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Spain vs Saudi Arabia Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
Sunday 21 June 2026  ·  16:00 UTC  ·  Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Match Report

Match Events ?
10'Lamine Yamal (Mikel Oyarzabal)Spain
21'Mikel Oyarzabal (Aymeric Laporte)Spain
24'Mikel Oyarzabal (Dani Olmo)Spain
30'🟨Salem Al-Dawsari Saudi Arabia
49'⚽ OGHassan Tambakti Spain
60'🟨Mohamed Kanno Saudi Arabia
Match Statistics ?
Spain
Saudi Arabia
67%
Possession
33%
8
Shots on Target
1
22
Total Shots
3
6
Corners
1
10
Fouls
2
2.85
xG
0.14
Player Ratings ?
Spain
9.3Mikel OyarzabalF
8.3RodriM
8.2Lamine YamalF
Saudi Arabia
7.2Mohammed Al-OwaisG
6.9Mohammed Abu Al-ShamatM
6.7Ala'a Al-HejjiM
Starting Lineups ?
Spain · 4-3-3
23GUnai Simón
12DPedro Porro
22DPau Cubarsí
14DAymeric Laporte
24DMarc Cucurella
10MDani Olmo
16MRodri
20MPedri
19FLamine Yamal
21FMikel Oyarzabal
15FAlex Baena
Saudi Arabia · 5-4-1
21GMohammed Al-Owais
12DSaud Abdulhamid
4DAbdulelah Al-Amri
3DAli Lajami
5DHassan Tambakti
24DMoteb Al-Harbi
7MMusab Al Juwayr
15MAbdullah Al-Khaibari
6MNasser Al-Dawsari
10MSalem Al-Dawsari
9FFiras Al-Buraikan

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Spain
Expected: Spain by 1–2 goals
Confidence: High
Spain 73%Draw 19%Saudi Arabia 8%
xG: 1.96Expected goalsxG: 0.49

Spain vs Saudi Arabia looks like a Spain-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Spain has the stronger overall edge according to our model, with Spain by 1–2 goals. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Large Advantage
Spain stronger
Spain: 1743 (#1)  ·  Saudi Arabia: 1367 (#42)
H2H Record ?
3–0–0
Spain leads
Avg 3.7 goals/game · 3 meetings
Spain
Saudi Arabia
#1
Position ?
#4
7
Points ?
2
2W 1D 0L
Record ?
0W 2D 1L
5
Goals For ?
1
0
Goals Against ?
5
+5
Goal Diff
-4
#2
FIFA Rank ?
#61
21.2%
Win Prob ?
0.0%
W W W W W
Form ?
D L D

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
1Spain
0Draw
0Saudi Arabia
23 Jun 2006FIFA World CupSaudi Arabia0–1NSpain
Last 3 Meetings (All Competitions)
3Spain
0Draw
0Saudi Arabia
7 Sep 2012FriendlySpain5–0Saudi Arabia
29 May 2010FriendlySpain3–2NSaudi Arabia
23 Jun 2006World CupSaudi Arabia0–1NSpain
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
🔥High-scoring H2H history — these two average 3.7 goals across their last 3 meetings.
📈Spain in excellent form — 15 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
🎯Clear model favourite: Spain at 73% win probability.
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