Belgium vs Romania: Euro 2024 Group Stage Prediction Match Details
Belgium and Romania will compete in a crucial Euro 2024 Group E match at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne. The Red Devils aim to rebound after a defeat in the Euro opener.
Belgium Preview & Form
Belgium suffered a surprising 1-0 defeat to Slovakia in the first round of their group-stage match. The Red Devils had two of Romelu Lukaku’s goals disallowed. The Red Devils are currently in third place in the group and will be looking to secure a win in this match. The loss to Slovakia ended the Belgians’ impressive 14-match unbeaten run in all competitions since their 2-0 loss to Morocco at the 2022 World Cup. Domenico Tedesco’s team will aim to outperform Romania after experiencing three defeats in their previous five meetings.
Romania Preview & Form
Romania enters the match brimming with confidence after pulling off a shocking upset in their dominant 3-0 victory over Ukraine. The victory against Ukraine is the biggest margin win in their European Championship history, with the result seeing them sit top of the Group E table. A further win in this match could significantly seal their spot in the knockout stage of the European Championship for the second time in their history. The victory also saw Romania secure their first win in their last five matches, recording two draws and a loss in the other fixtures.
Belgium vs Romania: Predicted Lineups
Belgium’s predicted lineup (4-2-3-1) Casteels; Castagne, Debast, Faes, Theate; Tielemans, Onana; Doku, De Bruyne, Trossard; Lukaku
Romania’s predicted lineup (4-3-3) Nita; Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Bancu; R. Marin, M. Marin, Stanciu; Man, Dragus, Mihaila
Belgium vs Romania Team News
Belgium Euro 2024 Squad:
Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg), Thomas Kaminski (Luton), Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
Defenders: Timothy Castagne (Fulham), Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge), Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), Wout Faes (Leicester), Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor), Arthur Theate (Stade Rennes), Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht), Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Yannick Carrasco (Al Shabab), Orel Mangala (Lyon), Amadou Onana (Everton), Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), Arthur Vermeeren (Atletico Madrid), Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg).
Forwards: Johan Bakayoko (PSV), Jeremy Doku (Manchester City), Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), Romelu Lukaku (Roma), Dodi Lukebakio (Sevilla), Lois Openda (RB Leipzig), Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
Romania Euro 2024 Squad:
Goalkeepers: Florin Nita (Gaziantep), Horatiu Moldovan (Atletico Madrid), Stefan Tarnovanu (FCSB).
Defenders: Nicusor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova), Andrei Burca (Al Okhdood), Ionut Nedelcearu (Palermo), Adrian Rus (Pafos), Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), Radu Dragusin (Tottenham), Vasile Mogos (CFR Cluj), Bogdan Racovitan (Rakow Czestochowa)
Midfielders: Nicolae Stanciu (Damac), Razvan Marin (Empoli), Alexandru Cicaldau (Konyaspor), Ianis Hagi (Alaves), Dennis Man (Parma), Valentin Mihaila (Parma), Marius Marin (Pisa), Darius Olaru (FCSB), Deian Sorescu (Gaziantep), Florinel Coman (FCSB), Adrian Sut (FCSB).
Forwards: George Puscas (Bari), Denis Alibec (Muaither), Denis Dragus (Gaziantep), Daniel Birligea (CFR Cluj).
Belgium vs Romania H2H Record (Last Five Games)
- Romania 2-1 Belgium
- Belgium 2-1 Romania
- Romania 1-0 Belgium
- Romania 2-1 Belgium
- Belgium 1-0 Romania
Belgium vs Romania: Prediction Betting Tips
We anticipate that this match will be hard-fought, considering that Romania has always had the better of Belgium in its last five meetings. However, this match is a much-needed win for Belgium if they want to secure a spot in the knockout stage. Based on this, we predict that both teams will score and that Belgium will win.
