New Zealand vs Belgium
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.
Over 2.5 Goals is the play at 80% probability—Belgium's 2.13 xG plus New Zealand's 0.85 creates a combined 2.98 expected goals that rewards the higher total.
New Zealand average 4.5 corners per game at home this season (2 competitive matches). Belgium average 4.5 corners per game away from home this season (2 competitive matches).
Model probabilities for this fixture, ordered by likelihood. Estimates from rolling expected goals — not guarantees.
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Probabilities from a per-player model on recent form and minutes played.
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New Zealand vs Belgium — Head-to-Head
This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between New Zealand and Belgium — 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: New Zealand 12% · draw 24% · Belgium 64%.
Model probabilities are estimates, not guarantees — past results do not decide future ones.
Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.