Belgium vs Romania Prediction: A high scoring game with BTTS expected in a must win game for Belgium

In the UEFA European Championship group stage, Romania will want to build on their unbeaten start when they play Belgium on Saturday at Cologne Stadium in Köln. On June 17, Belgium's first group-stage match for Euro 2024 ended in a 1-0 loss against Slovakia. They have one loss, two ties, and two victories in their five games this season.  

Romania extended their winning streak to three games as they defeated Ukraine 3-0 in their first group round match of the Euro 2024 tournament on June 17 at Fußball Arena München. They have won one, drawn three, and lost one in 2024. Belgium is in third position in the group with 0 points, while Romania leads the group with three points. Slovakia, meanwhile, is in second place with three points. Ukraine has 0 points and is ranked fourth.

Romania prevailed 2-1 in their most recent meeting, which took place in November 2012. At the Euro 2024, Belgium has not yet found the net. Stanciu, Marin, and Dragus have scored goals against Ukraine to put Romania in the lead for Euro 2024. Romania has not given up a goal in their last 281 minutes of play across all competitions, which is a current shutout streak. In a friendly match played in March, Colombia became the final team to score against the Romanian squad.

Belgium has played six games in all competitions, winning three, drawing two, and losing one. During that time, the Belgian team won four of the six games and let up three goals. While their opponents scored twice in the opening forty-five minutes, the majority of their goals—eight—came in the first half. In their last six games, the Romanian team has won two, drawn three, and lost one. Over that span, the Romanian team scored seven goals and let up four, taking the lead in two of the six games. Their opponents scored three goals before halftime, while they scored two in the first half.

Although few people are picking the Red Devils to win this summer, Belgium is still regarded as one of the underdogs to win Euro 2024. However, they might definitely surprise everyone. Domenico Tedesco's team is unbeaten in all competitions since losing 2-0 to Morocco at the 2022 World Cup. They come into the European Championship off the strength of friendly victories against Montenegro and Luxembourg, scoring five goals and allowing zero.

In fact, De Rode Duivels was ousted in the quarterfinals of Euro 2020 and did not go past the group stage of the World Cup, placing third in their group behind Morocco and Croatia. Belgium is the overwhelming favourite to win Group E.

Romania is competing in its sixth European Championship, their first since finishing bottom of their group with just one point in 2016. This summer, they want to advance to the knockout stage. Romania's win percentage of 6% in previous Euro finals implies that this could be a difficult assignment; their only victory in 16 games came against England in 2000. However, recent performances have boosted hopes.

Romania's incredible journey came to an end when they defeated Switzerland in their last qualifying match to go undefeated in Group I, winning six and drawing four of their ten games en route to Germany. Recent friendlies have validated Romania's defensive prowess: aside from a 3-2 loss to Colombia, the Tricolorii allowed just one goal in draws with Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, and Liechtenstein.

Romania will face tougher opponents in their Euro 2024 group, which includes Slovakia, Belgium, and Ukraine, but they may still believe they can advance. 

A Romanian team coming off a surprise crushing defeat in their second Group E match on Saturday night faced a Belgium team reeling from a mammoth killing match at Euro 2024. Even if Romania's performance against Ukraine was spectacular, Lunin's mediocre performance in goal helped them, and facing Belgium with a point to prove will undoubtedly be difficult.

Even though the Red Devils' goal total is still zero, they did not exactly lack opportunities in their first defeat, and we believe Tedesco's team can make up for their Slovakian transgressions and completely dominate the qualification race with a little more cunning and brutality in the closing third.