Greece vs Belgium: result 1-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 8Kick-off on September 3, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Pankritio Stadio, Iraklio (Heraklion)
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What was the result of Greece vs Belgium?
Belgium won 1-2 on September 3, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 70′J. VertonghenBelgium
- 73′Z. RodriguesGreece
- 74′R. LukakuBelgium
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Greece have 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats; Belgium have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2017 | Estonia(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Belgium(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Nov 13, 2016 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Estonia(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 28, 2017 | Russia(away) | 3-3 | Friendlies |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Greece(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Greece win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Belgium win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2017 | Belgium 1-1 Greece | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
How many goals should we expect?
Greece score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Belgium score 3.1 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1.3 | 1.1 | 6 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Belgium | 3.1 | 0.8 | 8 | 5/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Greece sit 3rd in World Cup - Qualification Europe (7 points from 6 matches) and Belgium sit 1st (18 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Greece | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
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