BRUSSELS. Belgium prevails over Estonia 3-1. Belgium got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from C. Benteke (11′) and Y. Carrasco (53′). Estonia tried to recover with a goal from E. Sorga (70′). However, the match was closed by a goal (74′) scored by T. Hazard for Belgium. Belgium was much superior in terms of ball possession (81%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Roi Baudouin stadium in Brussels on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Halil Umut Meler with the support of Mustafa Emre Eyisoy and İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan. The 4th official was Ümit Öztürk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Belgium had a strong ball possession 81% while Estonia was struggling with a 19% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Belgium was was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Belgium won the match.
Belgium shot 20 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Estonia shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Belgium didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Estonia received 1 yellow card (K. Mets).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this match, Belgium will have 19 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Estonia will stay with 4 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Belgium will play away against Wales on the 16th of November with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Belgium (2 draws).
Estonia will play away agasint Czech Republic on the 16th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Czech Republic (0 draws).
Belgium – Formation
Belgium
62'
53'
Belgium started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Roberto Martínez Montoliú decided to play with the following team: Thibaut Courtois , Timothy Castagne , Jason Denayer , Jan Vertonghen , Thomas Meunier , Kevin De Bruyne , Axel Witsel , Yannick Carrasco , Hans Vanaken , Eden Hazard and Christian Benteke .
The home team had on the bench: Dries Mertens , Thorgan Hazard , Charles De Ketelaere , Koen Casteels, Divock Origi , Leander Dendoncker, Alexis Saelemaekers , Arthur Theate, Simon Mignolet, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Dedryck Boyata and Leandro Trossard.
Substitutions
Belgium made 5 changes: E. Hazard for T. Hazard (62′), T. Meunier for A. Saelemaekers (62′), Y. Carrasco for D. Mertens (71′), K. De Bruyne for C. de Ketelaere (83′) and C. Benteke for D. Origi (83′).
Best player: Kevin De Bruyne
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Belgium was Kevin De Bruyne even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 100 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Estonia – Formation
Estonia
14'
Estonia started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Thomas Häberli played with: Matvei Igonen , Maksim Paskotsi , Joonas Tamm , Karol Mets , Taijo Teniste , Markus Poom , Vladislav Kreida , Konstantin Vassiljev , Henrik Ojamaa , Sergei Zenjov and Henri Anier .
They had on the bench: Erik Sorga , Sander Puri , Rauno Sappinen , Artur Pikk, Robert Kirss, Mihkel Aksalu, Marco Lukka, Vlasiy Sinyavskiy , Markus Soomets , Martin Miller, Andre Karl Vallner and Henrik Purg.
Substitutions
Estonia made 5 changes: H. Anier for R. Sappinen (59′), H. Ojamaa for V. Sinyavskiy (60′), S. Zenjov for E. Sorga (67′), T. Teniste for S. Puri (79′) and K. Vassiljev for M. Soomets (79′).
Best player: Erik Sorga
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Estonia was Erik Sorga.
His rating is with 1 goal, 1 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 67′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – Finland – 1-3
- Norway – Latvia – 0-0
- Turkey – Gibraltar – 6-0
- France – Kazakhstan – 8-0
- Belgium – Estonia – 3-1
- Wales – Belarus – 5-1
- Montenegro – Netherlands – 2-2
