Match Report
Belgium went into the game 1st in the table on 18 points; North Macedonia sat 3rd on 13 — a 5-point gap. North Macedonia's recent output lagged their position: 25th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Belgium ran at 3.63 scored and 0.88 conceded, North Macedonia at 1.63 and 1.25.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Belgium, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Planet Group Arena in Gent staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,185. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.