The Match
Team News
France manager Didier Deschamps starts both Theo Hernandez and Lucas Hernandez for Thursday's UEFA Nations League semi-final with Belgium.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Nations League clash between Belgium and France, 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 UEFA Nations League semi-final with France.
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 39.9%. A win for France had a probability of 38.7% and a draw had a probability of 21.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Belgium win was 2-1 with a probability of 7.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (4.93%) and 3-2 (4.6%). The likeliest France win was 1-2 (7.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.
Result | ||
Belgium | Draw | France |
39.9% | 21.41% | 38.7% |
Both teams to score 71.84% |
Goals |
Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
72.49% | 27.51% |
Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
51.88% | 48.13% |
Belgium Goals |
Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
84.99% | 15.01% |
Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
56.52% | 43.48% |
France Goals |
Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
84.53% | 15.48% |
Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
55.65% | 44.35% |
Score Analysis |
Belgium 39.9%
France 38.7%
Draw 21.41%
Belgium | Draw | France |
2-1 @ 7.79% 3-1 @ 4.93% 3-2 @ 4.6% 1-0 @ 4.41% 2-0 @ 4.18% 3-0 @ 2.64% 4-1 @ 2.34% 4-2 @ 2.18% 4-3 @ 1.36% 4-0 @ 1.25% Other @ 4.24% Total : 39.9% | 1-1 @ 8.22% 2-2 @ 7.27% 3-3 @ 2.86% 0-0 @ 2.32% Other @ 0.73% Total : 21.41% | 1-2 @ 7.67% 1-3 @ 4.77% 2-3 @ 4.52% 0-1 @ 4.34% 0-2 @ 4.05% 0-3 @ 2.52% 1-4 @ 2.23% 2-4 @ 2.11% 3-4 @ 1.33% 0-4 @ 1.17% Other @ 4% Total : 38.7% |
How you voted: Belgium vs France
Belgium
72.8%France
27.2%511
Head to Head
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How Belgium could line up against France
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Belgium could line up for Thursday's UEFA Nations League semi-final with France.
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Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
C | Manchester CityMan City | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 26 | 73 | 93 |
2 | Liverpool | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 94 | 26 | 68 | 92 |
3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 33 | 43 | 74 |
4 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | 29 | 71 |
5 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | 13 | 69 |
6 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 58 |
7 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 51 | 9 | 56 |
8 | Leicester CityLeicester | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 59 | 3 | 52 |
9 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 44 | -2 | 51 |
10 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 51 |
11 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 49 |
12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 48 |
13 | Brentford | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 46 |
14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 45 |
15 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 67 | -24 | 40 |
16 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 66 | -23 | 39 |
17 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 79 | -37 | 38 |
R | Burnley | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 53 | -19 | 35 |
R | Watford | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 77 | -43 | 23 |
R | Norwich CityNorwich | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 84 | -61 | 22 |
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