wales Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Aaron Ramsey ↓ Harry Wilson 85'
- 12
-
7
Joe Allen ↓ Ethan Ampadu 73'
- 6
-
20
Daniel James ↓ Neco Williams 90'
- 14
- 4
- 13
- 22
- 16
- 11
Bench
- 2
- 17
- 18
- 1
- 19
-
15
Ethan Ampadu ↑ 73'
-
8
Harry Wilson ↑ 85'
- 21
- 9
- 5
-
3
Neco Williams ↑ 90'
- 23
Coach
Robert Page
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17
Turkey xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29
Wales xG
I would bet for:
Turkey or Wales 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wales win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | 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 HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 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.