Brazil vs Belgium, Worldcup 2018 QUARTER FINALS
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Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Daniele Orsato
- Referee Milorad Mazic
- Referee Milovan Ristic
- Referee Dalibor Durdevic
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Mark Borsch
- Referee Pawel Gil
- Referee Jair Marrufo
- Referee Corey Rockwell
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 1 3 2 South Korea 1 3 3 Czechia 1 0 4 South Africa 1 0 5 Switzerland 1 1 6 Canada 1 1 7 Qatar 1 1 8 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 1 9 Scotland 1 3 10 Morocco 1 1 11 Brazil 1 1 12 Haiti 1 0 13 United States 1 3 14 Australia 1 3 15 Turkey 1 0 16 Paraguay 1 0 17 Germany 1 3 18 Ivory Coast 1 3 19 Ecuador 1 0 20 Curacao 1 0 21 Sweden 1 3 22 Japan 1 1 23 Netherlands 1 1 24 Tunisia 1 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Uruguay 1 1 30 Saudi Arabia 1 1 31 Spain 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Congo DR 0 0 42 Colombia 0 0 43 Portugal 0 0 44 Uzbekistan 0 0 45 England 0 0 46 Ghana 0 0 47 Croatia 0 0 48 Panama 0 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Jul Belgium H 1–2 L 02 Jul Mexico H 2–0 W 27 Jun Serbia A 2–0 W 22 Jun Costa Rica H 2–0 W 17 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D 07 Feb VfL Bochum 1848 H 1–1 D Season Stats
Brazil Belgium #11 Position #27 1 Points 1 1 Played 1 0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0 1 Scored 1 1 Conceded 1 +0 GD +0 1.00 PPG 1.00 0% Win % 0% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Brazil this season0% Clean Sheets
Belgium this seasonBrazil are 11th (1 pts). Belgium are 27th (1 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Brazil0-15–/–16-30–/131-451/–46-60–/–61-75–/–76+–/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Brazil kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Fagner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' 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.
- 13' Goal! Fernandinho scores his 9 goal in 421 matches.
- 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gabriel Jesus made 421 appearances and scored 102 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 32' Goal! Kevin De Bruyne scores his 69 goal in 421 matches.
- 37' It looks surprising Belgium does not make any changes. Vincent Kompany has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' It is a substitution in Brazil team. Willian is replaced by Roberto Firmino on 46 minute.
- 47' Belgium player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 52' 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.
- 57' Belgium started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
- 58' Douglas Costa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gabriel Jesus on 58 minute.
- 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thomas Vermaelen, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 71' Thomas Meunier is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
- 73' Brazil manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Renato Augusto is hanging Paulinho on the field on 73 minute.
- 76' Renato Augusto puts Brazil on the lead.
- 81' Belgium is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 83' Thomas Vermaelen is replacing Nacer Chadli for the Belgium side.
- 85' Fernandinho was booked on 85.
- 87' Another change for Belgium made on 87 minute. Romelu Lukaku leaves to be changed by Youri Tielemans.
- 90' Brazil player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.
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Lineups
Brazil Lineups
Starting XI
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19
Willian ↓ Roberto Firmino 46'
- 17
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9
Gabriel Jesus ↓ Douglas Costa 58'
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- 10
- 11
- 12
- 3
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15
Paulinho ↓ Renato Augusto 73'
Bench
- 4
- 16
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20
Roberto Firmino ↑ 46'
- 23
- 14
- 18
- 13
- 6
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Douglas Costa ↑ 58'
- 21
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8
Renato Augusto ↑ 73'
Coach TiteBelgium Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 4
- 7
- 5
- 2
- 8
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9
Romelu Lukaku ↓ Youri Tielemans 87'
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22
Nacer Chadli ↓ Thomas Vermaelen 83'
- 15
- 6
- 1
Bench
- 12
- 19
- 23
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17
Youri Tielemans ↑ 87'
- 13
- 16
- 21
- 18
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Thomas Vermaelen ↑ 83'
- 14
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kevin De Bruyne 1 Fernandinho 1 Renato Augusto 1 Kevin De Bruyne 1 Fernandinho 1 Renato Augusto 1 Head to Head
Brazil Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 40.97 Brazil xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.16 Belgium xGI would bet for: Belgium or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Belgium winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.13Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 63% 37% ± 2.5 36% 64% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Brazil or Draw 61%Draw or Belgium 70%Brazil or Belgium 68%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Belgium win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.3%0 – 0 14.3%0 – 1 12.6%1 – 0 10.2%0 – 2 7.7%1 – 2 Actual2 – 1 6.2%2 – 0 5.3%2 – 2 3.8%1 – 3 3%0 – 3 2.9%3 – 1 2%Asian Handicap — Brazil
Handicap Brazil covers Push Belgium covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 18% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 22% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Brazil keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Belgium keeps clean sheet 39% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.