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Belgium vs Ireland, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Belgium
3 – 0
Full Time
Ireland
Sat 18 Jun 2016 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Jeff Hendrick
Thomas Vermaelen 49' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Belgium vs Ireland — European Championship .

  • Belgium 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Ireland 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Cuneyt Cakιr
  • Referee Bahattin Duran
  • Referee Tarik Ongun
  • Referee Baris Simsek
  • Referee Huseyin Gocek
  • Referee Benoit Bastien

Head-to-Head

2
1
2
Belgium 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Ireland
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-18 Belgium 3–0 Ireland

Recent Form

Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Ireland H 3–0 W
13 Jun Italy H 0–2 L
Ireland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Belgium A 0–3 L
13 Jun Sweden H 1–1 D

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Belgium
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Belgium and Ireland.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Belgium and Ireland are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Belgium and Ireland are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Jan Vertonghen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Ireland so far.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Belgium needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Ireland have won 4 goals from 100 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Toby Alderweireld, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at . Ireland seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jeff Hendrick on 42.
  • 47' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Romelu Lukaku makes it 1-0.
  • 49' Thomas Vermaelen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Belgium and Ireland are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Belgium! Radja Nainggolan comes on to replace Moussa Dembele.
  • 61' A goal from the Belgium international Axel Witsel! He fires home on 61 to make it 2-0!
  • 62' Republic of Ireland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James McClean is hanging James McCarthy on the field on 62 minute.
  • 64' Belgium manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dries Mertens is hanging Yannick Carrasco on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Meunier made 527 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' Romelu Lukaku is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the forward.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Republic of Ireland! Aiden McGeady comes on to replace Wes Hoolahan.
  • 76' It looks like no one’s ball. Belgium is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 79' The whistle greets Shane Long as he departs to be replaced by Robbie Keane.
  • 83' Belgium manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Benteke is hanging Romelu Lukaku on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • It finishes all square. Belgium and Ireland share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Wilmots

Ireland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.99 Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Ireland xG
I would bet for: Belgium to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Belgium63% Draw23% Ireland14%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Belgium or Draw
86%
Draw or Ireland
37%
Belgium or Ireland
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Belgium47% Draw43% Ireland10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
13.3%
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.8%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6%
4 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
3.1%
1 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Belgium

Handicap Belgium covers Push Ireland covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 21% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 25% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Belgium keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Ireland keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.