Belgium v France

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Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:45:00 UTCStade Roi BaudouinMatchday 2

Pre-game analysis— full article

France and Belgium Face Early Nations League Test Without Mbappé and Courtois

Zinedine Zidane and Mark van Bommel face their first major tactical hurdles as managers of France and Belgium, with both squads missing their biggest stars for Monday's Nations League clash.

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Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Belgium 65%Draw 19%France 16%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

BelgiumFrance

35Possession65

12Shots18

2Shots on target7

8Shots off target6

2Blocked shots5

7Shots inside box12

5Shots outside box6

2Corners6

0Offsides1

12Fouls9

3Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

5Saves2

363Passes677

300Accurate passes625

Match events

42′Diego Moreira
57′Kevin De Bruyne
63′Kevin De Bruyne → Hans Vanaken
63′Diego Moreira → Dodi Lukébakio
66′Youri Tielemans
68′Joaquin Seys → Maxim De Cuyper
68′Esteban Lepaul ← Ousmane Dembélé
77′Maghnes Akliouche ← Rayan Cherki
77′Bradley Barcola ← Michael Olise
85′Roméo Lavia → Nicolas Raskin
85′Charles De Ketelaere → Matias Fernandez-Pardo
88′Michael Olise (assist Rayan Cherki)
90′Lucas Da Cunha ← Manu Koné

Belgium · France

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Belgium4-5-1

46.3Mechele

216.3Castagne

86.0Tielemans

76.0↓63'Bruyne

176.3↓85'Ketelaere

16.3Lammens

66.3↓85'Lavia

106.3Godts

156.3Ngoy

196.0↓63'Moreira

186.3↓68'Seys

France3-4-3

167.3Maignan

66.8Camavinga

27.2Kalulu

177.2Lacroix

186.8↓77'Akliouche

136.8Diouf

126.8↓77'Barcola

206.8Doué

227.2Jacquet

196.8↓68'Lepaul

216.8↓90'Cunha

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Belgium

4Brandon Mechele6.3
21Timothy Castagne6.3
8Youri Tielemans6.0
7Kevin De Bruyne6.0
17Charles De Ketelaere6.3
1Senne Lammens6.3
6Roméo Lavia6.3
10Mika Godts6.3
15Nathan Ngoy6.3
19Diego Moreira6.0
18Joaquin Seys6.3

France

16Mike Maignan7.3
6Eduardo Camavinga6.8
2Pierre Kalulu7.2
17Maxence Lacroix7.2
18Maghnes Akliouche6.8
13Andy Diouf6.8
12Bradley Barcola6.8
20Désiré Doué6.8
22Jérémy Jacquet7.2
19Esteban Lepaul6.8
21Lucas Da Cunha6.8

BelgiumTale of the tapeFrance

4-5-1Formation3-4-3

WWLLLFormWWLWL

0Head-to-head wins2

65%Win chance16%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Belgium 0W0D2W France

Goals 1–4

2024-10-14Belgium1–2France
2024-09-09France2–0Belgium

Seasons searched: 2024-2025, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Belgium

WWLLL

@Italy2-0
vsUkraine3-0
@Ukraine1-3
@Israel0-1
vsItaly0-1

France

WWLWL

@Turkey1-0
@Germany2-0
@Spain4-5
vsCroatia2-0
@Croatia0-2

This season — other meeting

France4–1Belgium

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