Sunday , 16 August 2026

Belgium vs Slovakia, European Championship 2024 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2024
Belgium
0 – 1
Full Time
Slovakia
Mon 17 Jun 2024 · 16:00 UTC Deutsche Bank Park 45,181 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Ivan Schranz
Orel Mangala 30' Y
Y 41' Ivan Schranz
Youri Tielemans 76' Y
Dodi Lukebakio 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Belgium vs Slovakia — European Championship at Deutsche Bank Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Halil Meler (Turkey)
  • Assistant 1 Mustafa Eyisoy (Turkey)
  • Assistant 2 Kerem Ersoy
9 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
4
Belgium 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Slovakia
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-17 Belgium 0–1 Slovakia 2018-03-17 Belgium 0–2 Slovakia 2017-09-30 Slovakia 3–1 Belgium 2017-04-17 Belgium 0–2 Slovakia 2016-10-21 Slovakia 0–2 Belgium

Recent Form

Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
27 Jun Portugal H 1–0 W
Slovakia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Belgium A 1–0 W
23 Jun Spain H 0–5 L
18 Jun Sweden A 0–1 L
14 Jun Poland A 2–1 W
05 May Iceland H 1–0 W
28 Apr Croatia A 2–1 W

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season
25% Clean Sheets
Slovakia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Slovakia
Ivan Schranz 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Deutsche Bank Park. Belgium are looking to make home advantage count against Slovakia.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 7' GOAL! Ivan Schranz fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 12' Belgium are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Slovakia's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 17' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Belgium and Slovakia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' Timothy Castagne has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Orel Mangala on 30.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' Martin Dubravka, a Slovakia goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' Slovakia player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Slovakia 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.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' It’s high time Francesco Calzona made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' Another change for Belgium made on 58 minute. Orel Mangala leaves to be changed by Johan Bakayoko.
  • 63' Leandro Trossard is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Belgium tonight.
  • 68' Belgium currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' The Slovakia bench stirs into life. Robert Bozenik is withdrawn and David Strelec gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Youri Tielemans is replacing Leandro Trossard for the Belgium side.
  • 76' Belgium player sees a card in front of him.
  • 81' Another change for Slovakia made on 81 minute. Ivan Schranz leaves to be changed by David Duris.
  • 84' Belgium manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lois Openda is hanging Jeremy Doku on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' The referee shows Belgium player a card on 85.
  • 90' The Slovakia manager makes a substitution. Ondrej Duda departs to be replaced by Adam Obert.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Belgium.

Lineups

Belgium Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenico Tedesco

Slovakia Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Calzona

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.95 Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Slovakia xG
I would bet for: Slovakia or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Belgium28% Draw31% Slovakia41%
Actual: Slovakia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Belgium or Draw
59%
Draw or Slovakia
72%
Belgium or Slovakia
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Belgium20% Draw53% Slovakia27%
Actual: Slovakia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
14%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 2
8%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 3
3.2%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Belgium

Handicap Belgium covers Push Slovakia covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Belgium keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Slovakia keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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