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Belgium vs Italy, European Championship 2021 QUARTER FINAL

European Championship · 2021
Belgium
1 – 2
Full Time
Italy
Fri 2 Jul 2021 · 19:00 UTC Fussball Arena Munich HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Marco Verratti
Youri Tielemans 21' Y
Y 90' Domenico Berardi

Overview

Match Preview

Belgium vs Italy — European Championship at Fussball Arena Munich.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Fernando Rapallini
  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Slavko Vincic
  • Referee Tomaz Klancnik
  • Referee Andraz Kovacic
  • Referee Marco Fritz

Head-to-Head

1
5
Belgium 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Italy
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-02 Belgium 1–2 Italy 2018-03-24 Italy 2–0 Belgium 2017-08-12 Belgium 1–0 Italy 2017-04-08 Belgium 0–1 Italy 2016-12-30 Italy 3–1 Belgium

Recent Form

Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul Italy H 1–2 L
27 Jun Portugal H 1–0 W
21 Jun Finland A 2–0 W
17 Jun Denmark A 2–1 W
12 Jun Russia H 3–0 W
14 Jul England H 2–0 W
Italy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul Belgium A 2–1 W
26 Jun Austria H 2–1 W
20 Jun Wales H 1–0 W
16 Jun Switzerland H 3–0 W
11 Jun Turkey A 3–0 W
05 May Royal Standard de Liège A 0–0 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season
0% Clean Sheets
Italy this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Belgium
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Italy
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Italy
Nicolo Barella 1 G
Alessandro Bastoni 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Fussball Arena Munich. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Belgium that had 123 games and scored 52 goals.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 13' Italy is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leonardo Bonucci on 13.
  • 18' Italy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' A moment of madness from Marco Verratti on 20 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Italy will be frustrated.
  • 21' The referee shows Belgium player a Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' Italy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 31' Nicolo Barella doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' Thomas Vermaelen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 44' Lorenzo Insigne is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 47' Goal! Romelu Lukaku scores his 160 goal in 409 matches.
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' Belgium is showing some good football. However, Belgium are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 67' Federico Chiesa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Youri Tielemans as he leaves the pitch. Dries Mertens steps in for Belgium.
  • 70' Dries Mertens is ready to make an impact after coming on for Youri Tielemans at the 70 minute mark.
  • 73' Another substitution for Belgium to replace Nacer Chadli by Dennis Praet on 73 minute.
  • 74' A change in the Belgium ranks — Nacer Chadli exits the field as Dennis Praet enters on 74.
  • 79' Domenico Berardi is replacing Lorenzo Insigne for the Italy side.
  • 84' It’s high time Roberto Mancini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Domenico Berardi.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Italy. Federico Chiesa is replaced by Rafael Toloi.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Italy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Mancini

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.09 Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Italy xG
I would bet for: Belgium or Italy 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Belgium31% Draw30% Italy39%
Actual: Italy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Belgium or Draw
61%
Draw or Italy
69%
Belgium or Italy
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Belgium22% Draw51% Italy27%
Actual: Italy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
10.8%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Belgium

Handicap Belgium covers Push Italy covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Belgium keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Italy keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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