Belgium vs Romania Prediction: Expert Analysis and Match Preview
Belgium is hoping to secure a resounding victory on Saturday night; They will face Romania for the second group stage at the Cologne Arena.
Belgium vs Romania: Romania’s Confidence Boost
The Romanians are going into the match more positive following a 3-0 win against Ukraine. Will they be able to deliver another surprise?
Belgium’s Unbeaten Streak Ends
Belgium had not lost over 15 consecutive games under Domenico Tedesco before the loss to Slovakia. Romania lost four consecutive matches before they beat Ukraine. Romelu Lukaku scored two goals that were disallowed by VAR during the loss against Slovakia. Lukaku was top of the scoring charts during the 2024 Euro qualification, scoring 14 goals over the course of 10 games.
Belgium’s Recent Performance
Belgium lost their first game in their 16 games under the new coach Domenico Tedesco on Monday afternoon. The Red Devils fell 0-1 to Slovakia during a game in which they failed to make the most of their chances before Martin Dubravka’s goal. VAR disallowed two goals scored by Romelu Lukaku in the event. Lukaku is determined to come back from an awful day.
Romania’s Historic Win
Romania won their first victory in the European Championships in 24 years with a 3-0 win over Ukraine on Monday afternoon. Nicolae Stanciu, Razvan Marin, and Dennis Man each produced outstanding performances at the event.
Belgium vs Romania Predicted Lineups and Team News
Belgium Team News
Tedesco was tempted to play Yannick Carrasco on the left wing on Monday. The experiment didn’t go as planned. It is not a surprise to find Maxim de Cuyper in the starting lineup for Saturday. It’s difficult to pinpoint where Tedesco could make any modifications other than Mangala’s place near the middle of the stadium.
Belgium Predicted Line-up (4-5-1 Formation)
Casteels – Castagne, Faes, Debast, De Cuyper – Mangala, Onana, Trossard, De Bruyne, Doku – Lukaku
Romania Team News
For the Romanians, it is likely that we’ll be seeing the same starting line-up from Edward Iordanescu on Saturday.
Romania Predicted Line-up (4-5-1 Formation)
Nita – Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Bancu – Marin, Man, Marin, Stanciu, Coman – Dragus
Belgium’s Response in Style
Despite losing a shocking 1-0 against Slovakia, Belgium still managed to create numerous opportunities against Martin Dubravka’s goal on Monday.
They had a strong qualification campaign, going 15 games in a row without defeat with Domenico Tedesco before the match against Slovakia in the 2024 Euro.
Belgium boasts a world-class attacking line, led by players like Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku; Even though Romania was impressive in their first match against Ukraine, Belgium’s genuine ability should make an impact in this second round.
The Romanians have been poor over the course of four games prior to their surprising victory against Ukraine.
The bad streak also included a disappointing performance in an uncontested draw against Liechtenstein in the final Romanian game before the Euro.
We’ll be backing Belgium to prevail with a two- or three-goal margin at 2.25 odds. It is our main betting choice here.
Belgium vs Romania: Lukaku’s Comeback
Romelu Lukaku scored twice but had both goals disallowed by VAR during the opening round of play against Slovakia. The strong striker will surely be given the chance to shine in the match against Romania too. Lukaku remains the top-scoring player during the entire Euro qualifying with his 14 goals. Lukaku has top players feeding him the ball.
We are impressed by the 2.00 odds on Romelu Lukaku to score at any time against Romania.
