Belgium - Iceland Football prediction

Belgium and Panama face each other in a game for this phase of the World Cup. These two teams have never faced each other before, so this will be their first direct confrontation.

Analysis of Belgium

The team had direct access to this group stage, so they will play their first game in this competition. The team arrives at this meeting after a victory with Costa Rica by (4-1). In the last 10 games played for all competitions, Belgium won 8 and drew 2. Their attack has scored regularly as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their games there is a tendency to score goals, since in 20 of their last 23 matches there were over 1.5 goals and in 16 of the last 23 there were over 2.5 goals.

Having qualified without a doubt, Belgium starts as one of the great promises for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. However, we recall that the Belgians were already well-rated in Euro 2016, however, they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Wales. Usually coach Roberto Martínez plays in 3-4-3 benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the corridors: De Bruyne is largely responsible for creating and organizing the team's offensive process. On the other hand, Hazard is the great star of this team, being this very technical player and expert in the exploration of spaces in the defensive line of the adversary. In doubt for this match is Thomas Vermaelen due to a muscle injury.

Analysis of Panama

The team had direct access to this group stage, so they will play their first game in this competition. The team arrives at this meeting after a defeat with Norway by (1-0). In the last 10 matches for all competitions, Panama have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point as they have conceded goals in 7 of their last 10 matches. In their games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 16 of their last 31 games finished with Less than 1.5 goals and 20 in 31 finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he only managed 2 rounds in 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Panamanian team does not have a great history at world level and the only achievement in its history was a Central American Cup in the 2008/2009 season. In the 2017 Gold Cup, Panama were eliminated by Costa Rica in the quarter-finals. In this difficult game against Belgium, picker Hernán Gómez is expected to keep the team at 4-2-3-1 with Blas Pérez the best man: this player is the star of this national team, who is very competent at the finals. Note that the Panamians have several failures in maintaining possession of the ball and in the defensive transition. For this game the commander of Panama must use an eleven very similar to the last game of preparation.