UEFA Nations League | League A Matchday 1 | 2026-09-25 03:45 JST
Match summary The UEFA Nations League League A Matchday 1 fixture between Portugal and Wales was played on September 25. Portugal beat Wales 1-0. Portugal led 1-0 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
Portugal controlled the game with 62% possession and 23 shots (5 for their opponents). Portugal scored 1 from 5 shots on target.
Team stats 4-4-2 12 Ward 15 Dasi lva 4 Davies 6 Caba ngo 3 Will iam 11 John son 22 Shee han 5 Ampadu 7 Brooks 17 James 9 Koumas
1.93 Expected goals (xG) 0.85
-0.14 Goals prevented (xG) -0.14
View as table Portugal Stat Wales Formation 4-4-2 62% Possession 38% 1.93 Expected goals (xG) 0.85 23 Shots 5 5 Shots on target 1 11 Shots off target 4 7 Blocked shots 1 17 Shots inside the box 5 6 Shots outside the box 0 10 Corner kicks 2 3 Offsides 3 12 Fouls 10 627 Passes 393 569 Accurate passes 325 91% Pass accuracy 83% 0 Goalkeeper saves 4 -0.14 Goals prevented (xG) -0.14 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Donatas Rumsas, Lithuania
Player stats Portugal Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Diogo Costa 0 15(83%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 DF João Cancelo 0 68(92%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 89 1 1 2(1) DF Rúben Dias 1 0 1 81(94%) 0 0 0 7.9 90 1(1) DF Renato Veiga 1 0 1 70(96%) 0 0 0 5 7.2 90 4 11(5) DF Nuno Mendes 1 0 3(60%) 1 47(81%) 1 0 0 1 2 7.9 78 2 1 11(8) MF Rúben Neves 1 0 59(97%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 67 4 1 4(2) MF Pedro Neto 2 0 2(67%) 46(90%) 0 0 0 3 1 7.3 90 1 9(5) MF Vitinha 2 1 0 2 69(96%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 2(2) MF Bruno Fernandes 0 1 42(86%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 89 5 3(2) FW João Félix 1 1 1 3 25(76%) 0 0 0 2 8.3 90 4 1 9(7) FW Cristiano Ronaldo 5 2 0 14(82%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 67 2(1) MF João Palhinha 1 0 14(100%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 23 4(1) FW Gonçalo Ramos 1 1 0 1 4(80%) 0 0 0 6.9 23 4(3) DF Nuno Tavares 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 12 3(None) DF Diogo Dalot 0 8(89%) 0 0 0 1 1 MF João Neves 0 1 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 1(1) GK Rui Silva 0 0 0 0 GK Samuel Soares 0 0 0 0 DF Tiago Araújo 0 0 0 0 MF Bernardo Silva 0 0 0 0 FW Francisco Trincão 0 0 0 0 FW Francisco Conceição 0 0 0 0 FW Rafael Leão 0 0 0 0
Wales Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK D. Ward 0 29(60%) 0 0 0 6.7 90 DF N. Williams 0 3 1 32(86%) 0 0 0 1 7 90 1 8(5) DF B. Cabango 1 0 1(100%) 1 16(89%) 0 1 0 6.6 71 3(3) DF B. Davies 0 1 3 57(92%) 0 0 0 2 7.5 90 1 6(1) DF J. Dasilva 0 23(88%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 1 1(None) MF D. Brooks 0 1 21(75%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.3 63 1 8(2) MF E. Ampadu 1 0 1 50(91%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 90 1 5(None) MF J. Sheehan 0 36(88%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.7 90 2 7(3) MF B. Johnson 1 0 1 15(83%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.7 90 7(4) FW L. Koumas 1 1 0 7(54%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.3 77 1 10(2) FW J. James 0 1(100%) 18(86%) 0 0 0 6.3 77 1 1 2(1) FW D. James 1 0 1(100%) 5(83%) 0 0 0 6.9 27 1(1) DF C. Mepham 0 1 9(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 19 1 4(2) FW S. Thomas 0 3(60%) 0 0 0 6.3 13 1 1(None) FW K. Moore 0 4(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 13 3(3) GK David Cornell 0 0 0 0 GK T. King 0 0 0 0 DF C. Roberts 0 0 0 0 DF R. Norrington-Davies 0 0 0 0 FW Wes Burns 0 0 0 0 MF J. Colwill 0 0 0 0 FW Liam Cullen 0 0 0 0 FW Mark Harris 0 0 0 0
Lineups Portugal Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Diogo Costa Starter DF 20 João Cancelo Starter DF 3 Rúben Dias Starter DF 13 Renato Veiga Starter DF 19 Nuno Mendes Starter MF 21 R. Neves Starter MF 18 Pedro Neto Starter MF 23 Vitinha Starter MF 8 Bruno Fernandes Starter FW 11 Joao Felix Starter FW 7 C. Ronaldo Bench DF 2 Diogo Dalot Bench DF 5 Nuno Tavares Bench MF 6 João Palhinha Bench MF 15 João Neves Bench FW 9 Gonçalo Ramos
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 22 Samuel Soares Bench GK 12 Rui Silva Bench DF 4 Tiago Araújo Bench MF 10 Bernardo Silva Bench FW 17 Rafael Leão Bench FW 16 Trincao Bench FW 14 Francisco Conceição
Wales Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 12 D. Ward Starter DF 3 N. Williams Starter DF 6 B. Cabango Starter DF 4 B. Davies Starter DF 15 J. Dasilva Starter MF 7 D. Brooks Starter MF 5 E. Ampadu Starter MF 22 J. Sheehan Starter MF 11 B. Johnson Starter FW 9 L. Koumas Starter FW 17 J. James Bench DF 2 C. Mepham Bench FW 20 D. James Bench FW 19 S. Thomas Bench FW 13 K. Moore
Show unused substitutes (8) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 D. Cornell Bench GK 21 T. King Bench DF 14 C. Roberts Bench DF 16 R. Norrington-Davies Bench FW 8 W. Burns Bench MF 23 J. Colwill Bench FW 18 M. Harris Bench FW 10 L. Cullen
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 22' Portugal ⚽ Goal Joao Felix 1-0 2H 14' Portugal 📺 VAR Cristiano Ronaldo 2H 18' Wales 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Brooks → IN D. James 2H 22' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Neves → IN João Palhinha 2H 22' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Ronaldo → IN Gonçalo Ramos 2H 26' Wales 🟨 Yellow card B. Cabango 2H 26' Wales 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Cabango → IN C. Mepham 2H 32' Wales 🔄 Substitution OUT J. James → IN S. Thomas 2H 32' Wales 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Koumas → IN K. Moore 2H 34' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT Nuno Mendes → IN Nuno Tavares 2H 45' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT João Cancelo → IN Diogo Dalot 2H 45' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT Bruno Fernandes → IN João Neves
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