Belgium vs England Predictions and Betting Tips, 14 Jul 2018
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Belgium v England Predictions for Saturday's World Cup third-place play-off tie at Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg. Belgium and England will meet for the second time this World Cup (WC) as they compete for third place in Saint Petersburg in the hope of finishing the tournament on a high.
The Three Lions had started the game very brightly, Kieran Trippier curling a great free-kick to leave Croatia keeper Subasic no chance and give an early lead to the side who had been tipped to progress to the final. Croatia then pushed and found an equalising goal on 68 minutes through Perisic and, seemingly, at that point it felt England didn't have an edge over that match and would eventually fall to a hard-working Croatian side.
The expectations were justified late on when Juventus forward Mandzukic put his team through with a 106th-minute winner to frustrate an English side many believed were able to bring football home for the first time since they won the competition back in 1966.
The Red Devils though had late chances to level the matters against France after the latter have opened the scoring through an Umtiti header which ultimately gave his side a passage to the final showpiece on Sunday. In fact, Belgium looked the better side against England when they faced off in their closing group stage game, which Roberto Martinez's men won 1-0, despite playing with weakened line-ups.
England (3-5-2): Pickford; Maguire, Stones, Walker; Rose, Delph, Dier, Lingard, Alexander-Arnold; Vardy, Kane.
England: Kieran Trippier, Jordan Henderson.
England 0-1 Belgium
2012 Friedly International
England 1-0 Belgium
1999 Friedly International
England 2-1Belgium
1990 FIFA World Cup
England 1-0 (0-0 ft)Belgium
Draw - 3.76
England - 3.38
All odds are with 1xBet and are subject to change.
Match status: 2018 World Cup Third Place Play-off
Kick-off: Saturday 14 Jul 2018, 02:00pm GMT
Venue: Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Team News & Form
Belgium come to their final game of the tournament a day fresher and having played 30 minutes less in Tuesday's narrow defeat to France than their opponents, who forced extra times against Croatia to decide who would take on the Euro 2016 finalists in Moscow tomorrow.The Three Lions had started the game very brightly, Kieran Trippier curling a great free-kick to leave Croatia keeper Subasic no chance and give an early lead to the side who had been tipped to progress to the final. Croatia then pushed and found an equalising goal on 68 minutes through Perisic and, seemingly, at that point it felt England didn't have an edge over that match and would eventually fall to a hard-working Croatian side.
The expectations were justified late on when Juventus forward Mandzukic put his team through with a 106th-minute winner to frustrate an English side many believed were able to bring football home for the first time since they won the competition back in 1966.
The Red Devils though had late chances to level the matters against France after the latter have opened the scoring through an Umtiti header which ultimately gave his side a passage to the final showpiece on Sunday. In fact, Belgium looked the better side against England when they faced off in their closing group stage game, which Roberto Martinez's men won 1-0, despite playing with weakened line-ups.
Teams' Potential Starting Line-ups:
Belgium (3-4-3): Courtois; Vertonghen, Kompany, Alderweireld; Chadli, Fellaini, Witsel, Meunier; Hazard, Lukaku, Bruyne.England (3-5-2): Pickford; Maguire, Stones, Walker; Rose, Delph, Dier, Lingard, Alexander-Arnold; Vardy, Kane.
Injured or Suspended Players:
Belgium: No missing players.England: Kieran Trippier, Jordan Henderson.
Head-to-Head Record: Belgium v England
2018 World Cup Group StageEngland 0-1 Belgium
2012 Friedly International
England 1-0 Belgium
1999 Friedly International
England 2-1Belgium
1990 FIFA World Cup
England 1-0 (0-0 ft)Belgium
Belgium v England Pre-Match Odds:
Belgium - 2.22Draw - 3.76
England - 3.38
All odds are with 1xBet and are subject to change.
Our Betting Tip: |
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Both Teams To Score @ 1.50 |
Correct Score: |
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Belgium 2-1 England @ 9.00 |
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