European Paper Ratings Austria vs France Euro 2024- Saliba, Kante & others

Here are the European (French + German + Spanish) player ratings for Austria v France at Euro 2024. Les Bleus won 1-0, with Wober scoring a first half own goal.

L’Equipe player ratings Austria-France 1-0

L’Equipe gave Arsenal defender Saliba a 6/10 for his performance, with ex Chelsea medio Ngolo Kante getting a 7/10 for his performance.

Wober, the scorer of the own goal that gave France victory, got a 2/10. L’Equipe were also not really pleased with the performance of Ousmane Dembele and Marcus Thuram, both of whom got a 4/10 rating.

Austria vs France Player Ratrings L'Equipe

Diario AS player ratings Austria-France 0-1

Spanish paper Diario AS chose not to rate two players- Wober and Marcus Thuram. They thought Theo Hernandez was the best French player on the evening- he was the only player on either side to get 3 stars. Saliba got two stars, as did Kante.

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Belgium Slovakia xG Euro 2024 Attendance 45,181 | Expected Goals Stats BEL 0-1 SVK Possession Shots

Here is a look at the Belgium vs Slovakia xG from their Euro 2024 game in Frankfurt (Crowd attendance of 45,181) on June 17, 2024. A major upset as Slovakia won 1-0.

xG Belgium 1.72-0.57 Slovakia shots map (Actual score BEL 0-1 SVK)

0-1 Schranz goal vs Belgium xG 0.07

Belgium had two major opportunities on xG- one a Lukaku chance in the 3rd minute (xG 0.55) and a Bakayoko chance in the 62nd minute (xG 0.37 blocked)

xg Belgium vs Slovakia 2024 Euro

Belgium vs Slovakia 0-1 Match Stats for comparison

(Belgian stats on left; Slovakian match stats on right)

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xG Romania vs Ukraine 3-0 Euro 2024 Attendance 61,591 Munich | Expected Goals Stats Possession Shots

Here is a look at the Romania vs Ukraine xG from their Euro 2024 game in Munich (Crowd attendance of 61,591 on June 17, 2024). A stunning win for the Romanians, with two excellent low xG strikes from distance, and a high xG third goal.

xG Romania 1.15-0.57 Ukraine shots map (Actual score ROM 3-0 UKR)

1-0 Stanciu goal vs Ukraine xG 0.03
2-0 Marin goal vs Ukraine xG 0.02
3-0 Dragus goal vs Ukraine xG 0.93

xG Romania vs Ukraine Euro 2024

Romania vs Ukraine 3-0 Match Stats for comparison

(Romania stats on left; Ukraine on right)

Both possession and shots were in Ukraine’s favour, but they struggled to carve out clear out opportunities and that shows up in their low xG score.

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