Saudi Arabia 2–1 Egypt: 2018 World Cup match
2–1Full time
Match in one glance
Saudi ArabiaEgyptGoalCard
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
Saudi ArabiaEgypt
66.3%Possession sequences33.7%
21Shots8
7On target1
2.55Expected goals (xG)0.92
674Passes379
87.4%Pass accuracy77.0%
13Corners8
9Fouls17
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1SMSalman Mohammed Al FarajSaudi Arabia · 1 goals0.97xG
- 2FMFahad Mosaed Al Muwallad Al HarbiSaudi Arabia · 0 goals0.78xG
- 3
Mohamed SalahEgypt · 1 goals0.55xG - 4MIMahmoud Ibrahim HassanEgypt · 0 goals0.28xG
- 5SMSalem Mohammed Al DawsariSaudi Arabia · 1 goals0.20xG
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-25
- Venue
- Central Stadium, Volgograd
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Saudi Arabia / EgyptSaudi Arabia
Salman Al-Faraj (penalty)45+6′′
Salem Al-Dawsari90+5′′
Egypt
Mohamed Salah22′
Complete match timeline
Saudi ArabiaEgyptGoalCardSubstitution
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1M. Salah 22′ · S. Al-Faraj 45′+6′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0S. Al-Dawsari 90′+5′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Saudi Arabia
4-1-4-1YA
21Yasser Al-MosailemMA
6Mohammed Al-BreikOH
3Osama HawsawiMH
23Motaz HawsawiYA
13Yasser Al-ShahraniAO
14Abdullah OtayfFA
19Fahad Al-MuwalladListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 8YAYahya Al-Shehri79′
- 20MAMuhannad Assiri65′
Match contributions
- Salman Al-Faraj⚽ 1
- Salem Al-Dawsari⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3OHOsama HawsawiCentre-back
- 6MAMohammed Al-BreikRight-back
- 7SASalman Al-FarajCentral midfielder
- 9HBHattan BahebriRight winger
- 13YAYasser Al-ShahraniLeft-back
- 14AOAbdullah OtayfDefensive midfielder
- 16HAHousain Al-MogahwiCentral midfielder
- 18
Salem Al-DawsariLeft winger - 19FAFahad Al-MuwalladCentre-forward
- 21YAYasser Al-MosailemGoalkeeper
- 23MHMotaz HawsawiCentre-back
Egypt
4-2-3-1EE
1Essam El HadaryAF
7Ahmed FathyAG
2Ali GabrAH
6Ahmed HegaziMA
13Mohamed Abdel ShafyME
17Mohamed ElnenyTH
8Tarek HamedMM
9Marwan MohsenListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 11KKahraba81′
- 14RSRamadan Sobhi64′
- 22AWAmr Warda45′+7′
Match contributions
- Ali Gabr▰ 45′+5′
- Ahmed Fathy▰ 86′
- Mohamed Salah⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1EEEssam El HadaryGoalkeeper
- 2AGAli GabrCentre-back
- 6AHAhmed HegaziCentre-back
- 7AFAhmed FathyRight-back
- 8THTarek HamedCentral midfielder
- 9MMMarwan MohsenCentre-forward
- 10Mohamed SalahRight winger
- 13MAMohamed Abdel ShafyLeft-back
- 17MEMohamed ElnenyCentral midfielder
- 19AEAbdallah El SaidAttacking midfielder
- 21TTrézéguetLeft winger
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Saudi Arabia
16%11%11%17%17%14%5%6%3%
Egypt
8%8%5%14%16%12%12%16%9%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeWilmar Alexander Roldán Pérez
Team comparison
Saudi ArabiaEgypt
66.3%Possession sequences33.7%
21Shots8
7On target1
2.55Expected goals (xG)0.92
674Passes379
87.4%Pass accuracy77.0%
13Corners8
9Fouls17
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
2.55Saudi Arabia0.92Egypt
2.55Total xG0.92
0.98Non-penalty xG0.92
0.12xG per shot0.12
7Shots on target1
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Saudi Arabia2 goals · 21 shots · 2.55 xG
Egypt1 goal · 8 shots · 0.92 xG
Passing network
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Saudi Arabia
16%11%11%17%17%14%5%6%3%
Egypt
8%8%5%14%16%12%12%16%9%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
2Goals1
21Shots8
7On target1
21Dribble attempts12
Passing
674Pass attempts379
589Completed passes292
87.4%Pass accuracy77.0%
13Corners8
Defending
18Duels15
19Interceptions12
198Pressures178
9Fouls17
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsSA
Salman Al-FarajSaudi Arabia1Goals0Assists0.97xG
FA
Fahad Al-MuwalladSaudi Arabia0Goals0Assists0.78xG
T
TrézéguetEgypt0Goals0Assists0.28xG
Salem Al-DawsariSaudi Arabia1Goals0Assists0.20xG
Saudi Arabia
4-1-4-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA Salman Al-FarajStarter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.97 |
FA Fahad Al-MuwalladStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Salem Al-DawsariStarter | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.20 |
HA Housain Al-MogahwiStarter | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.17 |
AO Abdullah OtayfStarter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.13 |
MA Mohanad Aseri Abu RadiahSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 |
HB Hattan BahebriStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.08 |
MA Mohammed Al-BreikStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.07 |
YA Yasser Al-ShahraniStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
OH Osama HawsawiStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
MH Motaz HawsawiStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
YS Yehya Sulaiman Ali Al-ShehriSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Egypt
4-2-3-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed SalahStarter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.55 |
T TrézéguetStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.28 |
ME Mohamed ElnenyStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
AM Amr Medhat WardaSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
MM Marwan MohsenStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 |
TH Tarek HamedStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AF Ahmed FathyStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
MA Mohamed Abdel ShafyStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AH Ahmed HegaziStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AG Ali GabrStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AE Abdallah El SaidStarter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-25
- Venue
- Central Stadium, Volgograd
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Saudi Arabia / EgyptSaudi Arabia
Salman Al-Faraj (penalty)45+6′′
Salem Al-Dawsari90+5′′
Egypt
Mohamed Salah22′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.