Portugal vs Morocco: result 1-0 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on June 20, 2018 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Portugal vs Morocco?
Portugal won 1-0 on June 20, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 4′Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
Official lineup for Portugal vs Morocco
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Portugal
4-4-2- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
- 11Bernardo Silva
- 17Gonçalo Guedes
- 10João Mário
- 14William Carvalho
- 8João Moutinho
- 5Raphaël Guerreiro
- 21Cédric Soares
- 6José Fonte
- 3Pepe
- 1Rui Patrício
Morocco
4-2-3-1- 13K. Boutaïb
- 7H. Ziyech
- 10Y. Belhanda
- 16N. Amrabat
- 17N. Dirar
- 14M. Boussoufa
- 8Karim El Ahmadi Al Aroos
- 2A. Hakimi
- 5M. Benatia
- 4Manuel Marouan da Costa Trindade Senoussi
- 12M. Mohamedi
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portugal have 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat; Morocco have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2018 | Spain(home) | 3-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Algeria(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Belgium(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| May 28, 2018 | Tunisia(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 26, 2018 | Netherlands(home) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2018 | Iran(home) | 0-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Estonia(away) | 3-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 4, 2018 | Slovakia(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| May 31, 2018 | Ukraine(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Uzbekistan(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Portugal score 2.0 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Morocco score 2.2 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2.0 | 0.8 | 8 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
| Morocco | 2.2 | 0.5 | 8 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Portugal sit 3rd in World Cup (1 point from 1 match) and Morocco sit 2nd (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MoroccoGroup C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | PortugalGroup K | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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