Portugal vs Rep. Of Ireland
Ref: I. KruzliakEstádio José Alvalade, Lisboa · 50,466 cap
Match recap
Portugal beat Rep. Of Ireland 1–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Rúben Neves scored for Portugal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.74 for Portugal versus 0.10 for Rep. Of Ireland.
First Half
18'
Ebosele
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Gonçalo Inácio
⇄
Vitinha
⇄
Neto
⇄
Diogo Dalot
64'
⇄
Ebosele
Bruno Fernandes
Yellow Card
71'
Kelleher
Yellow Card
76'
Molumby
Yellow Card
77'
⇄
Ogbene
78'
⇄
Ferguson
84'
Manning
Yellow Card
⇄
Bruno Fernandes
86'
⇄
Coleman
87'
Cullen
Yellow Card
Silva
Yellow Card
⚽
Rúben Neves
Assist: Trincão
Match Statistics
PortugalRep. Of Ireland
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.74VS0.10
Attack6 · 0 won
30
Shots
2
6
Shots on target
0
17
Shots in the box
1
13
Shots outside box
1
16
Shots off goal
1
9
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
70%
Possession
30%
674
Total passes
294
618
Accurate passes
226
92%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 1 won
30
Fouls
2
2
Yellow cards
5
4
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
5
8
Blocked shots
1
Portugal
4-2-3-1
Rep. Of Ireland
3-4-2-1
Portugal
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Diogo CostaG
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 5Diogo DalotD
- 7Cristiano RonaldoF
- 8Bruno FernandesM
- 10Bernardo SilvaM
- 14Gonçalo InácioD
- 18Pedro NetoM
- 19Nuno MendesD
- 21Rúben NevesM
- 23VitinhaM
Substitutes
- 2Nélson SemedoD
- 4António SilvaD
- 6João PalhinhaM
- 9Gonçalo RamosF
- 11PoteM
- 12José SáG
- 13Renato VeigaM
- 15Matheus NunesM
- 16TrincãoF
- 17Rafael LeãoF
- 20Francisco ConceiçãoF
- 22Rui SilvaG
Rep. Of Ireland
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 2S. ColemanM
- 3R. ManningM
- 4D. O'SheaD
- 5J. O'BrienD
- 6J. CullenM
- 8J. MolumbyM
- 9E. FergusonF
- 20C. OgbeneF
- 21F. EboseleF
- 22N. CollinsD
Substitutes
- 7T. ParrottF
- 10A. IdahF
- 11F. AzazM
- 12J. DunneD
- 13W. FerryM
- 14J. TaylorM
- 15J. EganD
- 16G. BazunuG
- 17K. McAteerM
- 18W. SmallboneM
- 19M. JohnstonF
- 23M. TraversG
Portugal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rúben Neves | M | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Nuno Mendes | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Rúben Dias | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Bruno Fernandes | M | 86 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Vitinha | M | 61 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Diogo Dalot | D | 62 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pedro Neto | M | 61 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1/3 |
| Diogo Costa | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bernardo Silva | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cristiano Ronaldo(C) | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| José Sá | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Palhinha | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheus Nunes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Silva | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Conceição | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| António Silva | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Trincão | F | 28 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Renato Veiga | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nélson Semedo | D | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Rafael Leão | F | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Ramos | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Rep. Of Ireland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake O'Brien | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jayson Molumby | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Séamus Coleman | M | 86 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Cullen | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Festy Ebosele | F | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Chiedozie Ogbene | F | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Dara O'Shea | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evan Ferguson | F | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jimmy Dunne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Taylor | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Travers | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Idah | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Ferry | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Azaz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasey McAteer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Egan | D | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Parrott | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Smallbone | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Johnston | F | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |