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United States vs Wales, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
United States
1 – 1
Full Time
Wales
Mon 21 Nov 2022 · 19:00 UTC Ahmed bin Ali Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Sergino Dest 11' Y
Weston McKennie 13' Y
Y 40' Gareth Bale
Y 45' Chris Mepham
Tim Ream 51' Y
Kellyn Acosta 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

United States vs Wales — Worldcup at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Abdelrahman Al Jassim
  • Referee Taleb Salem Al Marri
  • Referee Ning Ma (China)
  • Referee Abdullah Al-Marri
  • Referee Saoud Al Maqaleh (Qatar)
  • Referee Redouane Jiyed

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 Curaçao 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
United States 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Wales
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-21 United States 1–1 Wales

Recent Form

United States
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Wales H 1–1 D
Wales
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov United States A 1–1 D
26 Jun Denmark H 0–4 L
20 Jun Italy A 0–1 L
16 Jun Turkey A 2–0 W
12 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
05 May Czechia A 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
United States this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

United States
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

United States
Folarin Balogun 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for United States to score. At the same time, Wales does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Harry Wilson, a Wales forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' United States currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 11' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sergino Dest.
  • 13' That is a Yellow card for United States. Weston McKennie will be fuming at that decision.
  • 18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 28' It looks like no one’s ball. United States is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' Wales started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 36' GOAL! Tim Weah scores on 36. Assisted by Christian Pulisic
  • 40' That is a Yellow card for Wales. Gareth Bale will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Wales player. Chris Mepham gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' The whistle greets Daniel James as he departs to be replaced by Kieffer Moore.
  • 51' Tim Ream has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' United States are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 61' Yunus Musah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 66' Weston McKennie makes way for Brenden Aaronson at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from United States.
  • 71' Aaron Ramsey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 414 appearances.
  • 74' The United States bench stirs into life. Sergino Dest is withdrawn and DeAndre Yedlin gets his opportunity.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Wales team. Neco Williams is replaced by Brennan Johnson on 79 minute.
  • 82' Against the run of play, Gareth Bale has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 87' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 88' Another substitution for United States to replace Tim Weah by Jordan Morris on 88 minute.
  • 90' Sorba Thomas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harry Wilson at the 90 minute mark.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kellyn Acosta.
  • It finishes all square. United States and Wales share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

United States Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Wales Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robert Page

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.13 United States xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Wales xG
I would bet for: United States or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
United States40% Draw31% Wales29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

United States or Draw
70%
Draw or Wales
60%
United States or Wales
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
United States25% Draw53% Wales22%
Actual: United States win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
14%
1 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
2.8%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — United States

Handicap United States covers Push Wales covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

United States keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Wales keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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