England vs Belgium: result 0-1 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on June 28, 2018 at 06:00 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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What was the result of England vs Belgium?
Belgium won 0-1 on June 28, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 51′A. JanuzajBelgium
Official lineup for England vs Belgium
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
England
3-1-4-2- 19M. Rashford
- 11J. Vardy
- 21R. Loftus-Cheek
- 4E. Dier
- 17F. Delph
- 22T. Alexander-Arnold
- 5J. Stones
- 16P. Jones
- 3D. Rose
- 15Gary Cahill
- 1J. Pickford
Belgium
3-4-2-1- 21M. Batshuayi
- 17Y. Tielemans
- 18A. Januzaj
- 23L. Dendoncker
- 16T. Hazard
- 22N. Chadli
- 8M. Fellaini
- 19M. Dembélé
- 20D. Boyata
- 3Thomas Vermaelen
- 1T. Courtois
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, England have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Belgium have 12, 3 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2018 | Panama(home) | 6-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 18, 2018 | Tunisia(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Costa Rica(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Nigeria(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Italy(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2018 | Tunisia(home) | 5-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 18, 2018 | Panama(home) | 3-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Costa Rica(home) | 4-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 6, 2018 | Egypt(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Portugal(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
England score 1.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Belgium score 3.3 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1.9 | 0.7 | 8 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Belgium | 3.3 | 0.9 | 8 | 7/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
England sit 1st in World Cup (3 points from 1 match) and Belgium sit 3rd (1 point from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EnglandGroup L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | BelgiumGroup G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy