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England vs Belgium, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
England
0 – 1
Full Time
Belgium
Thu 28 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Youri Tielemans
Y 33' Leander Dendoncker

Overview

Match Preview

England vs Belgium — Worldcup .

  • England 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Belgium 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Damir Skomina
  • Referee Jure Praprotnik
  • Referee Robert Vukan
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Artur Soares Dias
  • Referee Pawel Gil
  • Referee Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
  • Referee Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi

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
1
2
England 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Belgium
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-28 England 0–1 Belgium 2018-01-20 Belgium 1–1 England 2017-09-26 England 2–1 Belgium

Recent Form

England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Belgium H 0–1 L
24 Jun Panama H 6–1 W
18 Jun Tunisia A 2–1 W
05 May Austria H 1–1 D
28 Apr Switzerland A 0–1 L
24 Apr Northern Ireland A 4–2 W
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun England A 1–0 W
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

Season Stats

England Belgium
#45 Position #25
7 Points 5
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
6 Scored 6
2 Conceded 2
+4 GD +4
2.33 PPG 1.67
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
England this season
17% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

England are 45th (7 pts). Belgium are 25th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

England
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
3/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Belgium
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

England
Jude Bellingham 7 G 1 A
Harry Kane 6 G 1 A
Bukayo Saka 3 G 3 A
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' KICK OFF: England gets underway.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gareth Southgate will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 19' Youri Tielemans picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Leander Dendoncker.
  • 38' Vincent Kompany is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Belgium tonight.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' It is a substitution in England team. John Stones is replaced by Harry Maguire on 46 minute.
  • 51' Assisted by Youri Tielemans with the perfectly-timed delivery and Adnan Januzaj makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 56' A quiet spell here at . England seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' Trent Alexander-Arnold needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 66' Belgium is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. England needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 74' Belgium make a change. Thomas Vermaelen trudges off to be replaced by Vincent Kompany on 74 minutes.
  • 79' A tactical swap from England — Danny Welbeck on, Marcus Rashford off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering England that had 137 games and scored 75 goals.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Belgium — Dries Mertens on, Adnan Januzaj off on 86 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Southgate

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 England xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Belgium xG
I would bet for: England or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
England36% Draw33% Belgium31%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

England or Draw
68%
Draw or Belgium
64%
England or Belgium
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
England25% Draw54% Belgium21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
2.6%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — England

Handicap England covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

England keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Belgium keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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