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Belgium beat Italy 4-1. Italy scored first, but Belgium turned the match around with three goals in the first half. Diego Moreira added another goal in the second half, while Italy missed a penalty.
| Point | Belgium | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| 0′ | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| HT | 1.88 | 0.59 |
| FT | 3.45 | 1.93 |
| Period | Home share of momentum | Goals Belgium | Goals Italy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0′–15′ | 18% | 1 | 1 |
| 15′–30′ | 100% | 2 | 0 |
| 30′–45′ | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 45′–60′ | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 60′–75′ | – | 0 | 0 |
| 75′–90′ | 85% | 1 | 0 |
xG (expected goals) is the sum of the probabilities of each shot being scored. Higher than actual goals means poor finishing; lower means few chances were taken well. The provider (API-Football) only supplies xG totals for the match and each half — the lines between 0′·HT·FT are not measured data.
Momentum — In-house calculation · An event at minute t is added over minutes t~t+5 with weight w×(1−k/6): goal 1.0 · own goal 0.5 · missed penalty 0.8 · opposition yellow card 0.25 · opposition red card 0.5. Value = home − away. Momentum control is recorded when |value| ≥ 0.15 in the same direction for at least 10 minutes. (Only goal and card events are used, as the provider does not supply minute-by-minute shots or corners)
Source: API-Football (scores, events, team stats, xG). Momentum is calculated by this site.
Baseline = average of 137 matches (same competition)
Based on 4 matches with detailed stats in our database (excluding this one).
1S. Lammens6.9
21T. Castagne6.8
15N. Ngoy7.5
4B. Mechele7.0
5De Cuyper8.0
8Tielemans7.2
6R. Lavia6.7
19Moreira8.1
7De Bruyne7.7
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| Stat | 1st half | 2nd half |
|---|---|---|
| xG | 1.88 : 0.59 | 1.57 : 1.34 |
| Shots | 13 : 4 | 9 : 8 |
| Shots on target | 8 : 3 | 2 : 1 |
| Corners | 2 : 2 | 5 : 2 |
| Possession | 52% : 48% | 44% : 56% |
| Foul | 4 : 5 | 2 : 6 |
| Yellow card | 0 : 1 | 0 : 2 |
| Red card | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
Belgium : Italy · Source: API-Football (team stats by half)
17De Ketelaere7.5
1Donnarumma6.6
2M. Kayode6.6
3G. Scalvini5.9
6A. Bastoni6.4
5Calafiori6.2
18N. Barella6.1
8S. Tonali6.5
10N. Fagioli6.4
16N. Pisilli6.3
9F. Esposito7.5
23L. Koleosho6.8Photo = starting position (provider grid) · small number = shirt number · number chip = rating (7.5+ green, below 6.3 red)
Italy travel to Brussels to take on Belgium in the Nations League after a convincing win over France
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