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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 Curaçao 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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Belgium and Tunisia.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 6' Brilliant from the ! Eden Hazard makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 6.
  • 11' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Belgium that had 123 games and scored 52 goals.
  • 13' Ferjani Sassi is having his name booked by the referee on 13.
  • 14' The referee shows Tunisia player a Yellow card on 14.
  • 16' A goal from the Belgium international Romelu Lukaku! He fires home on 16 to make it 2-0!
  • 18' Dylan Bronn is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 23' Jan Vertonghen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 24' Time for substitution for Tunisia. Dylan Bronn is replaced by Hamdi Nagguez.
  • 29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ferjani Sassi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Tunisia.
  • 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. Belgium in their trying to find a way past Tunisia's compact .
  • 41' Yohan Benalouane is replacing Syam Ben Youssef for the Tunisia side.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Romelu Lukaku gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Romelu Lukaku makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 51' A goal from the Belgium international Eden Hazard! He fires home on 51 to make it 5-1!
  • 56' Tunisia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' Marouane Fellaini gets the nod from Belgium. He replaces Romelu Lukaku and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' The travelling Tunisia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Belgium! Michy Batshuayi comes on to replace Eden Hazard.
  • 73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Belgium side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 83' 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.
  • 86' The Belgium manager makes a substitution. Dries Mertens departs to be replaced by Youri Tielemans.
  • 90' Michy Batshuayi makes no mistake. The score reads 6-1 and Belgium are in front.
  • 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.