Saturday , 14 November 2026

Belgium vs Romania, European Championship 2024 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2024
Belgium
2 – 0
Full Time
Romania
Sat 22 Jun 2024 · 19:00 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION 42,535 HT 45' · FT 45'
Youri Tielemans 2' 1–0
Kevin De Bruyne 80' 2–0
Dodi Lukebakio 35' Y
Y 59' Nicusor Bancu
Y 65' Marius Mihai Marin

Overview

Match Preview

Belgium vs Romania — European Championship at RheinEnergieSTADION.

  • Belgium 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Romania 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Assistant 1 Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Assistant 2
10 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
1
Belgium 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Romania
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-22 Belgium 2–0 Romania 2016-11-04 Romania 3–0 Belgium

Recent Form

Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Romania H 2–0 W
17 Jun Slovakia H 0–1 L
01 Dec Croatia A 0–0 D
27 Nov Morocco H 0–2 L
23 Nov Canada H 1–0 W
02 Jul Italy H 1–2 L
Romania
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Belgium A 0–2 L
17 Jun Ukraine H 3–0 W
05 May Shaftesbury FC H 0–1 L
28 Apr SSC Napoli A 1–1 D
24 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva H 3–1 W
21 Apr FC Schalke 04 H 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season
25% Clean Sheets
Romania this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Belgium
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Romania
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Romania
Razvan Marin 2 G
Denis Dragus 1 G
Nicolae Stanciu 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at RheinEnergieSTADION. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Belgium and Romania.
  • 2' Youri Tielemans adds to his 3 season tally! Belgium lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 7' The travelling Romania supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 12' Romania fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 17' Dennis Man is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Romania so far.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' Romelu Lukaku needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
  • 32' Arthur Theate has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' A moment of madness from Dodi Lukebakio on 35 minutes earns him a card. Belgium will be frustrated.
  • 40' Marius Mihai Marin is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Belgium tonight.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' Belgium are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Romania's 4-1-4-1 shape.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' The crowd applauds Dodi Lukebakio as he leaves the pitch. Leandro Trossard steps in for Belgium.
  • 59' Nicusor Bancu is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 64' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 65' Controversy at the stadium! Marius Mihai Marin argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 68' Another substitution for Romania to replace Marius Mihai Marin by Darius Olaru on 68 minute.
  • 72' The Belgium bench stirs into life. Youri Tielemans is withdrawn and Orel Mangala gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Belgium make a change. Arthur Theate trudges off to be replaced by Zeno Debast on 77 minutes.
  • 80' Brilliant from the ! Kevin De Bruyne makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 80.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Denis Dragus as he leaves the pitch. Denis Alibec steps in for Romania.
  • 86' Both keepers have barely been tested. Belgium and Romania are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' Andrei Ratiu makes way for Deian Sorescu at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Romania.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Belgium 2-0 Romania.

Lineups

Belgium Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenico Tedesco

Romania Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edward Iordanescu

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Romania xG
I would bet for: Belgium or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Belgium43% Draw29% Romania28%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
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
72%
Draw or Romania
57%
Belgium or Romania
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Belgium28% Draw51% Romania21%
Actual: Belgium win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.6%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Belgium

Handicap Belgium covers Push Romania covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Belgium keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Romania keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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