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England — Spain, 26 September 2026, 18:45 UTC : score 2:3

match finished UEFA Nations League · Matchday 1 Saturday 26 September · 18:45 UTC
England England 4th · 0 pts L
2 : 3 1st half 2:1
Spain 3th · 0 pts W Spain
venue to be confirmed · referee Davide Massa, Italy
Match predictionBold

No stalemate here

83%

Prediction landed. We predicted “No stalemate here”, and the match finished 2:3.

the market is chosen by our model: not always the obvious one, but a likely one

our forecast this is how the model saw the match before kick-off
England 50% draw 20% Spain 30%
The model was wrong

The most likely outcome was England win, and the match finished 2:3. Fans backed England win — they got it wrong.

fans 75 votes
England 63% draw 11% Spain 26%
Voting closed at kick-off

Match events

full timeline
Lamine Yamal 0-1 2'
A. Gordon assist: J. Bellingham 1-1 36'
H. Kane assist: N. O'Reilly 2-1 40'
M. Oyarzabal for F. Torres 55'
A. Baena for N. Williams 55'
A. Baena assist: D. Olmo 2-2 60'
N. O'Reilly 67'
M. Guehi 69'
J. Garner for M. Lewis-Skelly 70'
M. Rogers for A. Gordon 70'
Pedri for F. Ruiz 70'
M. Oyarzabal assist: A. Baena 2-3 74'
J. Bellingham 81'
M. Merino for D. Olmo 82'
D. Calvert-Lewin for H. Kane 83'
M. Gibbs-White for B. Saka 83'
J. Branthwaite for M. Guehi 89'

Line-ups

starting eleven and bench
England England 4-2-3-1 · Thomas Tuchel 4-2-3-1 · Luis de la Fuente Spain Spain
13 James Trafford
22 Jarell Quansah 5 Ezri Konsa 6 Marc Guéhi 3 Nico O'Reilly
8 Elliot Anderson 16 Myles Lewis-Skelly
7 Bukayo Saka 10 Jude Bellingham 11 Anthony Gordon
9 Harry Kane
7 Ferran Torres
19 Lamine Yamal 10 Dani Olmo 17 Nico Williams
16 Rodri 8 Fabián Ruiz
12 Marc Pubill 5 Pau Cubarsí 14 Aymeric Laporte 22 Marc Cucurella
23 Unai Simón
England bench
  1. 4Alex Scott
  2. 19Dominic Calvert-Lewin
  3. 21Eberechi Eze
  4. 18James Garner
  5. 15Jarrad Branthwaite
  6. 23Jason Steele
  7. 1Jordan Pickford
  8. 14Lewis Hall
  9. 20Morgan Gibbs-White
  10. 17Morgan Rogers
  11. 2Trent Alexander-Arnold
  12. 12Trevoh Chalobah
Spain bench
  1. 3Alejandro Grimaldo
  2. 15Alex Baena
  3. 1David Raya
  4. 2Dean Huijsen
  5. 9Fermín López
  6. 13Josep Martínez
  7. 18Martín Zubimendi
  8. 6Mikel Merino
  9. 21Mikel Oyarzabal
  10. 20Pedri
  11. 11Yéremy Pino

Match stats

20 metrics for the full match
46%Possession54%
12Shots15
4Shots on target5
6Shots off target5
2Blocked shots5
6Shots inside box8
6Shots outside box7
109Attacks73
55Dangerous attacks30
5Corners3
1Offsides1
11Fouls13
3Yellow cards0
2Saves2
427Passes509
389Accurate passes455
18Free kicks13
14Throw-ins10
6Goal kicks7
1Penalties0
EnglandEnglandSpainSpainThe source gives no per-half split — only totals for the match

How the match went

text generated from our data

England and Spain met on matchday 1 of the UEFA Nations League on 26 September. Final score — 2:3.

England sit 4th on 0 points after 1 match (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss). Spain sit 3th on 0 points after 1 match (1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses).

Season form

all competitions of the season
England England last five Spain Spain
L form W
1 Matches 1
0 — 0 — 1 Wins — draws — defeats 1 — 0 — 0
2 — 3 Scored — conceded 3 — 2
0 Points per game 3
2 Goals scored per game 3
0 Clean sheets 0
0 Failed to score 0
winless in 1 Current streak unbeaten in 1

England at home: 1 match, 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, goals 2—3, 0 points per match.

Spain away: 1 match, 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses, goals 3—2, 3 points per match.