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 | Curaçao | 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' Three points are at stake. Belgium host Morocco — let the battle begin!
- 5' Selim Amallah has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Belgium and Morocco are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 20' 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.
- 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 29' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Amadou Onana.
- 34' Belgium are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 39' Belgium started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
- 44' It looks surprising Belgium does not make any changes. Nayef Aguerd has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 47' Hakim Ziyech adds to his 0 season tally! Morocco lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
- 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Morocco is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jan Vertonghen made 385 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 60' Amadou Onana makes way for Youri Tielemans at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Belgium.
- 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 68' Selim Amallah makes way for Abdelhamid Sabiri at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Morocco.
- 73' Zakaria Aboukhlal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sofiane Boufal at the 73 minute mark.
- 73' Brilliant from the ! Abdelhamid Sabiri makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 73.
- 75' Belgium make a change. Michy Batshuayi trudges off to be replaced by Charles De Ketelaere on 75 minutes.
- 78' Another substitution for Morocco to replace Azzedine Ounahi by Jawad El Yamiq on 78 minute.
- 81' It is a substitution in Belgium team. Thomas Meunier is replaced by Romelu Lukaku on 81 minute.
- 86' Morocco come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 90' Abdelhamid Sabiri catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.
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.