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Belgium vs Russia, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Belgium
3 – 0
Full Time
Russia
Sat 12 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Saint Petersburg Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Belgium vs Russia — European Championship at Saint Petersburg Stadium.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Fernando Rapallini
  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Roberto Diaz

Head-to-Head

1
2
2
Belgium 5 games · Avg 2.4 goals Russia
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-12 Belgium 3–0 Russia 2018-02-20 Belgium 1–3 Russia 2017-09-16 Russia 1–1 Belgium 2017-01-27 Russia 1–1 Belgium 2016-08-26 Belgium 0–1 Russia

Recent Form

Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jun Russia H 3–0 W
14 Jul England H 2–0 W
10 Jul France A 0–1 L
06 Jul Brazil A 2–1 W
02 Jul Japan H 3–2 W
28 Jun England A 1–0 W
Russia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jun Belgium A 0–3 L
07 Jul Croatia H 2–2 D
01 Jul Spain A 1–1 D
25 Jun Uruguay A 0–3 L
19 Jun Egypt H 3–1 W
14 Jun Saudi Arabia H 5–0 W

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Belgium is hosting Russia for another epic battle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' The Belgium Romelu Lukaku breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 1-0!
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Belgium and Russia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The 35-year-old Mario Fernandes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 27' Timothy Castagne makes way for Thomas Meunier at the 27 minute mark. A tactical switch from Belgium.
  • 30' Denis Cheryshev is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daler Kuzyaev at the 30 minute mark.
  • 34' Goal! Thomas Meunier scores his 19 goal in 520 matches.
  • 39' Toby Alderweireld is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Russia tonight.
  • 43' Russia ring the changes. Yurii Zhirkov has done his job and it is now time for Vyacheslav Karavaev to step up.
  • 46' Russia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Igor Diveev is hanging Dmitrii Barinov on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at Saint Petersburg Stadium. Belgium seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' Russia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' Russia make a change. Roman Zobnin trudges off to be replaced by Maksim Mukhin on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Belgium are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Russia backline.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Belgium team. Dries Mertens is replaced by Eden Hazard on 72 minute.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Belgium team. Jan Vertonghen is replaced by Thomas Vermaelen on 76 minute.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Belgium — Dennis Praet on, Yannick Carrasco off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 87' It’s high time Roberto Martínez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 88' Romelu Lukaku with the second goal in the match!
  • Full Time. Belgium beats Russia

Lineups

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Russia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.69 Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Russia xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Belgium55% Draw26% Russia19%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Belgium38% Draw47% Russia15%
Actual: Belgium win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
11.9%
2 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.