Belgium vs Panama, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Match Details
- Referee Ryuji Sato
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Sander van Roekel
- Referee Danny Makkelie
- Referee Toru Sagara
- Referee Janny Sikazwe
- Referee Jerson dos Santos
- Referee Zakhele Siwela
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Belgium gets underway.
- 5' The travelling Panama supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Panama is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 14' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thomas Meunier on 14.
- 18' Eric Davis is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
- 23' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Panama that had 5 games and scored 1 goals.
- 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 38' Axel Witsel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 43' 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.
- 45' Panama player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 48' GOAL! Dries Mertens scores on 48.
- 49' The referee calls foul for Armando Cooper. He receives a Yellow card.
- 51' Panama player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 56' Panama started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 57' Panama receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
- 59' Belgium receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
- 63' Another change for Panama made on 63 minute. Edgar Barcenas leaves to be changed by Gabriel Torres.
- 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
- 69' GOAL! Romelu Lukaku scores on 69. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne
- 73' Time for substitution for Panama. Blas Perez is replaced by Luis Tejada.
- 74' The Belgium manager makes a substitution. Yannick Carrasco departs to be replaced by Moussa Dembele.
- 75' What a strike from Romelu Lukaku! The score is 3-0.
- 80' has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 83' Another change for Belgium made on 83 minute. Dries Mertens leaves to be changed by Thorgan Hazard.
- 88' It’s a booking for Belgium player. Kevin De Bruyne gets a Yellow card.
- 90' Time for substitution for Belgium. Axel Witsel is replaced by Nacer Chadli.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Panama.
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Lineups
Belgium Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 7
- 5
- 2
- 9
- 15
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6
Axel Witsel ↓ Nacer Chadli 90'
- 1
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14
Dries Mertens ↓ Thorgan Hazard 83'
- 20
- 11
Bench
- 12
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19
Moussa Dembele ↑ 74'
- 8
- 23
- 17
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22
Nacer Chadli ↑ 90'
- 13
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16
Thorgan Hazard ↑ 83'
- 21
- 18
Coach Roberto MartinezPanama Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 4
- 15
- 2
- 5
- 6
- 11
- 20
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8
Edgar Barcenas ↓ Gabriel Torres 63'
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7
Blas Perez ↓ Luis Tejada 73'
- 21
Bench
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9
Gabriel Torres ↑ 63'
- 23
- 13
- 3
- 17
- 12
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10
Ismael Diaz ↑ 63'
- 14
- 16
- 22
- 19
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18
Luis Tejada ↑ 73'
Coach Hernan Gomez -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Romelu Lukaku 2 Romelu Lukaku 2 Dries Mertens 1 Dries Mertens 1 Head to Head
Belgium Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.92 Belgium xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.6 Panama xGI would bet for: Belgium to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Belgium winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.52Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Belgium or Draw 88%Draw or Panama 34%Belgium or Panama 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 15%2 – 0 14.5%0 – 0 9.9%1 – 1 9.9%3 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.6%3 – 1 5.6%4 – 0 4.4%0 – 1 4%4 – 1 2.8%1 – 2 2.6%2 – 2 2.6%Asian Handicap — Belgium
Handicap Belgium covers Push Panama covers -2.5 21% — 79% -2 21% 21% 58% -1.5 42% — 58% -1 42% 26% 32% -0.5 68% — 32% +0.5 90% — 10% +1 90% 7% 2% +1.5 98% — 2% +2 98% 2% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Belgium keeps clean sheet 55% ✓Panama keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.