Friday, July 1, 2016


Wales vs Belgium
Competition: European Championship
Date: 1 July 2016 - Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d’Ascq

In the first three match Gareth Bale was largely responsible for seeing Wales top the group ahead of England. The Real Madrid star scored against Slovakia (2-1 win), England (1-2 defeat) and in the 3-0 victory over Russia. However, They are they underdog here since Welsh team needed an own goal in the 75th minute to knock out Northern Ireland in the last 16 round. These two sides were grouped during the qualification phase for Euro 2016. Wales got the better of their opponents by winning the home leg 1-0 before holding Belgium to a 0-0 draw in the away leg.
Chris Coleman has concerns of his own after Ashley Williams picked up a knock against Northern Ireland but it is expected he will recover in time. West Ham defender James Collins could get the nod if Williams is deemed unfit to start in time otherwise we will probably see the same starting lineup of the match against N.Ireland, with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Sam Vokes and Gareth Bale up front. 
Belgium team finished second in Group E despite totaling the same number of points (six) as they fell 3-0 to the Italians in the opening match. Since then, they recorded three consecutive wins against Ireland (3-0), Sweden (1-0) in the group stage, and Hungary (4-0) in the last 16 round. As consequence, the Red Devils have outscored their opponents 8-0 in their last three games. Anyway, the Belgians are inconsistent and don’t often perform to the high standards expected of them.
Marc Wilmots is without former-Arsenal centre-back Thomas Vermaelen through suspension and he could be replaced by Man City youngster Jason Denayer although Laurent Ciman could come in and Jan Vertonghen could move to the centre of defence. Dries Mertens and Yannick Carrasco are vying for a start on the right alongside Kevin de Bruyne and Eden Hazard. Lukaku will lead the line once again.

Wales last 5 matches:
05/06/16 Sweden 3 – 0 Wales
11/06/16 Wales 2 – 1 Slovakia
16/06/16 England 2 – 1 Wales
20/06/16 Russia 0 – 3 Wales
25/06/16 Wales 1 – 0 Northern Ireland

Belgium last 5 matches:
01/06/16 Belgium 1 – 1 Finland
05/06/16 Belgium 3 – 2 Norway
13/06/16 Belgium 0 – 2 Italy
18/06/16 Belgium 3 – 0 Ireland Republic
22/06/16 Sweden 0 – 1 Belgium

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]







 

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