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Portugal 1-0 Wales, UEFA Nations League A

Portugal
  • João Félix 22′

1–0

xG 1.93 – 1.24

Half time 1–0

Kick-off
Venue
Estádio José Alvalade
Referee
Donatas Rumšas
Attendance
47,725

Portugal 1-0 Wales. xG 1.9-1.2.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Portugal

4-1-3-2 · Jorge Jesus

Avg rating 7.31

Wales

4-3-3 · Craig Bellamy

Avg rating 6.34

Costa

#1 · Goalkeeper · Portugal

90′ played

6.9

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Nuno Mendes

#19 · Left-back · Portugal

78′ played

8.4

1 assistOff 78′

Passing

xA
0.07

Attack

xG
0.14

Dias

#3 · Centre-back · Portugal

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.15

Veiga

#13 · Centre-back · Portugal

90′ played

7.4

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.06

Cancelo

#20 · Right-back · Portugal

89′ played

7.5

Off 90′

Passing

xA
0.13

Neves

#21 · Defensive midfielder · Portugal

67′ played

7.6

Off 67′

Passing

xA
0.43

Attack

xG
0.01

Bruno Fernandes

#8 · Midfielder · Portugal

89′ played

8.1

Off 90′

Passing

xA
0.50

Pedro Neto

#18 · Midfielder · Portugal

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.22

Attack

xG
0.13

Vítinha

#23 · Midfielder · Portugal

90′ played

7.4

Passing

xA
0.03

Attack

xG
0.06

Ronaldo

#7 · Forward · Portugal

67′ played

6.8

Off 67′

xG
1.03

Passing

xA
0.06

João Félix

#11 · Forward · Portugal

90′ played

8.4

1 goalPlayer of the match

xG
0.29

Passing

xA
0.16

Ward

#12 · Goalkeeper · Wales

90′ played

6.5

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Dasilva

#15 · Left-back · Wales

90′ played

6.3

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Davies

#4 · Centre-back · Wales

90′ played

6.5

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Cabango

#6 · Centre-back · Wales

71′ played

6.5

Off 71′

Attack

xG
0.03

Williams

#3 · Right-back · Wales

90′ played

7.0

Passing

xA
0.01

Johnson

#11 · Left midfielder · Wales

90′ played

6.3

Attack

xG
0.18

Ampadu

#5 · Midfielder · Wales

90′ played

6.1

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.02

Sheehan

#22 · Midfielder · Wales

90′ played

6.4

Passing

xA
0.01

Koumas

#9 · Forward · Wales

77′ played

6.1

Off 77′

xG
0.45

Passing

xA
0.01

James

#17 · Forward · Wales

77′ played

6.3

Off 77′

xG
0.00

Passing

xA
0.01

Brooks

#7 · Right midfielder · Wales

63′ played

6.1

Off 63′

Passing

xA
0.01

Bench

  • Palhinha

    #6 · Substitute · Portugal

    23′ played

    6.2

    On 67′

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Ramos

    #9 · Substitute · Portugal

    23′ played

    6.6

    On 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Tavares

    #5 · Substitute · Portugal

    12′ played

    6.1

    On 78′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Dalot

    #2 · Substitute · Portugal

    1′ played

    On 90′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • João Neves

    #15 · Substitute · Portugal

    1′ played

    On 90′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • James

    #20 · Substitute · Wales

    27′ played

    6.4

    On 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.56
  • Mepham

    #2 · Substitute · Wales

    19′ played

    6.2

    On 71′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Moore

    #13 · Substitute · Wales

    13′ played

    6.3

    On 77′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Thomas

    #19 · Substitute · Wales

    13′ played

    6.0

    On 77′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sport Lisboa e Benfica / CC BY 3.0 · @cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steindy ( talk ) 16:11, 10 November 2016 (UTC) / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · MilesaMFC / CC0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 62%Possession38%
    POG 62%, WAE 38%.
  • 1.93Expected goals (xG)1.24
    POG 1.93, WAE 1.24.
  • 1.93Non-penalty xG0.85
    POG 1.93, WAE 0.85.
  • 0.86xG on target0.00
    POG 0.86, WAE 0.00.
  • 23Shots5
    POG 23, WAE 5.
  • 5On target1
    POG 5, WAE 1.
  • 1Big chances3
    POG 1, WAE 3.
  • 627Passes393
    POG 627, WAE 393.
  • 91%Pass accuracy83%
    POG 91%, WAE 83%.
  • 10Corners2
    POG 10, WAE 2.
  • 10Tackles7
    POG 10, WAE 7.
  • 8Interceptions9
    POG 8, WAE 9.
  • 3.4PPDA (lower = more pressing)9.9
    POG 3.4, WAE 9.9.
  • 12Fouls10
    POG 12, WAE 10.
  • 0Yellow cards1
    POG 0, WAE 1.
  • 0Red cards0
    POG 0, WAE 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

PortugalWales
  1. Goal, João Félix (Nuno Mendes)1–0
    22′
  2. 63′
    Substitution, James (Off Brooks)
  3. Substitution, Palhinha (Off Ronaldo / Neves)
    67′
  4. Substitution, Ramos (Off Ronaldo / Neves)
    67′
  5. 68′
    Yellow card, Unknown
  6. 71′
    Yellow card, Cabango
  7. 71′
    Substitution, Mepham (Off Cabango)
  8. 77′
    Substitution, Moore (Off Koumas / James)
  9. 77′
    Substitution, Thomas (Off Koumas / James)
  10. Substitution, Tavares (Off Nuno Mendes)
    78′
  11. Substitution, Dalot (Off Bruno Fernandes / Cancelo)
    90′
  12. Substitution, João Neves (Off Bruno Fernandes / Cancelo)
    90′

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Sport Lisboa e Benfica / CC BY 3.0

28 shots

Every shot

← WAE attack

POG attack →

João Félix 22′Portugal · Goal · Fast break · Right foot0.15xGOT0.07xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Portugal1.93xG

Wales1.24xG

Full time1–0

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′João Félix 22′

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

17Ronaldo26João Félix20Costa65Cancelo67Neves51Vítinha60Nuno Mendes66Dias41Pedro Neto59Veiga43Bruno Fernandes

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Portugal · Starting XI until the first substitution (66')Busiest link: Dias and Cancelo, 37 passes.Centralisation index 0.04: Neves made 1.4× an even share of the passes.
52Davies30Williams29Brooks11Koumas24Dasilva9Johnson20James31Sheehan38Ampadu41Ward18Cabango

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Wales · Starting XI until the first substitution (62')Busiest link: Davies and Ward, 25 passes.Centralisation index 0.09: Davies made 1.9× an even share of the passes.

Wales leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.09 against 0.04).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 67), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 37).

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.