Match Report
France (1st, 13 pts) visited Belgium (3rd, 4 pts) with 9 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Belgium: only 48th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Belgium 1 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, France 2 and 1, with the league averaging 1.3.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Belgium win, 4 for France, 2 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 3.2 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.29 historically.
The venue was Stade Joseph Mariën, with room for 50,093 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Belgium: Loïs Openda (45') · France: Randal Kolo Muani (62'), Randal Kolo Muani (35')
Key stats
Possession: Belgium 46% · France 54% · Total shots: 20-14 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 9-4