Spain vs Russia: result 1-1 and analysis
World Cup8th FinalsKick-off on July 1, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia, Murcia
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What was the result of Spain vs Russia?
Spain and Russia drew 1-1 on July 1, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 11′Sergei IgnashevichSpain (o.g.)
- 41′A. DzyubaRussia (pen.)
Official lineup for Spain vs Russia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Spain
4-2-3-1- 20Marco Asensio
- 19Diego Costa
- 8Koke
- 22Isco
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 21David Silva
- 4Nacho
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 15Sergio Ramos
- 1David de Gea
Russia
3-4-2-1- 22A. Dzyuba
- 17A. Golovin
- 7D. Kuzyaev
- 11R. Zobnin
- 19Aleksandr Samedov
- 18Y. Zhirkov
- 3I. Kutepov
- 2M. Fernandes
- 4Sergei Ignashevich
- 13F. Kudryashov
- 1I. Akinfeev
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Spain have 9 wins, 6 draws and 0 defeats; Russia have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Switzerland(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2018 | Uruguay(away) | 0-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 19, 2018 | Egypt(home) | 3-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 5-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 5, 2018 | Türkiye(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| May 30, 2018 | Austria(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Spain wins, 1 draw, 0 Russia wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2017 | Russia 3-3 Spain | Friendlies |
| Jun 26, 2008 | Russia 0-3 Spain | Euro Championship |
| Jun 10, 2008 | Spain 4-1 Russia | Euro Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Spain score 2.8 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Russia score 1.5 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2.8 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Russia | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Spain | 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