Belgium vs Cyprus: result 4-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 10Kick-off on October 10, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen
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What was the result of Belgium vs Cyprus?
Belgium won 4-0 on October 10, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 12′E. HazardBelgium
- 52′T. HazardBelgium
- 63′E. HazardBelgium (pen.)
- 78′R. LukakuBelgium
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Belgium have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeats; Cyprus have 4, 1 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2017 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(away) | 4-3 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 3, 2017 | Greece(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Gibraltar(home) | 9-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Estonia(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 5, 2017 | Czechia(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2017 | Greece(home) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 3, 2017 | Estonia(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(home) | 3-2 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Gibraltar(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Portugal(away) | 0-4 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Belgium win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Cyprus win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2016 | Cyprus 0-3 Belgium | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
How many goals should we expect?
Belgium score 3.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Cyprus score 1.1 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 3.5 | 0.9 | 8 | 7/15 | 12/15 |
| Cyprus | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1 | 5/11 | 7/11 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Belgium sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (18 points from 8 matches) and Cyprus sit 4th (8 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy