Wales will welcome Belgium to Cardiff this Tuesday for their last group game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier.
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Key Statistics
Wales have lost just one of their World Cup qualifier matches this campaign.
They are unbeaten in their last six games (W3, D3).
Rob Page’s men have scored 13 goals in this WCQ campaign. They have also conceded eight goals in the same period.
Belgium have scored 24 goals and conceded five in seven WCQ games this campaign.
They are unbeaten in the WCQ and have won six of their opening seven games.
They won seven of their last ten games (L3).
Head to head
In twelve meetings between both sides, Belgium have the upper hand with five wins, while Wales have won four times of those games (D3).
Latest Performances in all competitions
Wales: W-D-D-W-W
Belgium: W-W-L-L-W
Wales
After securing their place in the playoffs with a thumping 5-1 win over Belarus last time out, Wales will look to pick up a morale-boosting win when they welcome the World Number one ranked team to Cardiff.
The Dragons come into this tie on the back of a six-game unbeaten run and will be desperate to keep their unbeaten record intact.
With a large home crowd set to be cheering them on in the sold-out Cardiff Stadium, Rob Page’s men will also want to give their fans something to cheer about.
The home team come into this fixture on a good scoring record having failed to score only once in their last five games.
They will and will fancy their chances of getting a good result against Belgium on a high note and in that way also gain momentum ahead of their playoffs.
Meanwhile, Ethan Ampadu misses this tie through suspension.
Possible Wales starting line-ups
Danny Ward; Chris Mepham, Joe Rodon, Ben Davies, Jonathan Williams; Connor Roberts, Aaron Ramsey, Joe Allen, Harry Wilson; Daniel James, Gareth Bale.
Belgium
Belgium coasted to World Cup qualification in style as they won six of their opening seven games.
The Red Devils come into this fixture against Wales on the back of a 3-1 win over Estonia. Before their win, they were on a run of two straight defeats, losing to France in the semifinals of the Nations League before falling to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Italy in the third-place match.
But their win against Estonia ensured that they booked their place in Qatar and also extended their winning run in the WCQ’s to five games.
Roberto Martinez’s men have one of the sharpest attacks in the World at the moment and have not failed to score in a football match since August 2018.
Their aim will be to in this game and truly establish themselves as a top team.
Possible Belgium starting line-ups
Thibaut Courtois; Timothy Castagne, Jason Denayer, Jan Vertonghen; Thomas Meunier, Kevin De Bruyne, Axel Witsel, Thorgan Hazard; Eden Hazard, Christian Benteke, Yannick Carrasco.
Prediction
Wales 1-3 Belgium
