England vs Spain: result 1-2 and analysis
UEFA Nations LeagueLeague A - 1Kick-off on September 8, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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What was the result of England vs Spain?
Spain won 1-2 on September 8, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 11′M. RashfordEngland
- 13′SaúlSpain
- 32′RodrigoSpain
Official lineup for England vs Spain
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
England
3-5-2- 9H. Kane
- 10M. Rashford
- 3L. Shaw
- 7J. Lingard
- 11D. Alli
- 8J. Henderson
- 2K. Trippier
- 4J. Gomez
- 5J. Stones
- 6H. Maguire
- 1J. Pickford
Spain
4-3-3- 22Isco
- 17Iago Aspas
- 9Rodrigo
- 8Saúl
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 10Thiago Alcântara
- 12Marcos Alonso
- 15Sergio Ramos
- 4Nacho
- 2Dani Carvajal
- 1David de Gea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, England have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Spain have 9, 6 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2018 | Belgium(away) | 0-2 | World Cup |
| Jul 11, 2018 | Croatia(away) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| Jul 7, 2018 | Sweden(away) | 2-0 | World Cup |
| Jul 3, 2018 | Colombia(away) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Belgium(home) | 0-1 | World Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2018 | Russia(home) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Morocco(home) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Iran(away) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Portugal(away) | 3-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Tunisia(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
England score 1.3 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Spain score 2.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1.3 | 0.7 | 7 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
| Spain | 2.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
England sit 2nd in UEFA Nations League (9 points from 4 matches) and Spain sit 1st (12 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 9 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy