Spain 2-1 Belgium, World Cup
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Los Angeles Stadium
- Referee
- Michael Oliver
- Attendance
- 70,492
Spain 2-1 Belgium. xG 2.1-0.3. Spain deserved it.
Ratings out of 10
Line-ups and ratings
Spain
4-2-3-1 · Luis de la Fuente
Avg rating 7.08
Belgium
4-2-3-1 · Rudi Garcia
Avg rating 6.40
Simón
#23 · Goalkeeper · Spain
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
Lamine Yamal
#19 · Right winger · Spain
90′ played
Player of the match
- xG
- 0.25
Passing
- xA
- 0.31
Courtois
#1 · Goalkeeper · Belgium
71′ played
Off 71′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
Mechele
#4 · Centre-back · Belgium
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
Ngoy
#25 · Centre-back · Belgium
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
De Bruyne
#7 · Attacking midfielder · Belgium
86′ played
Off 86′
Passing
- xA
- 0.08
Attack
- xG
- 0.13
Bench
Bench
5.9Witsel
#6 · Substitute · Belgium
30′ played
On 60′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
5.7Lukaku
#9 · Substitute · Belgium
30′ played
On 60′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
6.5Seys
#18 · Substitute · Belgium
29′ played
On 60′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
5.1Lammens
#12 · Substitute · Belgium
19′ played
On 71′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
Saelemaekers
#22 · Substitute · Belgium
4′ played
On 86′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · jamesboyes / CC BY 2.0
Side by side
The numbers
- 68%Possession32%SPI 68%, BEL 32%.
- 2.08Expected goals (xG)0.34SPI 2.08, BEL 0.34.
- 1.96Non-penalty xG0.34SPI 1.96, BEL 0.34.
- 2.90xG on target0.38SPI 2.90, BEL 0.38.
- 17Shots5SPI 17, BEL 5.
- 8On target2SPI 8, BEL 2.
- 2Big chances1SPI 2, BEL 1.
- 664Passes312SPI 664, BEL 312.
- 90%Pass accuracy78%SPI 90%, BEL 78%.
- 5Corners1SPI 5, BEL 1.
- 11Tackles10SPI 11, BEL 10.
- 5Interceptions9SPI 5, BEL 9.
- 3.5PPDA (lower = more pressing)10.1SPI 3.5, BEL 10.1.
- 13Fouls18SPI 13, BEL 18.
- 2Yellow cards2SPI 2, BEL 2.
- 0Red cards0SPI 0, BEL 0.
Minute by minute
Every moment
Spain
Belgium- 30′
Goal, Ruiz1–0 - 41′
Goal, De Ketelaere (Castagne)1–1 - Yellow card, Cubarsí43′
- Substitution, Ferran Torres (Off Ruiz / Baena)55′
- Substitution, Pedri (Off Ruiz / Baena)55′
- 60′Substitution, Witsel (Off De Cuyper / Trossard / Vanaken)
- 60′Substitution, Lukaku (Off De Cuyper / Trossard / Vanaken)
- 60′Substitution, Seys (Off De Cuyper / Trossard / Vanaken)
- 71′
- Substitution, Nico Williams (Off Oyarzabal)79′
- 85′Yellow card, De Bruyne
- 86′
- 86′Substitution, Saelemaekers (Off De Bruyne)
- 88′
Goal, Merino2–1 - Yellow card, Laporte90′
- 90′Yellow card, Witsel
Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0
22 shots
Every shot
← BEL attack
SPI attack →
- Goal
- Saved
- Missed or woodwork
- Blocked
- Bigger = higher xG
Expected goals, minute by minute
How the game flowed
Spain2.08xG
Belgium0.34xG
Full time2–1
Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.
Average positions and passing links
Pass networks
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Spain leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.07 against 0.04).
Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.