Belgium and Kazakhstan meet at Stade Roi Baudouin, in a match for this phase of the qualification for the European Championship (Qualifying Round). There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 07-10-2011 and ended with the score: Belgium (4-1) Kazakhstan.
Belgium:
The home team comes to this 3rd round of Group I in the 1st position, with 6 points won, after 2 wins. In their first match in this group stage they won at home against Russia, by (3-1). In the 2nd round, they won out against Cyprus by (0-2). In the last 10 home matches Belgian has won 9 and tied 1. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since in 14 of the last 16 matches there were Over 1,5 goals and in 11 of the last 16 there were Over 2,5 goals. The team usually has no problem opening the scoring: it scored the first goal in 13 of the last 15 games, of these 13 came to the break in advantage in 7 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 11. In the last 16 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods in highlight: he suffered 4 of his 11 goals between the minutes (16’-30 ‘) and 4 of his 11 between (46′-60’).
The Belgium team is in the leadership of their group and that is due to the fact that they are showing good football in the field. In this next round, Belgium will have the advantage of acting before their fans, which may be something very positive. We hope that the home team goes with everything about their opponent. On the last day, Belgium beat Cyprus away from home by the 2×0 score. The coach must go with maximum force for the field in this match.
Kazakhstan:
After 1 victories, 0 draws and 1 loss, the visiting team reaches this 3rd round in the 4th position of Group I, with 3 points won. In the previous match, they lost at home against Russia by (0-4), after in the first match of this group stage they won by (3-0) at home against Scotland. In the last 7 away matches Kazakhstan has won 1, tied 2 and lost 4. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Kazakh national team has not found facilities in this competition and in this round will have a tough task ahead. To be able to withstand the attack of the owners of the house, it will be necessary to achieve a strong defensive score within the field, thus neutralizing the attacking plays of the Belgian team. In the last round, Kazakhstan ended up being beaten at home by Russia by the score of 4×0. The coach must go with maximum force for this game.
PREDICTION: Over 3,5 goals @ 1,58
