Match prediction·World: World Cup·Wednesday 01 Jul, 20:00 UTC

Belgium vs Senegal

Bawler weighs each team's recent scoring and defending, then adjusts for home advantage and injuries to work out how this match is likely to go. This page shows the full chain — every number we used.

Why the model calls it this way

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.

📊 Win probability
51.2% home28.6% draw20.2% away
📈 xG chain — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
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

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 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.

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.

More predictions for these teams

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 edge estimates for entertainment — not betting advice, and past performance does not guarantee future results. 18+.

⚡ 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.