Portugal vs Spain: result 3-3 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on June 15, 2018 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht, Sochi
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What was the result of Portugal vs Spain?
Portugal and Spain drew 3-3 on June 15, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 4′Cristiano RonaldoPortugal (pen.)
- 24′Diego CostaSpain
- 44′Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
- 55′Diego CostaSpain
- 58′NachoSpain
- 88′Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
Official lineup for Portugal vs Spain
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Portugal
4-4-2- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
- 11Bernardo Silva
- 16Bruno Fernandes
- 17Gonçalo Guedes
- 14William Carvalho
- 8João Moutinho
- 5Raphaël Guerreiro
- 21Cédric Soares
- 6José Fonte
- 3Pepe
- 1Rui Patrício
Spain
4-3-3- 19Diego Costa
- 8Koke
- 22Isco
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 21David Silva
- 6Andrés Iniesta
- 4Nacho
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 15Sergio Ramos
- 1David de Gea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portugal have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Spain have 11, 4 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Egypt(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2018 | Tunisia(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Switzerland(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Argentina(home) | 6-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Germany(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 14, 2017 | Russia(away) | 3-3 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Portugal wins, 1 draw, 1 Spain win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2012 | Portugal 0-0 Spain | Euro Championship |
| Jun 29, 2010 | Spain 1-0 Portugal | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Portugal score 1.9 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Spain score 3.1 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1.9 | 0.6 | 9 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
| Spain | 3.1 | 0.7 | 8 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
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 Spain sit 3rd (1 point from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | PortugalGroup K | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | SpainGroup H | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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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