Belgium vs Russia, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE
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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 season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Saint Petersburg Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Yuri Zhirkov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' What a strike from Romelu Lukaku! The score is 1-0.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jan Vertonghen made 372 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' It’s high time Roberto Martinez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yannick Carrasco, as he is very good at scoring at Saint Petersburg Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 27' Another substitution for Belgium to replace Timothy Castagne by Thomas Meunier on 27 minute.
- 30' The supporters are chanting for Denis Cheryshev. He replaces Daler Kuzyaev on 30 minute.
- 34' What a strike from Thomas Meunier! The score is 2-0.
- 39' It looks surprising Belgium does not make any changes. Vyacheslav Karavaev has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 43' Vyacheslav Karavaev is replacing Yurii Zhirkov for the Russia side.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Igor Diveev. He replaces Dmitrii Barinov on 46 minute.
- 51' Belgium started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 61' 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.
- 63' Another substitution for Russia to replace Roman Zobnin by Maksim Mukhin on 63 minute.
- 68' 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.
- 72' Belgium manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eden Hazard is hanging Dries Mertens on the field on 72 minute.
- 76' The Belgium manager makes a substitution. Jan Vertonghen departs to be replaced by Thomas Vermaelen.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Dennis Praet. He replaces Yannick Carrasco on 77 minute.
- 82' 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' Belgium 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.
- 88' GOAL! Romelu Lukaku scores on 88. Assisted by Thomas Meunier
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Belgium and Russia (для сухой ничьи).
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Belgium
Starting XI- 5
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- 9
- 19
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- 16
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14
Dries Mertens ↓ Eden Hazard 72'
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- 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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Coach Roberto MartinezRussia
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-
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 -
Head to Head
Belgium Form