World Cup: Belgium vs Egypt – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup game between Belgium and Egypt who meet up this coming Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Belgium head into an encouter against Egypt this coming Monday. Played out at Seattle Stadium, this is the first of the three outings of the World Cup group stage.

As we are in the opening round of the World Cup group stage, both Belgium and Egypt face a battle to secure their first points of the group stage. Belgium head to their upcoming match as number 9 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents Egypt. They enter the game ranked number 29 in the world.

Team form: Belgium vs Egypt

Belgium Form

Belgium should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Mexico, before beating first Croatia by 0-2, then Tunisia in a 5-0 win. In an impressive streak of undefeated matches, Belgium accumulated seven wins and three draws in their last 10 internationals.

Egypt Form

Egypt go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Nigeria. They went on to beat Saudi Arabia by 0-4, before sharing the spoils with Spain in a 0-0 draw. Egypt achieved a win in six of their last 10 internationals in all tournaments, while drawing three and being defeated in one defeat of the matches.

Betting stats for Belgium and Egypt

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Belgium and Egypt. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Belgium vs Egypt

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Dodi Lukebakio, who is performing well for Belgium. He found the back of the net four times in his most recent national team outings. He’ll be out to add more goals for his country against Egypt. The visitors will be looking up to Omar Marmoush to find the net once again, after managing two goals for Egypt in his last six matches.

Betting markets: Belgium vs Egypt

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Belgium won seven times, drew three and lost zero times. Egypt claimed six wins, drew three times and lost one in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Belgium are on a fantastic streak of no less than 13 matches in a row without defeat. Belgium didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Seattle Stadium.

Both teams to score

Belgium scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Egypt only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Egypt have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Egypt have kept their opponents from scoring six times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Belgium have been able to keep a clean sheet in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Belgium, who scored an average of 3.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Egypt’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.

Betting prediction: Belgium vs Egypt

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Belgium and Egypt seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this World Cup match.