Thursday , 2 July 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' KICK OFF: Belgium gets underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. Bruno Fernandes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Belgium is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' It’s high time Fernando Santos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 42' What a strike from Thorgan Hazard! The score is 1-0.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joao Palhinha on 45.
  • 48' Dries Mertens is replacing Kevin De Bruyne for the Belgium side.
  • 51' Portugal player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 55' Time for substitution for Portugal. Joao Moutinho is replaced by Joao Felix.
  • 56' Joao Felix has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Moutinho on 56 minute.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Youri Tielemans made 422 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' Portugal is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Portugal. Diogo Jota is replaced by Andre Silva.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Thomas Vermaelen.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pepe.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Portugal. Joao Palhinha is replaced by Danilo Pereira.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Sergio Oliveira. He replaces Renato Sanches on 79 minute.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Toby Alderweireld on 81.
  • 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Belgium needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Yannick Carrasco. He replaces Eden Hazard on 87 minute.
  • 90' The Belgium manager makes a substitution. Thorgan Hazard departs to be replaced by Leander Dendoncker.
  • With this win, Belgium is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.