Sweden vs Belgium, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Sweden vs Belgium — European Championship .
Match Details
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Matej Jug
- Referee Stefan Lupp
- Referee Felix Brych
- Referee Mark Borsch
- Referee Marco Fritz
16 games this season
🟨 0.4/game
⚽ 4.1 goals/game
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
Belgium this season
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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sweden and Belgium.
- 5' Belgium come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. made 0 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Thomas Meunier has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 25' A quiet spell here at . Belgium seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 30' Controversy at the stadium! Thomas Meunier argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 33' That is a Yellow card for Sweden. Albin Ekdal will be fuming at that decision.
- 36' Erik Berg has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
- 41' Albin Ekdal has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 45' Belgium player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 50' Sweden are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Belgium backline.
- 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
- 60' Sweden is showing some good football. However, Sweden are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 63' John Guidetti is ready to make an impact after coming on for Markus Berg at the 63 minute mark.
- 68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 69' It is a substitution in Sweden team. Sebastian Larsson is replaced by Jimmy Durmaz on 69 minute.
- 70' Dries Mertens gets the nod from Belgium. He replaces Yannick Carrasco and will look to change the dynamic.
- 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 80' Sweden is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 82' Emil Forsberg makes way for Erkan Zengin at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sweden.
- 84' A goal from the Belgium international Radja Nainggolan! He fires home on 84 to make it 0-1!
- 87' The supporters are chanting for Christian Benteke. He replaces Romelu Lukaku on 87 minute.
- 90' It is a substitution in Belgium team. Eden Hazard is replaced by Divock Origi on 90 minute.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Sweden and Belgium (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
Sweden Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 14
-
6
Emil Forsberg ↓ Erkan Zengin 82'
- 8
- 10
- 4
- 7
-
11
Markus Berg ↓ John Guidetti 63'
- 1
- 9
- 3
Bench
- 17
- 13
-
21
Jimmy Durmaz ↑ 69'
- 19
-
20
John Guidetti ↑ 63'
- 12
- 15
- 18
- 2
- 16
- 23
-
10
Erkan Zengin ↑ 82'
Coach
Erik Hamren
Belgium Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Eden Hazard C ↓ Divock Origi 90'
- 7
- 5
- 2
- 9
- 16
- 6
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 11
Bench
- 18
- 12
-
17
Divock Origi ↑ 90'
-
20
Christian Benteke ↑ 87'
- 19
- 8
- 15
- 23
- 22
-
14
Dries Mertens ↑ 70'
- 21
- 13
Coach
Marc Wilmots
H2H
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
✓ CorrectActual: Belgium win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✓ CorrectActual: 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.