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Portugal national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Nov 24, 2022 at 4pm UK
 
Ghana national football team

Portugal
3 - 2
Ghana

Ronaldo (65' pen.), Felix (78'), Leao (80')
Pereira (90+1'), Fernandes (90+5')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Ayew (73'), Bukari (89')
Kudus (45+1'), Ayew (49'), Seidu (57'), Williams (90+1')

The Match

Match Report

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to score in five successive men's World Cups, with Portugal recording a 3-2 victory over Ghana.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup clash between Portugal and Ghana, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Ghana could line up for Thursday's World Cup 2022 Group H clash with Portugal .

Form, Standings, Stats

Portugal

All competitions
Last Game: Portugal 4-0 Nigeria
Thursday, November 17 at 6.45pm in International Friendlies

Ghana

All competitions
Last Game: Ghana 2-0 Switzerland
Thursday, November 17 at 10am in International Friendlies

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 Portugal win with a probability of 63.3%. A draw had a probability of 22.8% and a win for Ghana had a probability of 13.92%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portugal win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.53%) and 2-1 (9.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.44%), while for a Ghana win it was 0-1 (5.96%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Portugal would win this match.

Result
PortugalDrawGhana
63.3% (-0.26000000000001 -0.26) 22.78% (0.299 0.3) 13.92% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
Both teams to score 40.65% (-0.86799999999999 -0.87)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.81% (-1.135 -1.14)56.19% (1.133 1.13)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.75% (-0.926 -0.93)77.24% (0.925 0.92)
Portugal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.68% (-0.49600000000001 -0.5)17.32% (0.494 0.49)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.32% (-0.874 -0.87)47.68% (0.872 0.87)
Ghana Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
49.16% (-0.752 -0.75)50.84% (0.75 0.75)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.77% (-0.515 -0.51)85.23% (0.51300000000001 0.51)
Score Analysis
    Portugal 63.29%
    Ghana 13.92%
    Draw 22.78%
PortugalDrawGhana
1-0 @ 15.43% (0.42 0.42)
2-0 @ 13.53% (0.15 0.15)
2-1 @ 9.16% (-0.097999999999999 -0.1)
3-0 @ 7.91% (-0.042000000000001 -0.04)
3-1 @ 5.35% (-0.146 -0.15)
4-0 @ 3.47% (-0.076 -0.08)
4-1 @ 2.35% (-0.104 -0.1)
3-2 @ 1.81% (-0.091 -0.09)
5-0 @ 1.22% (-0.047 -0.05)
Other @ 3.07%
Total : 63.29%
1-1 @ 10.44% (0.059999999999999 0.06)
0-0 @ 8.8% (0.377 0.38)
2-2 @ 3.1% (-0.102 -0.1)
Other @ 0.44%
Total : 22.78%
0-1 @ 5.96% (0.129 0.13)
1-2 @ 3.53% (-0.057 -0.06)
0-2 @ 2.02% (0.0010000000000003 0)
Other @ 2.41%
Total : 13.92%

How you voted: Portugal vs Ghana

Portugal
74.2%
Draw
9.9%
Ghana
16.0%
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Jun 26, 2014 5pm
Portugal
2-1
Ghana
> Match Report
Jul 3, 2013 4pm
Portugal
2-3
Ghana
Emanuel Ferreira, Le
Ashia, Anaba, Boakye
> Match Report
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