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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

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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Belgium and Tunisia.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nabil Maaloul will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 6' Eden Hazard has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 6 minutes.
  • 11' With 0 assists to his name this season, Naim Sliti is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Tunisia.
  • 13' Tunisia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 14' Ferjani Sassi was booked on 14.
  • 16' Assisted by Dries Mertens with the perfectly-timed delivery and Romelu Lukaku makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 18' The Tunisia Dylan Bronn breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 2-1!
  • 23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hamdi Nagguez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' Fresh legs for Tunisia! Hamdi Nagguez comes on to replace Dylan Bronn.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' The travelling Tunisia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at . Tunisia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' A change in the Tunisia ranks — Syam Ben Youssef exits the field as Yohan Benalouane enters on 41.
  • 45' Assisted by Thomas Meunier with the perfectly-timed delivery and Romelu Lukaku makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 48' Romelu Lukaku has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 51' What a strike from Eden Hazard! The score is 5-1.
  • 56' Belgium are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Tunisia's shape.
  • 59' Romelu Lukaku makes way for Marouane Fellaini at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Belgium.
  • 64' It looks like no one’s ball. Tunisia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Belgium. Eden Hazard is replaced by Michy Batshuayi.
  • 73' It looks surprising Belgium does not make any changes. Wahbi Khazri has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' Belgium is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 83' Thibaut Courtois has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 86' Youri Tielemans has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dries Mertens on 86 minute.
  • 90' Michy Batshuayi makes no mistake. The score reads 6-1 and Belgium are in front.
  • With this win, Belgium is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.