Portugal defeated Wales 1-0 in the UEFA Liga das Nações, a narrow official scoreline that sat against a much wider gap in shots and expected goals. Individual goal events could not be verified against that 1-0 result, so the scoring sequence is left aside and the known picture of the match is what follows.

Match Summary

The Portugal vs Wales live score closed 1-0 to Portugal, and that is the only scoreline that can be stated with certainty. What developed around it was a home performance built on volume. Portugal attempted 23 shots, five of them on target, while Wales were restricted to five attempts and a single shot on target.

Corners followed the same pattern. Portugal collected 10 to Wales's two. Expected goals lined up with the shot count: 2.29 for Portugal and 0.84 for Wales. Wales were not blanked on xG, yet the gap shows how much more Portugal created.

Discipline stayed quiet until late in the second half. In the 71st minute, Ben Cabango received a yellow card for Wales, the only booking of the match. Portugal finished with no yellows and no reds. Wales also avoided a sending-off. From there the contest still ended 1-0, with Portugal taking the points and Wales unable to find an equalizer.

Key Moments

The result turned on a single goal. One strike separated the sides, and because scorers and minutes could not be confirmed, that swing has to be treated as the official 1-0 rather than as a named finish at a known time.

The chance gap mattered because a 1-0 can look tight until the shot and expected-goals numbers are attached. Portugal kept creating at a rate Wales never matched, which is why the home win does not read as a smash-and-grab even with only one goal on the board.

The yellow card for Ben Cabango at 71 minutes was the only caution and arrived when the match was into its last quarter. It did not produce a red, and it did not change the official score, but it was the clearest disciplinary moment on an otherwise clean night.

Match Statistics

Portugal's 23 shots dwarfed Wales's five, and the on-target count ran 5-1 in the same direction. Expected goals of 2.29 to 0.84 backed that gap. Corners were 10-2 for Portugal. Yellow cards were 0-1, with the away booking the only caution. Neither team saw a red card.

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