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The Match

Match Report

Belgium are out of the World Cup after being held to a goalless draw by Croatia at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.

Team News

Belgium boss Roberto Martinez rings the changes for Thursday's World Cup game with Croatia in Al Rayyan.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup clash between Croatia and Belgium, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Belgium could line up for Thursday's 2022 World Cup Group F clash with Croatia.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Croatia 4-1 Canada
Sunday, November 27 at 4pm in World Cup
All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Belgium 0-2 Morocco
Sunday, November 27 at 1pm in World Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Croatia win with a probability of 37.14%. A win for Belgium had a probability of 36.93% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Croatia win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.26%) and 2-0 (6.18%). The likeliest Belgium win was 0-1 (9.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.31%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.

Result
CroatiaDrawBelgium
37.14% (0.343 0.34) 25.93% (-0.056000000000001 -0.06) 36.93% (-0.287 -0.29)
Both teams to score 54.49% (0.19 0.19)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.15% (0.24299999999999 0.24)49.85% (-0.243 -0.24)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.15% (0.217 0.22)71.84% (-0.218 -0.22)
Croatia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.87% (0.30799999999999 0.31)26.12% (-0.309 -0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.81% (0.412 0.41)61.19% (-0.413 -0.41)
Belgium Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.75% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)26.24% (0.050999999999998 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.65% (-0.067 -0.07)61.35% (0.064999999999998 0.06)
Score Analysis
    Croatia 37.14%
    Belgium 36.93%
    Draw 25.93%
CroatiaDrawBelgium
1-0 @ 9.2% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 8.26% (0.052 0.05)
2-0 @ 6.18% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
3-1 @ 3.7% (0.055 0.06)
3-0 @ 2.76% (0.045 0.04)
3-2 @ 2.47% (0.033 0.03)
4-1 @ 1.24% (0.029 0.03)
4-0 @ 0.93% (0.024 0.02)
Other @ 2.4%
Total : 37.14%
1-1 @ 12.31% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
0-0 @ 6.86% (-0.068 -0.07)
2-2 @ 5.53% (0.027 0.03)
3-3 @ 1.1% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.93%
0-1 @ 9.17% (-0.104 -0.1)
1-2 @ 8.24% (-0.032 -0.03)
0-2 @ 6.13% (-0.077999999999999 -0.08)
1-3 @ 3.67% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-3 @ 2.74% (-0.039 -0.04)
2-3 @ 2.47% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.23% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-4 @ 0.92% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 36.93%

How you voted: Croatia vs Belgium

Croatia
56.7%
Draw
16.8%
Belgium
26.5%
1134
Head to Head
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