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Scotland national football team
Euro Champ Qualifying | Group Stage
Sep 9, 2019 at 7.45pm UK
 
Belgium national football team

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In Focus: Scotland's next opponents Belgium

In Focus: Scotland's next opponents Belgium
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Belgium top the group with 15 points from five games.

Scotland face Belgium for the 20th time on Monday as they look to get their Group I campaign back on track in the European Championship qualifiers.

Here, the PA news agency gives you the lowdown on the visitors to Hampden.

Form

Michy Batshuayi
Michy Batshuayi scored twice against San Marino (Adam Davy/PA)

Belgium have won all five qualifiers so far, scoring 15 goals and conceding one. The latest was a 4-0 win over San Marino on Friday, although it took a 43rd-minute penalty to break the deadlock. The world's number-one ranked side have only lost two of their last 36 matches stretching back three years, the defeats coming against France in the World Cup semi-finals and a 5-2 loss against Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League.

Head to head

Ally McCoist
Ally McCoist was on target the last time Scotland beat Belgium (Martin Rickett/PA)

Belgium have won 12 games to Scotland's four in 19 meetings between the teams. Scotland's most recent victory came in a European Championship qualifier in 1987 when goals from Paul McStay and Ally McCoist earned a 2-0 win. Scotland have failed to score in five consecutive defeats since Belgium earned a last-gasp 2-2 Hampden draw in a World Cup qualifier in March 2001.

Players

Eden Hazard
Eden Hazard is ruled out by injury (Aaron Chown/PA)

Injury has deprived Belgium of arguably their best player, Real Madrid's Eden Hazard, along with his brother, Thorgan, plus former Celtic defender Dedryck Boyata and Anderlecht player/manager Vincent Kompany. But they are not exactly short of options with Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku among the unused substitutes in San Marino.

Coaching staff

Roberto Martinez
Roberto Martinez will lead Belgium against Scotland (Bradley Collyer/PA)

The away bench features two familiar faces in manager Roberto Martinez, who briefly played for Motherwell before becoming a successful manager with Swansea, Wigan and Everton. Shaun Maloney, who scored seven goals in 47 Scotland appearances, is the Spaniard's main assistant after the departure of Thierry Henry.

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