Thursday , 2 July 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
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

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
25% 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
–/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Tunisia
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Belgium and Tunisia has kicked off!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 6' What a strike from Eden Hazard! The score is 1-0.
  • 11' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Tunisia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ferjani Sassi on 13.
  • 14' The referee shows Tunisia player a Yellow card on 14.
  • 16' GOAL! Romelu Lukaku scores on 16. Assisted by Dries Mertens
  • 18' Goal! Dylan Bronn scores his 19 goal in 299 matches.
  • 23' 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 Kevin De Bruyne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 24' Hamdi Nagguez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dylan Bronn on 24 minute.
  • 29' It looks surprising Belgium does not make any changes. Farouk Ben Mustapha has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' Belgium is showing some good football. However, Belgium are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' Tunisia 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.
  • 41' The whistle greets Syam Ben Youssef as he departs to be replaced by Yohan Benalouane.
  • 45' Goal! Romelu Lukaku scores his 157 goal in 409 matches.
  • 48' Goal! Romelu Lukaku scores his 157 goal in 409 matches.
  • 51' What a strike from Eden Hazard! The score is 5-1.
  • 56' Yohan Benalouane has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 59' Marouane Fellaini is replacing Romelu Lukaku for the Belgium side.
  • 64' 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.
  • 68' Michy Batshuayi is replacing Eden Hazard for the Belgium side.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yassine Meriah, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 78' The travelling Tunisia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 83' It’s high time Roberto Martínez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' The whistle greets Dries Mertens as he departs to be replaced by Youri Tielemans.
  • 90' Goal! Michy Batshuayi scores his 26 goal in 422 matches.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-2.

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.