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Morocco national football team
World Cup | Last 16
Dec 6, 2022 at 3pm UK
Education City Stadium
Spain national football team

Morocco
0 - 0
Spain


Saiss (90')
FT
(aet)

Laporte (77')
Morocco win 3-0 on penalties

The Match

Match Report

Morocco stun Spain on penalties to advance to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after a 0-0 draw at the Education City Stadium.

Team News

Spain forward Alvaro Morata drops to the bench for the World Cup last-16 tie with Morocco at the Education City Stadium.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup clash between Morocco and Spain, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Spain could line up for Tuesday's World Cup 2022 last-16 clash with Morocco.

Form, Standings, Stats

Morocco

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Canada 1-2 Morocco
Thursday, December 1 at 3pm in World Cup

Spain

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Japan 2-1 Spain
Thursday, December 1 at 7pm in World Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Spain win with a probability of 47.83%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Morocco had a probability of 25.84%.

The most likely scoreline for a Spain win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.12%) and 0-2 (9.11%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.45%), while for a Morocco win it was 1-0 (8.5%).

Result
MoroccoDrawSpain
25.84% (-4.248 -4.25) 26.33% (-0.023 -0.02) 47.83% (4.266 4.27)
Both teams to score 48.65% (-2.745 -2.75)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.75% (-2.198 -2.2)55.24% (2.193 2.19)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.53% (-1.837 -1.84)76.47% (1.834 1.83)
Morocco Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.27% (-4.519 -4.52)36.72% (4.515 4.51)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.49% (-4.814 -4.81)73.51% (4.81 4.81)
Spain Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.88% (1.074 1.07)23.11% (-1.077 -1.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.03% (1.549 1.55)56.97% (-1.553 -1.55)
Score Analysis
    Morocco 25.84%
    Spain 47.82%
    Draw 26.32%
MoroccoDrawSpain
1-0 @ 8.5% (-0.324 -0.32)
2-1 @ 6.24% (-0.859 -0.86)
2-0 @ 4.26% (-0.741 -0.74)
3-1 @ 2.08% (-0.597 -0.6)
3-2 @ 1.53% (-0.376 -0.38)
3-0 @ 1.42% (-0.466 -0.47)
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 25.84%
1-1 @ 12.45% (-0.07 -0.07)
0-0 @ 8.49% (0.697 0.7)
2-2 @ 4.57% (-0.467 -0.47)
Other @ 0.82%
Total : 26.32%
0-1 @ 12.43% (1.38 1.38)
1-2 @ 9.12% (0.231 0.23)
0-2 @ 9.11% (1.259 1.26)
1-3 @ 4.45% (0.247 0.25)
0-3 @ 4.45% (0.734 0.73)
2-3 @ 2.23% (-0.151 -0.15)
1-4 @ 1.63% (0.139 0.14)
0-4 @ 1.63% (0.311 0.31)
Other @ 2.78%
Total : 47.82%

How you voted: Morocco vs Spain

Morocco
31.7%
Draw
23.4%
Spain
44.9%
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