Belgium vs. Romania Prediction on June 22, 2024

Match info

Favorites Belgium and Ukraine suffered crushing losses in the first round of Group E at the men’s 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, setting up an unexpected task for the latter as it faces group leaders Romania for its qualification spot. Pressure will be increasing on Kevin De Bruyne and his colleagues as the action takes place at RheinEnergie Stadium in Cologne, starting at 9 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 22.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Belgium

Belgium started the Euro 2024 with a similar situation that happened to them at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar when they were eliminated early after losing to Morocco 0-2 in the group stage, which was followed by their amazing run without losing since November 2022. Even though “The Red Devils” were the favorites to win the group and easily advance to the knockout round at Euro 2024, Slovakia stunned Lukaku and company in the opening round.

When the final whistle blew, the scoreboard showed a 0-1 result for the Central European team, despite Belgium’s complete dominance of the match. Furthermore, Domenico Tedesco’s players lacked concentration throughout the entire match, which resulted in a deadly error made by Jérémy Doku of Manchester City. After just seven minutes of play, the winger dribbled in his area and made a terrible pass, which allowed Ivan Schranz to score from close range and claim a perfect start to his team’s campaign.

Even so, the Benelux nation produced their best play in a long time, scoring twice, only to have both goals disallowed by VAR reviews. The second goal was called out after a contentious judgment following a handball, while the first goal was canceled due to a blatant offside.

With two games remaining and a matchup against group leaders Romania, a loss may send Belgium shockingly out of the Euro 2024. We must stress, however, that if Belgium loses their opening match against Slovakia, they will still be able to advance to the next phase by securing the third-place qualifying berth.

The current form of Romania

Romania surprised many by winning their group and earning a spot in the Euro 2024 in such a dominant manner, but they also proved it in the first match against Ukraine. “The Tricolors” put up a masterful performance despite being the underdogs against a star-studded Ukrainian team.

Running their remarkable streak that began in late November 2022, Romania lost just one game during this period, a friendly test against Colombia. They were moving up the FIFA rankings after an eight-year wait to qualify for a major tournament, which was frustrating for a footballing nation such as this one from the Balkans.

Romania must be fully aware of the danger that comes with the Red Devils playing their do-or-die game at the Euros against them following a defeat to Slovakia, even though Edward Iordănescu’s team is well-positioned to go to the knockout stage. If Belgium wins against Romania and Ukraine wins against Slovakia, it’s also possible for all teams in this group to have the same amount of points (3) at the end of the second round.

Romania is anticipated to cause yet another significant upset here, though, after putting on a masterful display against Ukraine that featured essentially no errors at the back and perfect accuracy up front. Moreover, the Romanian team appears to profit from their underdog status, since they surprised Serhiy Rebrov’s side by winning despite being given huge value at Belgium betting sites.

Head-to-head

Romania leads 3-2 in head-to-head encounters. Three of those matches were international friendlies, while two were within the qualifiers for the World Cup in 1994.

Match analytics

In their match against Romania, Belgium is predicted to get out to a fast start and win the first game in Germany. Nevertheless, Romania demonstrated their ability to hit on the break and defend with outstanding team placement, which will likely result in a believable ending with goals on both ends.

Conclusion: Both teams to score – Yes. Betsafe launched the -108 odds on such an outcome.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. Belgium vs. Romania 2:0