New Zealand vs Belgium Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
⚽ Group Stage, Match 3
Match Report
Match Events ?
28'L. Trossard Belgium
46'M. Stamenic New Zealand
50'L. Trossard (H. Vanaken)Belgium
56'E. Just New Zealand
66'K. De Bruyne Belgium
84'E. Just New Zealand
86'R. Lukaku (N. Raskin)Belgium
90'A. Saelemaekers (R. Lukaku)Belgium
Match Statistics ?
New Zealand
Belgium
45%
Possession
55%
2
Shots on Target
10
6
Total Shots
35
5
Corners
8
10
Fouls
7
0.24
xG
3.60
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
New Zealand · 4-2-3-1
1G
2D
16D
4D
13D
6M
8M
10M
23M
11M
9F
Belgium · 4-2-3-1
1G
21D
4D
3D
5D
8M
20M
11M
7M
10M
17F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Belgium
Expected: Belgium by 1–2 goals
Confidence: High
New Zealand 8%Draw 19%Belgium 73%
xG: 0.49Expected goalsxG: 1.96
New Zealand vs Belgium looks like a Belgium-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Belgium has the stronger overall edge according to our model, with Belgium by 1–2 goals. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Large Advantage
Belgium stronger
New Zealand: 1282 (#47) · Belgium: 1596 (#12)
H2H Record ?
No data
Equal
First ever meeting
New Zealand
Belgium
#4
Position ?
#1
1
Points ?
5
0W 1D 2L
Record ?
1W 2D 0L
4
Goals For ?
6
10
Goals Against ?
2
-6
Goal Diff
+4
#85
FIFA Rank ?
#9
0.0%
Win Prob ?
1.5%
L L D
Form ?
L W W W D
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 0 Meetings (All Competitions)
No previous meetings found in our data.
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — New Zealand averaging 4.7 goals/game, Belgium averaging 2.7. Combined 3.7 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — New Zealand and Belgium both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
Clear model favourite: Belgium at 73% win probability.
Injuries & Absences
New Zealand — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Belgium — Injuries
J. Doku
Injury
N. Ngoy
Injury
A. Onana
Injury
Z. Debast
Injury