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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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Belgium to score. At the same time, Russia does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Romelu Lukaku has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
  • 15' Russia is showing some good football. However, Russia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Belgium and Russia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Vermaelen made 521 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 27' Timothy Castagne makes way for Thomas Meunier at the 27 minute mark. A tactical switch from Belgium.
  • 30' The Russia manager makes a substitution. Daler Kuzyaev departs to be replaced by Denis Cheryshev.
  • 34' A goal from the Belgium international Thomas Meunier! He fires home on 34 to make it 2-0!
  • 39' Belgium currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' Vyacheslav Karavaev gets the nod from Russia. He replaces Yurii Zhirkov and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 46' Dmitrii Barinov makes way for Igor Diveev at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Russia.
  • 51' Russia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Vyacheslav Karavaev is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Russia.
  • 63' Maksim Mukhin is replacing Roman Zobnin for the Russia side.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 72' Eden Hazard gets the nod from Belgium. He replaces Dries Mertens and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' The Belgium manager makes a substitution. Jan Vertonghen departs to be replaced by Thomas Vermaelen.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Belgium! Dennis Praet comes on to replace Yannick Carrasco.
  • 82' Daler Kuzyaev needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Belgium side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 88' Romelu Lukaku with the second goal in the match!
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Belgium to claim maximum points.

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.