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Belgium vSenegal

Most likely scoreline
11
11% of the time · 2.85 goals expected
Belgium 51%Draw 29%Senegal 20%
Strongest call
Over 2.5 goals
74%

Over 2.5 Goals sits at 74% because Belgium's 1.79 xG advantage and Lukaku's 22% team-shot creation outweigh Senegal's 1.06 xG, forcing high-volume attacking play from the home side.

How we get there
BelgiumstepSenegal
1.79Base xG · rolling 26-match1.06
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.79Final goal estimate — what the model uses1.06
Most likely outcomes
Over 2.5 goals
74%
Under 2.5 goals
26%

Model probabilities for this fixture, ordered by likelihood. Estimates from rolling expected goals — not guarantees.

Belgium average 4.3 corners per game this season (3 competitive matches).

Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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home windrawaway win

Most likely to score or assist

To score
Romelu Lukaku
Belgium · Napoli
48%
To assist
Kevin De Bruyne
Belgium · Napoli
44%
To score
Nicolas Jackson
Senegal · Bayern Munich
38%

Probabilities from a per-player model on recent form and minutes played.

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Belgium vs Senegal — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Belgium and Senegal — the model's ledger starts at model launch, so no earlier fixtures between these two sides have been logged and settled yet.

The model's verdict for this fixture: Belgium 51% · draw 29% · Senegal 20%.

Model probabilities are estimates, not guarantees — past results do not decide future ones.

⚡ Full-time recap available
Belgium 32 Senegal
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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.