Wales vs Belgium
Ref: D. Siebert
Match recap
Belgium beat Wales 4–2 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Rodon and Broadhead scored for Wales; De Bruyne, Meunier, De Bruyne, and Trossard replied for Belgium. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.92 for Wales versus 3.44 for Belgium.
First Half
⚽
Rodon
Assist: Thomas
Wilson
Yellow Card
17'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
18'
⚽
De Bruyne
Penalty
24'
⚽
Meunier
Assist: Doku
Second Half
Davies
Yellow Card
⇄
Brooks
60'
⇄
De Cuyper
64'
Meunier
Yellow Card
70'
⇄
Onana
⇄
Davies
76'
⚽
De Bruyne
Penalty
81'
⇄
De Bruyne
81'
⇄
De Ketelaere
81'
⇄
Theate
⇄
James
⇄
Harris
⚽
Broadhead
Assist: Moore
90'
⚽
Trossard
Assist: Castagne
Match Statistics
WalesBelgium
7Won
Statistical edge
7–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.92VS3.44
Attack1 · 5 won
9
Shots
16
3
Shots on target
6
7
Shots in the box
13
2
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
6
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
491
Total passes
313
412
Accurate passes
242
84%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 2 won
10
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
4
Wales
4-2-3-1
Belgium
4-2-3-1
Wales
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1K. DarlowG
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 4B. DaviesD
- 5E. AmpaduM
- 6J. RodonD
- 7D. BrooksM
- 8H. WilsonM
- 16B. CabangoD
- 17J. JamesM
- 18M. HarrisF
- 19S. ThomasM
Substitutes
- 2C. MephamD
- 9L. KoumasF
- 10L. CullenF
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 12T. KingG
- 13K. MooreF
- 14R. ColwillM
- 15J. DasilvaD
- 20R. KpakioD
- 21A. DaviesG
- 22J. SheehanM
- 23N. BroadheadF
Belgium
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1T. CourtoisG
- 2Z. DebastD
- 3A. TheateD
- 5M. De CuyperD
- 7K. De BruyneM
- 8N. RaskinM
- 10L. TrossardM
- 11J. DokuM
- 15T. MeunierD
- 17C. De KetelaereF
- 18A. OnanaM
Substitutes
- 4B. MecheleD
- 6A. WitselD
- 9L. OpendaF
- 12S. LammensG
- 13M. SelsG
- 14D. LukebakioF
- 16K. De WinterD
- 19M. FofanaF
- 20H. VanakenM
- 21T. CastagneD
- 22J. SeysD
- 23M. BatshuayiF
Wales
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Rodon | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0/2 |
| Harry Wilson | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Ethan Ampadu | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mark Harris | F | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| David Brooks | M | 58 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jordan James | M | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Ben Cabango | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Neco Williams | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ben Davies(C) | D | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Darlow | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ronan Kpakio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Koumas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Mepham | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rubin Colwill | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom King | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Sheehan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Davies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Cullen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieffer Moore | F | 13 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nathan Broadhead | F | 19 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Brennan Johnson | F | 32 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Belgium
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin De Bruyne(C) | M | 81 | 8.2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Jérémy Doku | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8/10 |
| Thomas Meunier | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Amadou Onana | M | 70 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Charles De Ketelaere | F | 81 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Arthur Theate | D | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | 60 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Leandro Trossard | M | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Zeno Debast | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thibaut Courtois | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Raskin | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Senne Lammens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loïs Openda | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koni De Winter | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joaquin Seys | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matz Sels | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michy Batshuayi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dodi Lukebakio | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timothy Castagne | D | 30 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Malick Fofana | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Axel Witsel | D | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hans Vanaken | M | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Mechele | D | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |