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Sweden vs Belgium, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Sweden
0 – 1
Full Time
Belgium
Wed 22 Jun 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Thomas Meunier
Albin Ekdal 33' Y
Erik Berg 36' Y
Y 45' Axel Witsel

Overview

Match Preview

Sweden vs Belgium — European Championship .

  • Sweden 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Belgium 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Matej Jug
  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Marco Fritz

Head-to-Head

1
2
Sweden 3 games · Avg 2.0 goals Belgium
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-22 Sweden 0–1 Belgium

Recent Form

Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Belgium H 0–1 L
17 Jun Italy A 0–1 L
13 Jun Ireland A 1–1 D
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Sweden A 1–0 W
18 Jun Ireland H 3–0 W
13 Jun Italy H 0–2 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Belgium
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sweden launch into their encounter with Belgium.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sweden side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Thomas Vermaelen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Romelu Lukaku has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 30' It’s a booking for Belgium player. Thomas Meunier gets a Yellow card.
  • 33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Albin Ekdal.
  • 36' Erik Berg has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' Sweden are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Belgium's shape.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Axel Witsel.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dries Mertens, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Sweden! John Guidetti comes on to replace Markus Berg.
  • 68' Belgium have won 52 goals from 123 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 69' Jimmy Durmaz is replacing Sebastian Larsson for the Sweden side.
  • 70' Belgium ring the changes. Yannick Carrasco has done his job and it is now time for Dries Mertens to step up.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Sweden is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 82' Sweden manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Erkan Zengin is hanging Emil Forsberg on the field on 82 minute.
  • 84' The deadlock is broken! Radja Nainggolan gets on the scoresheet on 84 minutes.
  • 87' Belgium make a change. Romelu Lukaku trudges off to be replaced by Christian Benteke on 87 minutes.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Divock Origi. He replaces Eden Hazard on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sweden Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik Hamren

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Wilmots

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.65 Sweden xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Belgium xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Belgium or Draw 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sweden25% Draw35% Belgium40%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Sweden or Draw
59%
Draw or Belgium
75%
Sweden or Belgium
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sweden14% Draw59% Belgium27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
3.9%
2 – 0
3.5%
0 – 3
3.3%
1 – 3
2.4%
2 – 2
2.3%
0 – 4
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Sweden

Handicap Sweden covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 15% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 25% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 12% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sweden keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Belgium keeps clean sheet
53% ✓

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