Portugal vs Ghana: result 2-1 and analysis
World CupGroup stage - 3Kick-off on June 26, 2014 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Portugal vs Ghana?
Portugal won 2-1 on June 26, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 30′John BoyePortugal (o.g.)
- 57′A. GyanGhana
- 80′Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portugal have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Ghana have 5, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2014 | USA(away) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 16, 2014 | Germany(away) | 0-4 | World Cup |
| Jun 27, 2012 | Spain(home) | 0-0 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 21, 2012 | Czechia(away) | 1-0 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 17, 2012 | Netherlands(home) | 2-1 | Euro Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2014 | Germany(away) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 16, 2014 | USA(home) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| Feb 1, 2014 | Libya(away) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 29, 2014 | Nigeria(away) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 26, 2014 | Congo DR(home) | 1-0 | African Nations Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Portugal score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Ghana score 0.9 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1.5 | 1.1 | 6 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Ghana | 0.9 | 0.7 | 6 | 6/13 | 3/13 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Portugal sit 3rd in World Cup (1 points from 1 matches) and Ghana sit 2nd (3 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy