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Euro 2020 header take 8

Euro 2020
Belgium national football team
European Championship | Group Stage
Jun 12, 2021 at 8pm UK
Saint-Petersburg Stadium
Russia national football team

Belgium
3 - 0
Russia

Lukaku (10', 88'), Meunier (34')
FT(HT: 2-0)

The Match

Match Report

Romelu Lukaku struck a brace in a comfortable 3-0 win for Belgium over Russia.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's European Championship clash between Belgium and Russia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Russia could line up for their Euro 2020 opener with Belgium on Saturday.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Belgium win with a probability of 53.18%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Russia had a probability of 23.38%.

The most likely scoreline for a Belgium win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.77%) and 2-0 (8.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.07%), while for a Russia win it was 0-1 (6.27%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Belgium would win this match.

Result
BelgiumDrawRussia
53.18%23.44%23.38%
Both teams to score 55.02%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.37%45.64%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.04%67.96%
Belgium Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.88%17.12%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.67%47.33%
Russia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.39%33.61%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.74%70.26%
Score Analysis
    Belgium 53.17%
    Russia 23.38%
    Draw 23.44%
BelgiumDrawRussia
1-0 @ 10.15%
2-1 @ 9.77%
2-0 @ 8.96%
3-1 @ 5.75%
3-0 @ 5.27%
3-2 @ 3.13%
4-1 @ 2.54%
4-0 @ 2.33%
4-2 @ 1.38%
Other @ 3.88%
Total : 53.17%
1-1 @ 11.07%
0-0 @ 5.75%
2-2 @ 5.33%
3-3 @ 1.14%
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 23.44%
0-1 @ 6.27%
1-2 @ 6.04%
0-2 @ 3.42%
1-3 @ 2.19%
2-3 @ 1.94%
0-3 @ 1.24%
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 23.38%

How you voted: Belgium vs Russia

Belgium
86.3%
Draw
7.6%
Russia
6.1%
912
Head to Head
Nov 16, 2019 5pm
Group Stage
Russia
1-4
Belgium
Dzhikiya (79')
Petrov (3')
Hazard (19'), Hazard (33', 40'), Lukaku (72')
Mar 21, 2019 7.45pm
Group Stage
Belgium
3-1
Russia
Tielemans (14'), Hazard (45' pen., 88')
Mertens (89')
Cheryshev (16')
Golovin (18')
Golovin (90')
Mar 28, 2017 5pm
International Friendlies
Russia
3-3
Belgium
Vasin (3'), Miranchuk (74'), Bukharov (92')
Mirallas (17' pen.), Benteke (42', 45')
> Match Report
Oct 10, 2016
7.45pm
International Friendlies
Russia  
R
vs.
B
   Belgium
Jun 22, 2014 5pm
Group Stage
Belgium
1-0
Russia
Origi (88')
Witsel (55'), Alderweireld (73')

Glushakov (39')
> Match Report
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS

Group A

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

TeamPWDLPTS
Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Romania Romania41215
Q Slovakia Slovakia41215
Q Belgium Belgium31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

Group F

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Portugal Portugal22006
2 Turkey Turkey21013
3 Czech Republic Czech Republic20111
4 Georgia Georgia20111
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