San Marino and Belgium meet at Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, in a match for this phase of the Qualification for the European Championship (Qualifying Round). There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last confrontation was played on 07-07-2005 and ended with the score: Belgium (8‑0) San Marino. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since San Marino has considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
San Marino:
After 4 losses, the home team is currently in the 6th position, without having conquered any points. In the last match, he lost by (4-0) against Kazakhstan, after in the previous match, having lost by (9-0) with Russia. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 15 losses as a visitor; against 1 draw and 14 losses in his stadium. In the last 5 games played at home for all competitions, San Marino lost 5.
In this competition, he lost the last 4 games he played. The team has not been very strong defensively, since it has always suffered goals in the last 4 games, and its attack needs to improve a lot, since it did not score any goals in the last 4 games for this competition. The team does not usually score first. Indeed, he failed to open the scoring in any of the last 12 games. In 12 games, he never got the comeback in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The San Marino team is at the bottom of the leaderboard and has shown poor football in the field, especially in its defensive sector, which has suffered 20 goals in this competition. In this round, the San Marino team will face a very difficult selection and will have to overcome in the field if they want to avoid another defeat. In the last round, San Marino lost to Kazakhstan by 4×0. The coach should not have significant absences.
Belgium :
The visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 12 points won, after 4 victories. In the penultimate match, he won at home against Kazakhstan by (3-0). In the last game, he won at home against Scotland by (3-0). This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 matches it records 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 13 wins and 2 draws in his stadium. In his last away game for this competition he won by (0-2) against Cyprus. In its last 8 away games, Belgium records 6 wins and 2 losses.
For this competition, record a sequence of 4 wins in the last matches. The defense has been strong and only suffered goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and its attack has scored regularly, as it always scored at least one goal in the last 4 games for this competition. This is a team that usually scores many times first: he opened the scoring in 13 of his last 15 games, of these 13 he came to rest at an advantage in 8 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 11.
Belgium leads the group and this is due to the fact that it is showing excellent performance within the four lines. In this next round, Belgium will face the last classified of the group, so it wants to look for a great victory, for a good goal difference. In the last round, Belgium won a 3-0 victory over Scotland, so it comes motivated to this match. The coach must go with full force to the field.
