USA vs Portugal: result 2-2 and analysis
World CupGroup stage - 2Kick-off on June 22, 2014 at 10:00 PM (UTC)GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee
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What was the result of USA vs Portugal?
USA and Portugal drew 2-2 on June 22, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 5′NaniPortugal
- 64′J. JonesUSA
- 81′Clint DempseyUSA
- 90′Silvestre VarelaPortugal
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 10 matches in all competitions, USA have 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Portugal have 6, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2014 | Ghana(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 26, 2010 | Ghana(home) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Denmark(away) | 3-2 | Euro Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
USA score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 10; Portugal score 1.4 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Portugal | 1.4 | 1.1 | 6 | 4/14 | 6/14 |
Over the last 10 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
USA sit 1st in World Cup (6 points from 2 matches) and Portugal sit 3rd (1 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 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