Belgium vs Russia, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Belgium vs Russia — European Championship at Saint Petersburg Stadium.
Match Details
- Referee Fernando Rapallini
- Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Antonio Mateu
- Referee Pau Cebrian
- Referee Roberto Diaz
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Belgium this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Belgium0-151/116-30–/–31-45–/–46-60–/–61-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Saint Petersburg Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Belgium and Russia.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Russia that had 105 games and scored 16 goals.
- 10' Romelu Lukaku puts Belgium on the lead.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Russia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mario Fernandes made 398 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 27' Belgium manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thomas Meunier is hanging Timothy Castagne on the field on 27 minute.
- 30' Another substitution for Russia to replace Daler Kuzyaev by Denis Cheryshev on 30 minute.
- 34' What a strike from Thomas Meunier! The score is 2-0.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 43' It is a substitution in Russia team. Yurii Zhirkov is replaced by Vyacheslav Karavaev on 43 minute.
- 46' Igor Diveev is replacing Dmitrii Barinov for the Russia side.
- 51' 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.
- 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 61' Russia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 63' Another substitution for Russia to replace Roman Zobnin by Maksim Mukhin on 63 minute.
- 68' Belgium is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 72' Eden Hazard is replacing Dries Mertens for the Belgium side.
- 76' Another change for Belgium made on 76 minute. Jan Vertonghen leaves to be changed by Thomas Vermaelen.
- 77' Another substitution for Belgium to replace Yannick Carrasco by Dennis Praet on 77 minute.
- 82' 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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 88' Goal! Romelu Lukaku scores his 157 goal in 409 matches.
- The final score is 3-0.
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Lineups
Belgium Lineups
Starting XI
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- 2
- 9
- 19
- 8
- 16
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14
Dries Mertens ↓ Eden Hazard 72'
- 21
- 4
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11
Yannick Carrasco ↓ Dennis Praet 77'
Bench
- 12
- 20
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10
Eden Hazard ↑ 72'
- 22
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15
Thomas Meunier ↑ 27'
- 18
- 13
- 23
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3
Thomas Vermaelen ↑ 77'
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26
Dennis Praet ↑ 77'
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- 25
Coach Roberto MartínezRussia Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 5
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11
Roman Zobnin ↓ Maksim Mukhin 63'
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23
Daler Kuzyaev ↓ Denis Cheryshev 30'
- 2
- 22
- 14
- 1
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8
Dmitrii Barinov ↓ Igor Diveev 46'
- 18
- 7
Bench
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4
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↑ 43'
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6
Denis Cheryshev ↑ 30'
- 20
- 10
- 15
- 19
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3
Igor Diveev ↑ 46'
- 12
- 24
- 9
- 16
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26
Maksim Mukhin ↑ 63'
Coach Stanislav Cherchesov -
H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.69 Belgium xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.89 Russia xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Belgium winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.58Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Belgium or Draw 80%Draw or Russia 45%Belgium or Russia 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Belgium win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.2%1 – 0 11.9%2 – 0 10.5%0 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 9.3%3 – 0 Actual0 – 1 5.8%3 – 1 5.3%1 – 2 4.9%2 – 2 4.2%0 – 2 2.9%4 – 0 2.5%Asian Handicap — Belgium
Handicap Belgium covers Push Russia covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 17% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 24% 45% -0.5 55% — 45% +0.5 82% — 18% +1 82% 12% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Belgium keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Russia keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.