Match prediction·World: World Cup·Friday 10 Jul, 19:00 UTC

Spain 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.

Why the model calls it this way

Spain's 1X at 80% is the move—their 53% win probability plus 26% draw rate neutralizes Belgium's narrow 0.27 xG deficit (1.55 vs 1.28).

📊 Win probability
53.3% home26.1% draw20.6% away
📈 xG chain — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
SpainstepBelgium
1.55Base xG · rolling 26-match1.28
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.55Final goal estimate — what the model uses1.28

Spain average 6.7 corners per game at home this season (3 competitive matches). Belgium average 4.5 corners per game away from home this season (2 competitive matches).

🎯 Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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home windrawaway win
Most likely outcomes
Spain or draw
80%
Both teams to score
54%
Draw
23%

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
Lamine Yamal
Spain · Barcelona
40%

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

More predictions for these teams

Spain vs Belgium — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Spain 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: Spain 53% · draw 26% · Belgium 21%.

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

⚡ Full-time recap available
Spain 21 Belgium
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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.