This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of
France 1-0 Spain - November 08, 1978 / Friendlies 1978
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.Friendlies 1978 - Europe
FRA
0
41' - Goal
Léonard Specht41
HT
FRA
46
46' - Substitution
Vicente Del Bosqueis substituted by Daniel Solsona
46' - Substitution
Asensiis substituted by Eugenio Leal
46' - Substitution
Txetxu Rojois substituted by Enrique Saura
46' - Substitution
Vicente Del Bosqueis substituted by Daniel Solsona 46' - Substitution
Asensiis substituted by Eugenio Leal 46' - Substitution
Txetxu Rojois substituted by Enrique Saura
57' - Substitution
Pierre Pleimeldingis substituted by Albert Gemmrich57
73' - Substitution
Dominique Rocheteauis substituted by Gérard Soler73
FT
SPA
SPA
Team line-ups
France
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dominique Dropsy | 26 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Patrick Battiston | 21 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Christian Lopez | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Henri Michel | 31 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Léonard Specht | 41 | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gérard Janvion | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Francis Piasecki | 27 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jean Petit | 29 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dominique Rocheteau | 73 | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Pierre Pleimelding | 57 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Didier Six | 24 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
13
Spain
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Miguel Ángel | 30 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Javier Escalza | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Migueli | 26 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Olmo | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marcelino | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Vicente Del Bosque | 46 | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ángel María Villar | 28 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Asensi | 46 | 29 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Txetxu Rojo | 46 | 31 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Juanito | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Santillana | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
13
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Gérard Soler | 73 | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Albert Gemmrich | 57 | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Eugenio Leal | 46 | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Daniel Solsona | 46 | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Enrique Saura | 46 | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Pierre Pleimelding
IN
Bernard Lacombe
OUT
Henri Michel
IN
Roger Jouve
OUT
Gérard Janvion
IN
Maxime Bossis
OUT
Jean Petit
IN
Jean-François Larios
OUT
Léonard Specht
IN
Marius Trésor
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Javier Escalza
IN
Cundi
OUT
Txetxu Rojo
IN
Uría
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
24
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Hidalgo vs Spain
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on November 08, 1978
Hidalgo vs Kubala
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on November 08, 1978
Manager
Age
Match num
51
50
Success rate in this team:
52 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Kubala vs France
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on November 08, 1978
Kubala vs Hidalgo
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on November 08, 1978
Referee
Walter Eschweiler
2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
France2 matches | General total | Spain3 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
France1 match | Season total | Spain1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on February 23, 1982 | Latest figure on March 25, 1981 | |||||||
Videos
April 04, 2012
Key figures
End of streak for France after 5 consecutive matches without a win vs Spain (since 02/04/1961). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 19/06/1949 (3 matches)
France keeps its 5 consecutive wins in Friendlies running (since 08/03/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 20/04/1952-11/11/1952 time period (5 matches).
France keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Spain running (since 17/10/1968). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 19/06/1949-17/12/1959 time period (4 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VFrance 3-1 Bulgaria16/11/1977 | VFrance 2-0 Portugal08/03/1978 | VFrance 1-0 Brazil01/04/1978 | VFrance 2-1 Iran11/05/1978 | VFrance 2-0 Tunisia19/05/1978 | DFrance 2-2 Sweden01/09/1978 |
| Overall | VFrance 2-0 Tunisia19/05/1978 | LItaly 2-1 France02/06/1978 | LFrance 1-2 Argentina06/06/1978 | VFrance 3-1 Hungary10/06/1978 | DFrance 2-2 Sweden01/09/1978 | VLuxembourg 1-3 France07/10/1978 |
Current form
| Away | LGermany 2-0 Spain22/05/1976 | VIreland 0-1 Spain09/02/1977 | LRomania 1-0 Spain16/04/1977 | VSwitzerland 1-2 Spain21/09/1977 | DUruguay 0-0 Spain24/05/1978 | VYugoslavia 1-2 Spain04/10/1978 |
| Overall | VSpain 2-0 Mexico26/04/1978 | DUruguay 0-0 Spain24/05/1978 | LAustria 2-1 Spain03/06/1978 | DBrazil 0-0 Spain07/06/1978 | VSpain 1-0 Sweden11/06/1978 | VYugoslavia 1-2 Spain04/10/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 13 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 11 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
9 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
7 |
|
7 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.8 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.75 |
|
1.75 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.6 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.25 |
|
0.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Michel Platini | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Dani |  |
| Michel Platini | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Pirri |  |
||
 | Bernard Lacombe | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Competition total) | - | ||
| Bernard Lacombe | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Michel Platini | 3 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 4 matches | Dani | |
Historical head to head
Home
8 matches
2 v
2 d
4 l
11 gf
22 ga
Away
8 matches
1 v
2 d
5 l
5 gf
22 ga
Total
16 matches
3 v
4 d
9 l
16 gf
44 ga
Historical head to head
Home
8 matches
5 v
2 d
1 l
22 gf
5 ga
Away
8 matches
4 v
2 d
2 l
22 gf
11 ga
Total
16 matches
9 v
4 d
3 l
44 gf
16 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 3 |
December 17, 1959 |
| Home | 4 - 3 |
December 17, 1959 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 8 - 1 |
April 14, 1929 |
| Away | 5 - 1 |
June 19, 1949 |
Latest head to head
March 17, 1971 - Rencontres amicales 1971
October 17, 1968 - Rencontres amicales 1968
January 09, 1963 - Rencontres amicales 1963
December 10, 1961 - Rencontres amicales 1961
April 02, 1961 - Rencontres amicales 1961
Best historical scorers against Spain
 |
Jean Vincent | 2 goals | 1955 - 1959 |
 |
Hervé Revelli | 2 goals | 1971 - 1971 |
 |
Just Fontaine | 2 goals | 1958 - 1959 |
 |
Roger Marche | 1 goal | 1959 - 1959 |
 |
Jean Nicolas | 1 goal | 1933 - 1933 |
 |
François Heutte | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
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Best historical scorers against France
 |
Gaspar Rubio Melia | 4 goals | 1929 - 1929 |
 |
Agustín Gainza | 3 goals | 1949 - 1955 |
 |
Estanilao Basora | 3 goals | 1949 - 1949 |
|
Pirri | 3 goals | 1968 - 1971 |
 |
F. Bienzobas Ocariz | 2 goals | 1929 - 1929 |
 |
Paulino Alcantara Riesta | 2 goals | 1922 - 1922 |
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Players with most games played vs Spain
 |
René Ferrier | 4 matches | 1959 - 1963 |
 |
Yvon Douis | 4 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
 |
Pierre Bernard | 3 matches | 1961 - 1963 |
 |
André Lerond | 3 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
 |
Paul Nicolas | 3 matches | 1922 - 1929 |
 |
Lucien Muller | 3 matches | 1959 - 1961 |
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Players with most games played vs France
 |
Ricardo Zamora | 6 matches | 1922 - 1935 |
 |
José Maria Peña Salegui | 4 matches | 1922 - 1929 |
 |
Paco Gento | 4 matches | 1959 - 1963 |
 |
Alfredo Di Stéfano | 4 matches | 1958 - 1961 |
 |
Luis Regueiro Pagola | 3 matches | 1927 - 1935 |
 |
Martin Marculeta Barberia | 3 matches | 1929 - 1935 |
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Competition info
The other matches
January 11, 1978
January 25, 1978
February 08, 1978
February 15, 1978
February 22, 1978
March 08, 1978
March 22, 1978
March 29, 1978
April 04, 1978
April 05, 1978
April 12, 1978
April 15, 1978
April 19, 1978
April 23, 1978
April 26, 1978
May 14, 1978
May 18, 1978
May 20, 1978
May 21, 1978
May 24, 1978
June 28, 1978
August 30, 1978
September 06, 1978
September 20, 1978
September 23, 1978
October 05, 1978
October 11, 1978
November 08, 1978
November 15, 1978
November 29, 1978
December 13, 1978
December 20, 1978
December 21, 1978
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