Morocco 1–1 Ecuador
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.1 – 0.4
- Actual xG
- 1.7 – 0.7
- Goals
- 1 – 1
Footybot made Morocco favourites at 53%.
Morocco deserved more from the draw, creating 1.7 xG to 0.7.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Neil El Aynaoui, 88.1 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Neil El Aynaoui +38.8, Gonzalo Plata +29.2, Alan Franco +27.7.
Well below it: Piero Hincapié −15.4, Noussair Mazraoui −12.0, Willian Pacho −10.9.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Morocco
| 18 Jan 2026 | W 3–-1 | at Senegal |
| 14 Jan 2026 | D 0–0 | at Nigeria |
| 9 Jan 2026 | W 2–0 | at Cameroon |
| 4 Jan 2026 | W 1–0 | v Tanzania |
| 29 Dec 2025 | W 3–0 | at Zambia |
Ecuador
| 19 Nov 2025 | W 2–0 | v New Zealand |
| 14 Nov 2025 | D 0–0 | at Canada |
| 15 Oct 2025 | D 1–1 | at Mexico |
| 11 Oct 2025 | D 1–1 | at USA |
| 9 Sep 2025 | W 1–0 | v Argentina |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Morocco
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal El Khannouss | 18 | 100.0 | – |
| Anass Salah-Eddine | 8 | 100.0 | – |
| Neil El Aynaoui | 90 | 88.1 | +38.8 |
| Azzedine Ounahi | 72 | 75.5 | +14.3 |
| Gessime Yassine | 1 | 66.5 | – |
| Samir El Mourabet | 9 | 62.9 | – |
| Ismael Saibari | 72 | 60.2 | +9.3 |
| Abdessamad Ezzalzouli | 81 | 59.1 | +6.4 |
| Achraf Hakimi | 90 | 58.4 | +6.0 |
| Chadi Riad | 90 | 56.3 | +6.7 |
| Issa Diop | 90 | 55.7 | +9.8 |
| Soufiane Rahimi | 18 | 52.5 | – |
| Yassine Bounou | 90 | 45.1 | −5.0 |
| Mohamed Rabie Hrimat | 81 | 43.9 | – |
| Brahim Díaz | 89 | 43.8 | −5.9 |
| Noussair Mazraoui | 82 | 41.9 | −12.0 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | 9 | 35.5 | – |
Ecuador
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Plata | 89 | 80.7 | +29.2 |
| Alan Franco | 90 | 74.1 | +27.7 |
| Moisés Caicedo | 90 | 71.2 | +17.7 |
| Jeremy Arevalo | 1 | 68.0 | – |
| Pervis Estupiñán | 18 | 60.3 | – |
| Jordy Alcivar | 1 | 60.0 | – |
| John Yeboah | 77 | 58.8 | −0.4 |
| Enner Valencia | 77 | 51.4 | +9.5 |
| Alan Minda | 72 | 50.3 | +5.6 |
| Hernán Galíndez | 90 | 50.1 | −3.6 |
| Pedro Vite | 89 | 48.3 | −3.2 |
| Willian Pacho | 90 | 47.7 | −10.9 |
| Joel Ordóñez | 90 | 43.9 | −6.2 |
| Kendry Páez | 13 | 42.2 | – |
| Ángelo Preciado | 18 | 42.1 | – |
| Kevin Rodriguez | 13 | 41.8 | – |
| Piero Hincapié | 72 | 36.7 | −15.4 |