Saturday , 14 November 2026

Belgium vs Tunisia, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Belgium
5 – 2
Full Time
Tunisia
Sat 23 Jun 2018 · 12:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Ferjani Sassi
Y 14' Ferjani Sassi

Overview

Match Preview

Belgium vs Tunisia — Worldcup .

  • Belgium 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
  • Tunisia 3 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Andres Cunha
  • Referee Nicolas Taran
  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Juan Zumba
  • Referee Corey Rockwell
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Belgium 1 games · Avg 7.0 goals Tunisia
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-23 Belgium 5–2 Tunisia

Recent Form

Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Tunisia H 5–2 W
18 Jun Panama H 3–0 W
05 May Croatia H 3–0 W
28 Apr Hungary A 1–0 W
21 Apr Blyth Town FC H 2–0 W
14 Apr Poland A 2–2 D
Tunisia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Belgium A 2–5 L
18 Jun England H 1–2 L
22 Aug Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–3 L

Season Stats

Belgium Tunisia
#25 Position #24
5 Points 0
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 3
6 Scored 2
2 Conceded 12
+4 GD -10
1.67 PPG 0.00
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season
0% Clean Sheets
Tunisia this season

Belgium are 25th (5 pts). Tunisia are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Belgium
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Tunisia
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Belgium
Romelu Lukaku 3 G 1 A
Charles De Ketelaere 3 G 1 A
Leandro Trossard 2 G 2 A
Youri Tielemans 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Tunisia kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It’s high time Nabil Maaloul made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 6' Eden Hazard makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Belgium are in front.
  • 11' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dries Mertens suffering a number of foals already.
  • 13' A moment of madness from Ferjani Sassi on 13 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Tunisia will be frustrated.
  • 14' Ferjani Sassi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 16' Against the run of play, Romelu Lukaku has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 18' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dylan Bronn makes it 2-1.
  • 23' 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.
  • 24' Tunisia make a change. Dylan Bronn trudges off to be replaced by Hamdi Nagguez on 24 minutes.
  • 29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' It looks like no one’s ball. Tunisia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' Yohan Benalouane is replacing Syam Ben Youssef for the Tunisia side.
  • 45' What a moment for Romelu Lukaku! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 48' The Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 4-1!
  • 51' Assisted by Toby Alderweireld with the perfectly-timed delivery and Eden Hazard makes no mistake. 5-1!
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Belgium must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Belgium — Marouane Fellaini on, Romelu Lukaku off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Belgium international Jan Vertonghen has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Michy Batshuayi. He replaces Eden Hazard on 68 minute.
  • 73' Belgium currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 83' The 35-year-old Dedryck Boyata has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 86' Another substitution for Belgium to replace Dries Mertens by Youri Tielemans on 86 minute.
  • 90' Brilliant from the forward! Michy Batshuayi makes it 6-1 with a superb finish on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Belgium 5-2 Tunisia.

Lineups

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Tunisia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nabil Maaloul

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
5 Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Tunisia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Belgium to win 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Belgium83% Draw10% Tunisia7%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 5.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 91%
9%
± 3.5 80%
20%
± 4.5 64%
36%

Double Chance

Belgium or Draw
93%
Draw or Tunisia
17%
Belgium or Tunisia
90%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Belgium77% Draw18% Tunisia5%
Actual: Belgium win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
4 – 0
7.7%
5 – 0
7.5%
4 – 1
7.2%
5 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
6.4%
6 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
6 – 1
5.9%
7 – 0
4.4%
7 – 1
4.3%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 1
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Belgium

Handicap Belgium covers Push Tunisia covers
-2.5 67% — 33%
-2 67% 15% 18%
-1.5 82% — 18%
-1 82% 10% 8%
-0.5 92% — 8%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 2% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Belgium keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Tunisia keeps clean sheet
1% ✓

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