Belgium vs Morocco, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Cesar Ramos
- Referee Miguel Angel Hernandez
- Referee Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)
- Referee Alberto Morin (Mexico)
- Referee Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
- Referee Yoshimi Yamashita
4 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 10.5 goals/game
🟥 3 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Season Stats
| Belgium | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| #25 | Position | #10 |
| 5 | Points | 7 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 1 / 2 / 0 | W / D / L | 2 / 1 / 0 |
| 6 | Scored | 6 |
| 2 | Conceded | 3 |
| +4 | GD | +3 |
| 1.67 | PPG | 2.33 |
| 33% | Win % | 67% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
Belgium this season
Belgium this season
33%
Clean Sheets
Morocco this season
Morocco this season
Belgium are 25th (5 pts). Morocco are 10th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Belgium
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Belgium
| Romelu Lukaku | 3 G | 1 A |
| Charles De Ketelaere | 3 G | 1 A |
| Leandro Trossard | 2 G | 2 A |
| Youri Tielemans | 2 G |
Morocco
| Ismael Saibari | 3 G | |
| Soufiane Rahimi | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Belgium is hosting Morocco for another epic battle.
- 5' Noussair Mazraoui has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Abdelhamid Sabiri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Belgium.
- 25' Belgium are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Morocco's shape.
- 29' Amadou Onana picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Amadou Onana suffering a number of foals already.
- 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 47' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hakim Ziyech makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 52' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Morocco needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 60' Belgium ring the changes. Amadou Onana has done his job and it is now time for Youri Tielemans to step up.
- 65' It’s high time Walid Regragui made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 68' Abdelhamid Sabiri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Selim Amallah at the 68 minute mark.
- 73' A change in the Morocco ranks — Sofiane Boufal exits the field as Zakaria Aboukhlal enters on 73.
- 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Abdelhamid Sabiri makes it 0-2.
- 75' The crowd applauds Michy Batshuayi as he leaves the pitch. Charles De Ketelaere steps in for Belgium.
- 78' Jawad El Yamiq is ready to make an impact after coming on for Azzedine Ounahi at the 78 minute mark.
- 81' The Belgium bench stirs into life. Thomas Meunier is withdrawn and Romelu Lukaku gets his opportunity.
- 86' The energy levels are beginning to show. Walid Regragui might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 90' Abdelhamid Sabiri has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
- Morocco celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Belgium Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Eden Hazard ↓ Dries Mertens 60'
- 7
- 5
- 2
-
15
Thomas Meunier ↓ Romelu Lukaku 81'
- 6
- 16
- 23
- 1
- 21
-
18
Amadou Onana ↓ Youri Tielemans 60'
Bench
- 20
- 24
- 12
-
9
Romelu Lukaku ↑ 81'
- 19
-
8
Youri Tielemans ↑ 60'
- 13
-
14
Dries Mertens ↑ 60'
- 11
-
17
Leandro Trossard ↑ 75'
- 4
- 25
-
22
Charles De Ketelaere ↑ 75'
- 3
- 26
Coach
Roberto Martínez
Morocco Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 6
- 7
- 3
- 5
- 2
- 19
- 17
- 12
- 15
- 8
Bench
-
18
Jawad El Yamiq ↑ 78'
-
11
Abdelhamid Sabiri ↑ 68'
- 13
- 1
- 20
- 24
-
14
Zakaria Aboukhlal ↑ 73'
- 26
- 10
- 16
- 23
- 21
-
9
Abderrazak Hamdallah ↑ 73'
-
25
Yahia Attiyat Allah ↑ 68'
- 22
Coach
Walid Regragui
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Abdelhamid Sabiri | 1 |
| Hakim Ziyech | 1 |
| Zakaria Aboukhlal | 1 |
Head to Head
Belgium Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.02
Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23
Morocco xG
I would bet for:
Belgium or Morocco 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Morocco win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 2.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 3.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
Belgium or Draw
63%
Draw or Morocco
67%
Belgium or Morocco
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.7%
0 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.3%
Asian Handicap — Belgium
| Handicap | Belgium covers | Push | Morocco covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 8% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 18% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 22% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 12% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Belgium keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Morocco keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.