USA vs Ghana: result 1-2 and analysis
World Cup8th FinalsKick-off on June 26, 2010 at 06:30 PM (UTC)Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, NW
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What was the result of USA vs Ghana?
Ghana won 1-2 on June 26, 2010.
Goalscorers
- 5′K. BoatengGhana
- 62′Landon DonovanUSA (pen.)
- 93′A. GyanGhana
Official lineup for USA vs Ghana
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
USA
- 10Landon Donovan
- 17J. Altidore
- 20Robbie Findley
- 4M. Bradley
- 8Clint Dempsey
- 12J. Bornstein
- 13R. Clark
- 3Carlos Manuel Bocanegra
- 6S. Cherundolo
- 15J. DeMerit
- 1Timothy Matthew Howard
Ghana
- 3A. Gyan
- 13A. Ayew
- 6Anthony Gildas Kofi Annan
- 21K. Asamoah
- 23K. Boateng
- 2Hans Adu Sarpei
- 4John Paintsil
- 5John Mensah
- 7S. Inkoom
- 8J. Mensah
- 22Richard Kingson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 8 matches in all competitions, USA have 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Ghana have 1, 1 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2010 | Algeria(home) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 18, 2010 | Slovenia(away) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 12, 2010 | England(away) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 28, 2009 | Brazil(home) | 2-3 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 24, 2009 | Spain(away) | 2-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2010 | Germany(home) | 0-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 19, 2010 | Australia(home) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 13, 2010 | Serbia(away) | 1-0 | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
USA score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 8; Ghana score 0.7 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 4/8 | 5/8 |
| Ghana | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/3 |
Over the last 8 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
USA sit 1st in World Cup (6 points from 2 matches) and Ghana sit 2nd (3 points from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USAGroup D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | GhanaGroup L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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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