Prediction: Belgium to win 3-0
Best Odds: 6/1
Azerbaijan and Belgium will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F this weekend. The match between Gianni De Biasi’s side and Domenico Tedesco’s team will be held at the Dalga Arena in Baku and is scheduled to kick off at 2pm UK time on Saturday.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan do not have a rich history in football and do not tend to qualify for major competitions. They do not have world-class players and are simply there to make up the numbers in qualifying groups. It is harsh but true.
Gianni De Biasi’s side have made a very disappointing start to the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F campaign. Azerbaijan are fifth in the group table at the moment with just one point from three matches. They are as many as six points behind second-placed Belgium and are nine points behind leaders Austria.
Azerbaijan kicked off their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F campaign with a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Austria away from home. Then came the 5-0 defeat at the hands of Sweden away from home at Friends Arena in Solna and it followed a 1-1 draw with Estonia at the Dalga Arena in Baku.
Team News:
Emil Balayev, Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev, Bəhlul Mustafazadə, Badavi Guseynov, Namiq Ələsgərov, Renat Dadashov and Musa Qurbanlı all are part of the Azerbaijan squad.
Belgium
Belgium are one of the best footballing teams in the world at the moment and have made huge progress in recent years. The Red Devils reached the quarter-finals at the 2016 European Championship finals and at the Euro 2020 finals. Belgium also progressed to the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and finished third at the World Cup in Russia in 2018.
De Rode Duivels have made a good start to the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F campaign. Belgium are second in the group at the moment with seven points from three matches. They are three points behind leaders Austria, who have played four games, and are four points ahead of Sweden in third.
Belgium kicked off their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F campaign with a 3-0 victory over Sweden away from home at the Friends Arena in Solna. Then came a 1-1 draw with Austria in Brussels which followed a 3-0 victory over Estonia.
Team News:
Romelu Lukaku, now on loan at AS Roma from Chelsea, is set to start for Belgium against Azerbaijan this weekend. The former Manchester United striker has not played this season, but he has been training and has been keeping himself fit. Koen Casteels is likely to be in goal for the visiting team. Jan Vertonghen and Timothy Castagne will be at the back, while Amadou Onana, Yannick Carrasco and Youri Tielemans will be in midfield.
Key Factors to Consider
- Azerbaijan have scored 2 goals in 3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F matches.
- Azerbaijan have conceded 10 goals in 3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F matches.
- Belgium have scored 7 goals in 3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F games.
- Belgium have conceded 1 goal in 3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F games.
- Romelu Lukaku has scored 6 goals in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F.
Conclusion
Although Azerbaijan are at home for the match, it is hard to see them get anything against Belgium. Belgium have one of the best and most competent squads in world football, and it is very likely that they will pick up all three points from the match in Baku with ease.
Prediction: Belgium to win 3-0
Best Odds: 6/1
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