Tuesday , 13 October 2026

Belgium vs Portugal, European Championship 2021 LAST 16

European Championship · 2021
Belgium
1 – 0
Full Time
Portugal
Sun 27 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de La Cartuja HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Joao Palhinha
Y 51' Diogo Dalot
Thomas Vermaelen 72' Y
Y 77' Pepe
Toby Alderweireld 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Belgium vs Portugal — European Championship at Estadio de La Cartuja.

Match Details

  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Christian Dingert
  • Referee Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Head-to-Head

3
1
1
Belgium 5 games · Avg 2.4 goals Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-27 Belgium 1–0 Portugal 2018-01-27 Portugal 1–1 Belgium 2017-12-23 Belgium 0–2 Portugal 2017-03-24 Belgium 3–1 Portugal 2016-12-25 Portugal 1–2 Belgium

Recent Form

Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
10 Jul France A 0–1 L
Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Belgium A 0–1 L
23 Jun France H 2–2 D
19 Jun Germany H 2–4 L
15 Jun Hungary A 3–0 W
30 Jun Uruguay A 1–2 L
25 Jun Iran A 1–1 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portugal
Francisco Conceicao 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Belgium have kicked off against Portugal. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The 39-year-old Jan Vertonghen has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roberto Martínez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Belgium side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Belgium in their trying to find a way past Portugal's compact .
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' It’s high time Roberto Martínez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Portugal is showing some good football. However, Portugal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' What a moment for Thorgan Hazard! That strike on 42 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 45' Joao Palhinha was booked on 45.
  • 48' Dries Mertens is replacing Kevin De Bruyne for the Belgium side.
  • 51' That is a Yellow card for Portugal. Diogo Dalot will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' Joao Felix is replacing Joao Moutinho for the Portugal side.
  • 56' Joao Felix gets the nod from Portugal. He replaces Joao Moutinho and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' Both keepers have barely been tested. Belgium and Portugal are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' With 2 assists to his name this season, Bruno Fernandes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Belgium.
  • 70' The whistle greets Diogo Jota as he departs to be replaced by Andre Silva.
  • 72' Thomas Vermaelen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' Pepe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' A change in the Portugal ranks — Joao Palhinha exits the field as Danilo Pereira enters on 78.
  • 79' Portugal make a change. Renato Sanches trudges off to be replaced by Sergio Oliveira on 79 minutes.
  • 81' The referee has no hesitation. Toby Alderweireld is booked for Belgium — Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' Portugal come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' Yannick Carrasco is replacing Eden Hazard for the Belgium side.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Belgium team. Thorgan Hazard is replaced by Leander Dendoncker on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Belgium 1-0 Portugal.

Lineups

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Portugal xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Belgium51% Draw27% Portugal22%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Belgium or Draw
79%
Draw or Portugal
49%
Belgium or Portugal
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Belgium32% Draw51% Portugal17%
Actual: Belgium win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.4%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Belgium

Handicap Belgium covers Push Portugal covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Belgium keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Portugal keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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