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Spain vs Argentina 1:0: Match Review & Stats

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Spain
Spain
Home · last 5 W W W W W
Kick-off
Sun 19 Jul · 19:00
1:0
Full-time
Argentina
Argentina
W W W W L Away · last 5
Referee Slavko Vinčić, Slovenia
Miss
BTTS Yes
BTTS Yes
AI 61% · book 1.91 ✗
Miss
Over 2.5
Over 2.5
AI 55% · book 2.25 ✗
Miss
Home Win
Home Win
AI 43% · book 2.28 ✗
Total goals
1
1 · 0
xG (open play)
1.94 – 0.22
Δ +1.72
Possession
65% – 35%
AI accuracy
8 / 17
picks cashed

Model verdict

Post-match · 90 sec read

AI picks Over 1.5 at 1.40 — +9.5% better than the market.

Spain arrives with strong home momentum, boasting a solid defensive record and high goal output in recent qualifiers. Their compact block and clinical finishing create a pressing edge against Argentina, who have shown resilience but less attacking firepower on the road. Expect a tactical battle where Spain’s high shot volume and set-piece threat could exploit Argentina’s occasional defensive lapses.

  • Spain’s defensive solidity and clean sheets
  • Argentina’s lower scoring rate away
  • Potential for goals given Spain’s attacking efficiency

P Recap generated by AI · 6 markets graded
Pick of the night · settled · Over 1.5
Over 1.5 @ 1.40 ✗ Lost
AI 78% Implied 71% −1.00u
−100%
ROI on stake

Lineups

ESP 4-1-2-3 · ARG 4-4-2
Subs used · ESP
62' Torres ↑ · Oyarzabal ↓
62' Pedri ↑ · Ruiz ↓
75' Williams ↑ · Rodríguez ↓
75' Merino ↑ · Carvajal ↓
99' Zubimendi ↑ · Cascante ↓
99' García ↑ · Laporte ↓
Subs used · ARG
44' Otamendi ↑ · Martínez ↓
45' Paredes ↑ · Gonzalez ↓
58' Molina ↑ · Montiel ↓
70' Medina ↑ · Romero ↓
70' Baldini ↑ · Paul ↓
102' Senesi ↑ · Álvarez ↓

Statistics

ESP 1 – 0 ARG
65%
Possession (%)
35%
1.94
Expected Goals (xG) expected goals
0.22
20
Total Shots
2
12
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
1
9
Shots Inside Box
1
9
Corner Kicks
4
4
Offsides
1
21
Fouls
25
89%
Pass Accuracy (%)
77%
0
Yellow Cards
6
0
Goalkeeper Saves
11

Match events

19 · 1 – 0
41'
▮
Lisandro Martínez
Yellow Card
44'
⇄
Nicolás Otamendi ↓ · Lisandro Martínez ↑
Substitution 1
45'
⇄
Leandro Paredes ↓ · Nicolás Iván Gonzalez ↑
Substitution 2
Half-time · 0 – 0
52'
▮
Leandro Paredes
Yellow Card
58'
⇄
Nahuel Molina ↓ · Gonzalo Montiel ↑
Substitution 3
Ferrán Torres ↓ · Mikel Oyarzabal ↑
Substitution 1
⇄
62'
Pedri ↓ · Fabián Ruiz ↑
Substitution 2
⇄
62'
70'
⇄
Facundo Medina ↓ · Cristian Romero ↑
Substitution 4
70'
⇄
Giuliano Simeone Baldini ↓ · Rodrigo De Paul ↑
Substitution 5
Nico Williams ↓ · Alejandro Baena Rodríguez ↑
Substitution 3
⇄
75'
Mikel Merino ↓ · Daniel Olmo Carvajal ↑
Substitution 4
⇄
75'
82'
▮
Enzo Fernández
Yellow Card
90+2'
▮
Cristian Romero
Yellow Card
Martín Zubimendi ↓ · Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante ↑
Substitution 5
⇄
99'
Eric García ↓ · Aymeric Laporte ↑
Substitution 6
⇄
99'
102'
⇄
Marcos Senesi ↓ · Julián Álvarez ↑
Substitution 6
104'
▮
Lionel Sebastián Scaloni
Yellow Card
Ferrán Torres
Assist · Nico Williams · 1–0
⚽
106'
111'
▮
Alexis Mac Allister
Yellow Card
Full-time · 1 – 0

Match recap

Spain beat Argentina 1–0 at home. At half-time it was 0–0.

In possession, the hosts ran the game with 65% of the ball. For accuracy, the hosts completed 89% of their passes. On the balance of chances, the hosts held the expected-goals edge, 1.94 to 0.22. In attack, the hosts carried the greater threat — 20 shots to 2, 12 on target. From set pieces, the hosts won the corner count, 9 to 4. At the back, the visitors leaned on their goalkeeper for 11 saves. For discipline, the referee produced 6 yellow cards.

On the scoresheet: Ferrán Torres (106').

Model audit for this match: of 17 graded markets, 8 landed and 9 missed, for a net +4.55 units (Brier 0.347).

Bet recap · markets settled

17 · 8 W · 9 L
Market Odds Closed AI Result P/L · 1u
BTTS Yes 1.91 1.88 61% Lost −1.00 Miss
Over 2.5 2.25 2.30 55% Lost −1.00 Miss
Home Win 2.28 2.27 43% Lost −1.00 Miss
Double Chance X2 1.62 1.62 57% Cashed +0.62 Cashed
Under 2.5 1.62 1.62 45% Cashed +0.62 Cashed
BTTS No 1.91 1.95 39% Cashed +0.91 Cashed
AH Away 0 2.46 2.47 27% Lost −1.00 Miss
Over 1.5 1.40 1.40 78% Lost −1.00 Miss
Over 3.5 4.00 4.00 37% Lost −1.00 Miss
Double Chance 1X 1.29 1.29 73% Cashed +0.29 Cashed
Draw 3.00 3.00 29% Cashed +2.00 Cashed
AH Home 0 1.56 1.55 43% Lost −1.00 Miss
Away Win 3.65 3.65 27% Lost −1.00 Miss
Over 0.5 1.05 1.08 94% Lost −1.00 Miss
Under 1.5 2.90 2.85 22% Cashed +1.90 Cashed
Under 3.5 1.21 1.24 63% Cashed +0.21 Cashed
Under 0.5 8.00 7.81 6% Cashed +7.00 Cashed
Total · 17 markets @ 1u each — — — 8 W · 9 L +4.55u +27% ROI
Value pick of the night · Over 1.5
ESP – ARG @ 1.40
+9.5%
Edge
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