On June 12, in the next meeting of the European Football Championship, the national teams of Belgium and Russia will play each other. How will the central match of the first round of the group stage end for Russian fans? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this game.
Belgium
The qualifying stage for Euro 2020 was an easy walk for the Belgian national team. The team of Roberto Martinez did not receive any resistance from Russia, Scotland, Cyprus, Kazakhstan and San Marino, winning the group with the maximum possible number of points. The situation was repeated in the League of Nations. "Red Devils" managed to get 5 wins out of 6 possible and won the group, ahead of the Danish team by five points. In qualifying for the World Cup, Belgium confidently defeated Wales, then drew with the Czech Republic. However, after the defeat of Belarus, the Red Devils secured the first place in the group and are 3 points ahead of the Czech Republic.
Russia
Meanwhile, the Russian national team held two friendly matches before the start of the Euro. First, the team of Cherchesov managed to draw with Poland-1: 1, showing very cheerful football, after which in the second meeting it was able to win over the Bulgarian national team-1: 0. The only goal a couple of minutes before the final whistle was scored by Alexander Sobolev, who realized an 11-meter shot. There is also an unpleasant moment-the dependence on Artem Dzyuba in the attack. In this regard, the Russian team is unlikely to have any surprises for the opponents. In March, our team played three matches in qualifying for the World Cup, defeating Malta and Slovenia, but losing to Slovakia.
Statistics and figures:
- Belgium-the clear favorite of the meeting;
- Belgium has a 9-match unbeaten streak;
- Russia managed to win twice in 5 games;
- In the last face-to-face match, Belgium defeated Russia with a score of 4: 1;
- Belgium has never lost to the Russians in its history;
- Belgium won 5 out of 6 matches against the Russians in face-to-face matches.
Forecast
It will be difficult for the Russian national team to start with a victory in the European Football Championship. Belgium is objectively stronger than the "red machine", which will certainly prove in practice, having managed to defeat the Russian team in a face-to-face confrontation.
