European Championship | Group Stage
Jun 12, 2021 at 8pm UK
Saint-Petersburg Stadium
Belgium3 - 0Russia
The Match
Match Report
Romelu Lukaku struck a brace in a comfortable 3-0 win for Belgium over Russia.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's European Championship clash between Belgium and Russia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Russia could line up for their Euro 2020 opener with Belgium on Saturday.
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 Belgium win with a probability of 53.18%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Russia had a probability of 23.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a Belgium win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.77%) and 2-0 (8.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.07%), while for a Russia win it was 0-1 (6.27%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Belgium would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Belgium | Draw | Russia |
| 53.18% | 23.44% | 23.38% |
| Both teams to score 55.02% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
