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
Official lineup for Greece vs Belgium
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Greece
4-4-1-1- 11A. Donis
- 8Z. Rodrigues
- 10K. Fortounis
- 22A. Samaris
- 2Giannis Maniatis
- 6Alexandros Tziolis
- 21K. Stafylidis
- 4K. Manolas
- 3G. Tzavellas
- 19S. Papastathopoulos
- 1O. Karnezis
Belgium
3-4-2-1- 9R. Lukaku
- 14D. Mertens
- 21Y. Carrasco
- 7K. De Bruyne
- 8M. Fellaini
- 19M. Dembélé
- 15T. Meunier
- 2T. Alderweireld
- 5J. Vertonghen
- 3Thomas Vermaelen
- 1T. Courtois
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?
In the last meeting: 0 Greece wins, 1 draw, 0 Belgium wins.
| 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 | BelgiumGroup J | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | GreeceGroup C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
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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