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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' What a night it is going to be! Belgium welcome Portugal for this crunch clash at Estadio de La Cartuja.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Estadio de La Cartuja. Belgium seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Belgium are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portugal's shape.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. Danilo Pereira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Youri Tielemans, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de La Cartuja with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' 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.
  • 42' A stunning finish from Thorgan Hazard — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Portugal. Joao Palhinha will be fuming at that decision.
  • 48' Belgium make a change. Kevin De Bruyne trudges off to be replaced by Dries Mertens on 48 minutes.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Diogo Dalot.
  • 55' Joao Felix has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Moutinho on 55 minute.
  • 56' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Felix is hanging Joao Moutinho on the field on 56 minute.
  • 61' Renato Sanches needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Belgium and Portugal are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Portugal ring the changes. Diogo Jota has done his job and it is now time for Andre Silva to step up.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thomas Vermaelen on 72.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Pepe argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Portugal — Danilo Pereira on, Joao Palhinha off on 78 minutes.
  • 79' A change in the Portugal ranks — Renato Sanches exits the field as Sergio Oliveira enters on 79.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Toby Alderweireld. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 86' 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.
  • 87' Yannick Carrasco is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eden Hazard at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Another change for Belgium made on 90 minute. Thorgan Hazard leaves to be changed by Leander Dendoncker.
  • Full Time. Belgium beats 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.