Wales vs Belgium, European Championship 2016 QUARTER FINALS
Overview
Match Preview
Wales vs Belgium — European Championship .
Match Details
- Referee Matej Jug
- Referee Slavko Vincic
- Referee Damir Skomina
- Referee Jure Praprotnik
- Referee Robert Vukan
- Referee Nicola Rizzoli
3 games this season
🟨 0.0/game
⚽ 2.0 goals/game
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
40%
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' KICK OFF: Belgium gets underway.
- 5' Ben Davies catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 5.
- 10' It’s high time Chris Coleman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 13' Radja Nainggolan adds to his 0 season tally! Belgium lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
- 16' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James Chester.
- 21' Thibaut Courtois needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 24' Wales player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 30' GOAL! Ashley Williams scores on 30. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey
- 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Gunter made 379 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marc Wilmots will be considering his options from the bench.
- 46' Marouane Fellaini has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yannick Carrasco on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 55' Hal Robson-Kanu puts Wales on the lead.
- 59' Marouane Fellaini was booked on 59.
- 64' Toby Alderweireld, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 69' Belgium is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 74' Wales are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aaron Ramsey.
- 75' Dries Mertens is replacing Jordan Lukaku for the Belgium side.
- 78' Wales make a change. Joe Ledley trudges off to be replaced by Andy King on 78 minutes.
- 80' Sam Vokes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hal Robson-Kanu at the 80 minute mark.
- 83' The Belgium bench stirs into life. Romelu Lukaku is withdrawn and Michy Batshuayi gets his opportunity.
- 85' The deadlock is broken! Sam Vokes gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
- 85' It’s a booking for Belgium player. Toby Alderweireld gets a Yellow card.
- 90' Wales ring the changes. Aaron Ramsey has done his job and it is now time for James Collins to step up.
- Wales celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Wales Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
-
10
Aaron Ramsey ↓ James Collins 90'
- 1
-
9
Hal Robson-Kanu ↓ Sam Vokes 80'
- 6
- 7
- 4
-
16
Joe Ledley ↓ Andy King 78'
- 5
- 3
- 11
Bench
- 22
- 14
- 21
-
8
Andy King ↑ 78'
- 20
-
18
Sam Vokes ↑ 80'
- 15
- 23
- 13
-
19
James Collins ↑ 90'
- 17
- 12
Coach
Chris Coleman
Belgium Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 7
- 2
-
9
Romelu Lukaku ↓ Michy Batshuayi 83'
- 16
- 15
- 6
- 1
- 4
-
21
Jordan Lukaku ↓ Dries Mertens 75'
- 11
Bench
- 18
- 12
- 17
- 20
- 19
-
8
Marouane Fellaini ↑ 46'
- 23
-
22
Michy Batshuayi ↑ 83'
-
14
Dries Mertens ↑ 75'
- 13
Coach
Marc Wilmots
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Radja Nainggolan | 1 |
| Hal Robson-Kanu | 1 |
| Sam Vokes | 1 |
| Ashley Williams | 1 |
| Radja Nainggolan | 1 |
| Hal Robson-Kanu | 1 |
| Sam Vokes | 1 |
| Ashley Williams | 1 |
Head to Head
Wales Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.73
Wales xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19
Belgium xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wales win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Wales or Draw
76%
Draw or Belgium
50%
Wales or Belgium
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Wales
| Handicap | Wales covers | Push | Belgium covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 15% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 22% | 51% |
| -0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 15% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Wales keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Belgium keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.