Morocco vs Spain Prediction on December 6, 2022

Match info

In front of you are the prediction and a preview of one of Tuesday’s (December 6 at 6 p.m. local & Moscow time) men’s football 2022 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 encounter between Spain and Morocco. As Luis Enrique’s team strives to reach the quarter-finals, continue reading for commentary, as well as see proposed odds for the match at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan on bookies on the Internet having no deposit bonuses.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Spain

Spain survived a serious scare on Tuesday night that would have seen Luis Enrique’s team ousted from the World Cup, with both Japan and Costa Rica leading briefly in the second half. Despite going on to lose to Japan, Spain advanced to second place and received a knockout match against Moroccan neighbors as consequence.

Spain advanced in second place in its group rather than first into a little more advantageous phase of the draw, so it did seem as though they were rather pleased with a loss in the closing moments of the Japan game. But it wasn’t the game’s design, and Luis Enrique should’ve been worried by Spain’s shoddy second-half performance that led to two quick goals from Japan.

Additionally, they were weak against Germany’s heavy push in the latter moments, and some of the hope and confidence from the resounding victory over Costa Rica on matchday one had been dashed. That will cause the Spain coach some selection difficulties before this match. Álvaro Morata, the striker, has performed well and scored in each game, but the possibility of switching to a false nine and Marco Asensio will be taken into account. Defensively, there are concerns as well, but with players like Jordi Alba and Aymeric Laporte anticipated to return to the rotation, things should improve.

The current form of Morocco

As for Morocco, they certainly shouldn’t be underrated after winning a group that includes the last World Cup runners-up and third-place teams, Croatia and Belgium. They both had clean sheets against them, so Spain will have to work hard to create chances in this situation.

Achraf Hakimi and Hakim Ziyech, both born out of Morocco, are particularly strong on the right flank for the African side, which also has a wealth of skilled attacking players. Additionally, the man in front of the line is not new to Spain. Youssef En-Nesyri of Sevilla, who recently helped his team defeat Canada 2-1, is a constant threat in the last third.

Match analytics

Spain may find this to be a very difficult game because Morocco has been playing incredibly well and consistently throughout the group stage. This Moroccan defense won’t be as easily breached by Spain as Costa Rica’s was, for instance, and Luis Enrique’s team may find the match tedious. Although Spain may simply have the advantage should over time be required because they have superior options to pull off the bench and freshen things up, it wouldn’t be a great surprise if this game went the distance. Additionally, the ‘Red Fury’ has a ton of OT football experience from Euro 2020.

We anticipate: Spain will score the most goals in the second half (Spain Half With Most Goals 1<2) with odds of 2.35 at Pnxbet.com.

Results of the forecast

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