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Belgium — Turkey: 3:0, UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League
Belgium W1 Jul · Home Senegal · 3:2W7 Jul · Away USA · 4:1L10 Jul · Away Spain · 1:2W25 Sep · Away Italy · 2:0L28 Sep · Home France · 0:1W2 Oct · Home Turkey · 3:0
3:0
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Turkey L14 Jun · Away Australia · 0:2L20 Jun · Home Paraguay · 0:1W26 Jun · Home USA · 3:2L25 Sep · Home France · 0:1L28 Sep · Home Italy · 1:4L2 Oct · Away Belgium · 0:3
Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne City: Liège

In the UEFA Nations League game on 2 October 2026, Belgium beat Turkey 3:0. Match numbers: shots on target 10:8, corners 2:5.

Match report

Belgium defeated Turkey 3-0 in the UEFA Nations League, League A segment. The match unfolded at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne under evening light. Kevin De Bruyne provided the spark while Romelu Lukaku delivered the final blow. The hosts took all 3 points without conceding.

De Bruyne opened the scoring in the 10th minute. I remember the scene around the 20th minute; Turkey was still chasing shadows. And here's the thing, Turkey never really settled into a defensive shape.

The forecast predicted a home win, and the result validated that assessment. We had noted 72% confidence in the forecast. To be fair, the structure Belgium employed stifled the Turkish midfield.

Lukaku completed the routing in the 76th minute. De Bruyne had earlier scored in the 59th minute. By then, the visitors had run out of ideas. Hans Vanaken came on for Belgium in the 61st minute.

The statistics tell a story of efficiency over volume. Belgium registered 10 shots on target against 8 for the visitors. Yet Turkey created more attacks overall, 78 to 121. Expected goals showed a slight edge for the away side, but the conversion rate told a different tale.

The result leaves Belgium in 2nd place with 6 points from 3 games. Turkey remains at the bottom of the table with 0 points and 3 defeats. The scoreline reflects a clear hierarchy in this group.

Prepared from match data

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Key numbers

Possession, % 54 – 46
Shots on target 10 – 8
Shots off target 5 – 10
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.33

Match events

  1. 10' 1:0 Belgium Goal Kevin De Bruyne assist: Dodi Lukebakio
  2. 26' 1:0 Belgium Yellow card Dodi Lukebakio
  3. 30' 1:0 Belgium Yellow card Youri Tielemans
  4. 45' 1:0 Turkey Substitution Baris Alper Yilmaz off: Yunus Akgün
  5. 56' 1:0 Turkey Yellow card Abdulkerim Bardakçı
  6. 59' 2:0 Belgium Goal Kevin De Bruyne assist: Youri Tielemans
  7. 61' 2:0 Belgium Substitution Hans Vanaken off: Romeo Lavia
  8. 61' 2:0 Belgium Substitution Dodi Lukebakio off: Romelu Lukaku
  9. 66' 2:0 Turkey Substitution Oğuz Aydın off: Ilhan Fakili
  10. 67' 2:0 Turkey Substitution Kerem Aktürkoğlu off: Deniz Gül
  11. 71' 2:0 Turkey Yellow card Merih Demiral
  12. 73' 2:0 Turkey Substitution Bartuğ Elmaz off: Salih Özcan
  13. 75' 2:0 Belgium Substitution Mika Godts off: Leandro Trossard
  14. 76' 3:0 Belgium Goal Romelu Lukaku assist: Charles De Ketelaere
  15. 80' 3:0 Belgium Yellow card Kevin De Bruyne
  16. 82' 3:0 Belgium Substitution Charles De Ketelaere off: Malick Fofana
  17. 82' 3:0 Belgium Substitution Kevin De Bruyne off: Loïs Openda
  18. 85' 3:0 Turkey Substitution Ismail Yüksek off: Demir Ege Tıknaz
  19. 90+2' 3:0 Turkey Yellow card Arda Güler
  20. 90+2' 3:0 Belgium Yellow card Nathan Ngoy

Statistics

54 Possession, % 46
10 Shots on target 8
5 Shots off target 10
1.24 Expected goals 1.33
1 Big chances 2
78 Attacks 121
2 Corners 5
12 Fouls 12
11 Free kicks 12
0 Offsides 1
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
9 Goal kicks 5
10 Throw-ins 12
All statistics
10/1856% Aerial duels 8/1844%
70 Backward passes 62
2 Blocked shots 5
25 Clearances 18
1/813% Crosses 2/1811%
4/1822% Dribbles 15/2268%
0.87 Expected assists 0.89
57 Failed passes 65
8 Goalkeeper saves 7
8 Interceptions 7
16 Key passes 19
33/5362% Long passes 23/4255%
83 Passes into the final third 135
197 Passes in the opposition half 301
327 Passes in own half 153
0.59 Shot accuracy 0.35
6 Shots from outside the box 11
11 Shots inside the box 10
11/1861% Tackles 16/2662%
516 Total passes 436

Line-ups

Belgium

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Senne Lammens 1
4 Brandon Mechele 4
5 Maxim De Cuyper 5
15 Nathan Ngoy 15
21 Timothy Castagne 21
7 Kevin De Bruyne 7
8 Youri Marion A. Tielemans 8
14 Dodi Lukebakio 14
20 Hans Vanaken 20
22 Mika Marcel Godts 22
17 Charles Marc De Ketelaere 17
Substitutes
# Player number
12 Maarten Vandevoordt 12
13 Mike Penders 13
2 Zeno Debast 2
3 Arthur Nicolas Theate 3
16 Koni De Winter 16
18 J. Saez 18
6 R. Lavia 6
23 Nicolas Thierry Raskin 23
9 Romelu Lukaku 9
10 Leandro Trossard 10
11 Ikoma-Loïs Openda 11
19 Malick Martin Fofana 19
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Turkey

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Uğurcan Çakır 1
2 Mehmet Zeki Çelik 2
3 Merih Demiral 3
14 Abdülkerim Bardakcı 14
6 Bartuğ Elmaz 6
7 Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu 7
10 Arda Güler 10
16 İsmail Yüksek 16
18 Oğuz Aydın 18
20 Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu 20
21 Barış Alper Yılmaz 21
Substitutes
# Player number
12 Altay Bayındır 12
23 Muhammed Şengezer 23
4 Emirhan Topçu 4
13 Evren Eren Elmalı 13
15 Ozan Kabak 15
22 Mustafa Eskihellaç 22
5 Salih Özcan 5
8 Demir Ege Tıknaz 8
17 İrfan Can Kahveci 17
9 Deniz Gül 9
11 I. Fakili 11
19 Yunus Akgün 19
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Match prediction: Belgium — Turkey

Win: Belgium

Confidence 72%

Reasoning

  • Бельгия — 2. place, 3 points after 2 games (1 wins, 1 losses)
  • Турция — 4. place, 0 points after 2 games (0 wins, 2 losses)
  • Бельгия, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 losses
  • Турция, last 5 games: 1 wins, 4 losses
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