Match Report
9 points for Spain (1st), 5 for England (1st): a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for England: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. In league terms the two rates read 1.67/0 for Spain and 0.67/0.33 for England (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
Spain entered with eight wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games. England were unbeaten in 5. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Spain, 9/15 for England.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 2 for Spain, 2 for England and 2 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
F. Letexier officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.3 yellow cards each. The venue was Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin, with room for 74,745 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.