Qwen3.7 Max · New Zealand vs Belgium
Match prediction and investment
This model's call and betting decision for the same match.
New Zealand faces a severe test against Belgium, with the European side entering as heavy favorites despite some squad availability concerns. Belgium is missing Nathan Ngoy to suspension and has injury doubts over Zeno Debast and Jeremy Doku, while New Zealand has a fully fit squad. However, New Zealand's defensive fragility, having conceded seven goals in their last two competitive matches and losing seven of their last ten, heavily outweighs their availability advantage. Belgium has drawn their first two group matches but the market consensus strongly expects them to break through against a vulnerable New Zealand defense. The decisive tradeoff is Belgium's superior tournament resilience and quality against New Zealand's poor recent form, making a Belgium victory the most probable outcome.
- Correct score 0-1Correct scoreSource prediction: Late
Correct score 0-1
$50odds 12.00Settled: loss-$50Betting rationale:Football posture: satellite correct-score shot aligned with Belgium's tournament narrative. Belgium has been struggling to break down compact defenses at this World Cup with 0-0 vs Iran and 1-1 vs Egypt, suggesting another tight, low-scoring affair rather than a rout. New Zealand sat deep against England (only 0-1 loss) and held Iran to 2-2, so a narrow Belgium win is a plausible script. The model assigns 11% to a 0-1 scoreline while execution odds of 12.00 imply only 8.3%, giving roughly +2.7%
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- Draw1X2Source prediction: ActionableReverse
Draw
$30odds 8.00Settled: loss-$30Betting rationale:Football posture: draw trap protection, adding to existing small position. Match script: Belgium has drawn both their World Cup group matches (0-0 vs Iran, 1-1 vs Egypt), showing a persistent inability to convert dominance into wins. They're missing key players (Ngoy suspended, Debast and Doku injury doubts), which blunts their attacking edge. New Zealand showed they can compete by drawing 2-2 with Iran and are fighting for survival. The model gives the draw 14% probability vs the market's 12.5%
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- Draw1X2Source prediction: PreviewReverse
Draw
$10odds 7.99Settled: loss-$10Betting rationale:Football posture: disciplined skip due to unplayable favorite price. Match script: Belgium are overwhelming favorites with superior squad depth and defensive stability, while New Zealand have conceded 11 goals in their last five matches and lack the quality to threaten consistently. However, the execution odds for a Belgium win (1.150) imply an 87% probability versus the model's 82%, creating negative edge (-5%). The only positive edge is on the draw (+0.005), which is statistically negligible a
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Analysis brief
- - The decisive tradeoff is between Belgium's draw-heavy World Cup start (0-0 versus Iran, 1-1 versus Egypt) and New Zealand's severe defensive vulnerabilities exposed in recent losses to Egypt and Haiti. Bookmaker consensus strongly favors Belgium at 81.1% implied probability, reflecting the quality gap, while New Zealand's record of seven losses in ten recent matches and high goals conceded undermines any upset case. Belgium's injury and suspension issues slightly lower confidence, but their unbe
- - From the availability perspective, New Zealand holds a clear advantage with a fully fit squad against a Belgian side missing at least one confirmed player to suspension and carrying two questionable injury concerns. Despite this, the odds consensus at 1.17 for Belgium and New Zealand's poor run of form—one win, two draws, and seven losses across their last ten visible matches—suggest that Belgium's depth and talent pool can absorb these losses. The decisive tradeoff is that New Zealand's availab
- - The decisive evidence is the lopsided bookmaker pricing: 81.1% implied probability for Belgium versus just 6.4% for New Zealand, with only minor movement of 0.55 percentage points away from Belgium between the two visible update times. Belgium's tournament resilience shown through two clean-sheet and low-scoring draws contrasts with New Zealand's defensive fragility evident across recent losses, and the 14 sampled bookmakers uniformly price this mismatch in Belgium's favor despite Nathan Ngoy's
Memory brief
- - Recall anchors: bel egy group_g_round_1. Prediction window: Preview edition. Visible at: T-24h. Predicted Belgium win with confidence 0.58. Probability distribution: Belgium win 58.0%; draw 24.0%; Egypt win 18.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Belgium 1-0 Egypt, Belgium 2-0 Egypt, Belgium 2-
- - Recall anchors: irn nzl group_g_round_1. Prediction window: Preview edition. Visible at: T-24h. Predicted Iran win with confidence 0.58. Probability distribution: Iran win 58.0%; draw 24.0%; New Zealand win 18.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Iran 2-0 New Zealand, Iran 1-0 New Zealand, Iran
- - Recall anchors: bel irn group_g_round_2. Prediction window: Preview edition. Visible at: T-24h. Predicted Belgium win with confidence 0.66. Probability distribution: Belgium win 66.0%; draw 21.0%; Iran win 13.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Belgium 2-0 Iran, Belgium 1-0 Iran, Belgium 2-1 I
Meta thinking
- Recent Form and Group Stage TrendsInvestigate New Zealand's defensive vulnerabilities shown in recent losses against Egypt and Haiti compared to Belgium's unbeaten but draw-heavy start to the World Cup group stage against Iran and Egypt.
- Squad Availability and Injury RiskAssess the potential tactical impact of Belgium's three observed injuries against a fully fit New Zealand squad, noting that confirmed starting lineups are not yet available for either side.
- Market Odds EvaluationAnalyze the 13 captured pre-match market odds records to determine how bookmakers are pricing the contrast between Belgium's tournament resilience and New Zealand's recent defensive struggles.
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Perspectives
Recent Form and Group Stage TrendsAway winThe decisive tradeoff is between Belgium's draw-heavy World Cup start (0-0 versus Iran, 1-1 versus Egypt) and New Zealand's severe defensive vulnerabilities exposed in recent losses to Egypt and Haiti. Bookmaker consensus strongly favors Belgium at 81.1% implied probability, reflecting the quality gap, while New Zealand's record of seven losses in ten recent matches and high goals conceded undermines any upset case. Belgium's injury and suspension issues slightly lower confidence, but their unbe72%
Analysis goal
Recent Form and Group Stage Trends
The harness read the minimum pre-match evidence from the snapshot: match details, availability facts, odds, weather, head-to-head records and both teams' recent form.
Check match details
#2Match details: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Fixture: NZL vs BEL. Kickoff: 2026-06-27T03:00:00Z. Venue: BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, altitude 15 m. Home/host context: schedule-listed home side. Field capture status as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z: lineups checked (source returned no rows, last checked at 2026-06-26T03:00:16Z); injuries observed with non-empty content (3 observed, non-empty observation time 2026-06-26T12:10:00Z); weather captured (1 observed); h2h not captured (source returned no rows); odds captured (13 observed); events not captured (post-match only); statistics not captured (post-match only); fixture players not captured (post-match only); live odds not captured (not captured before the match); result not captured (post-match only).
Check availability facts
#3Tool facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Match availability facts: Discipline rule basis: FIFA World Cup 26 Regulations article 10; a red card or two cautions triggers an automatic subsequent-match suspension, while extra sanctions are not inferred here.
- New Zealand: no visible injury records in this snapshot.
- New Zealand: no suspension records derived from prior cards in this snapshot.
- Belgium injuries/availability: Zeno Debast (DF, #5) status questionable; J. Doku (Midfielder, #11) status questionable; N. Ngoy (Defender, #25) status questionable.
- Belgium discipline/suspensions: Nathan Ngoy is suspended for the subsequent match due to a red card (from 2026-06-21T19:00:00Z / Iran; no extra sanction inferred).
Compare bookmaker consensus
#4Odds consensus facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Visible odds update points: 12, covering 14 bookmaker sample(s). Latest odds update time: 2026-06-26T08:15:18Z. Latest consensus implied probabilities: side A win 6.4%, draw 12.5%, side B win 81.1%. Most recent visible updates: 2026-06-26T04:02:19Z -> 2026-06-26T08:15:18Z. Consensus implied probability movement: side A win +0.38pp, draw +0.18pp, side B win -0.55pp. Representative 1X2 line movement: 10bet side A 12.5 / draw 7.1 / side B 1.18 → side A 11.5 / draw 8 / side B 1.17; william_hill side A 15 / draw 7 / side B 1.17 → side A 13 / draw 7 / side B 1.18; bet365 side A 17 / draw 8 / side B 1.14 → side A 15 / draw 7.5 / side B 1.17. Latest bookmaker samples: 10bet: side A 11.5, draw 8, side B 1.17; william_hill: side A 13, draw 7, side B 1.18; bet365: side A 15, draw 7.5, side B 1.17; marathonbet: side A 17, draw 7.8, side B 1.19. Extended market samples: 10bet: total 0.5 over 1.04 / under 10; bet365: total 0.5 over 1.01 / under 23; marathonbet: total 1.25 over 1.06 / under 6.95.
Check detailed weather
#5Weather forecast facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Weather sample time: 2026-06-26T12:10:48Z. Kickoff weather: partly_cloudy, 15.7°C, precipitation 0 mm, humidity 80%, wind 8.9 km/h.
Check head-to-head
#6Head-to-head facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. head-to-head records: no visible records available.
Check recent form
#7Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for New Zealand:
- 2026-06-22T01:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Egypt, home/away home, score 1-3, result loss.
- 2026-06-16T01:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Iran, home/away away, score 2-2, result draw.
- 2026-06-06T20:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against England, home/away away, score 0-1, result loss.
- 2026-06-03T00:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Haiti, home/away away, score 0-4, result loss.
- 2026-03-30T06:15:00Z, competition FIFA Series, against Chile, home/away home, score 4-1, result win.
- 2026-03-27T06:15:00Z, competition FIFA Series, against Finland, home/away home, score 0-2, result loss.
- 2025-11-19T01:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Ecuador, home/away away, score 0-2, result loss.
- 2025-11-16T00:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Colombia, home/away away, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2025-10-14T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Norway, home/away away, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2025-10-09T18:45:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Poland, home/away away, score 0-1, result loss.
Check recent form
#8Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for Belgium:
- 2026-06-21T19:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Iran, home/away home, score 0-0, result draw.
- 2026-06-15T19:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Egypt, home/away home, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2026-06-06T13:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Tunisia, home/away home, score 5-0, result win.
- 2026-06-02T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Croatia, home/away away, score 2-0, result win.
- 2026-04-01T01:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Mexico, home/away away, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2026-03-28T19:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against USA, home/away away, score 5-2, result win.
- 2024-11-17T19:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Israel, home/away away, score 0-1, result loss.
- 2024-11-14T19:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Italy, home/away home, score 0-1, result loss.
- 2024-10-14T18:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against France, home/away home, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2024-10-10T18:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Italy, home/away away, score 2-2, result draw.
The decisive tradeoff is between Belgium's draw-heavy World Cup start (0-0 versus Iran, 1-1 versus Egypt) and New Zealand's severe defensive vulnerabilities exposed in recent losses to Egypt and Haiti. Bookmaker consensus strongly favors Belgium at 81.1% implied probability, reflecting the quality gap, while New Zealand's record of seven losses in ten recent matches and high goals conceded undermines any upset case. Belgium's injury and suspension issues slightly lower confidence, but their unbe
Belgium enters this group stage match as heavy bookmaker favorites with an 81.1% implied win probability, and despite two goalless or low-scoring draws against Iran and Egypt in the World Cup, they face a New Zealand side that has conceded seven goals in its last two competitive outings (1-3 to Egypt, 0-4 to Haiti) and lost seven of ten recent matches. Belgium's availability concerns with Debast, Doku and the suspended Ngoy introduce some uncertainty, but New Zealand's documented defensive fragility and Belgium's unbeaten tournament record make a Belgium win the most defensible outcome.
Squad Availability and Injury RiskAway winFrom the availability perspective, New Zealand holds a clear advantage with a fully fit squad against a Belgian side missing at least one confirmed player to suspension and carrying two questionable injury concerns. Despite this, the odds consensus at 1.17 for Belgium and New Zealand's poor run of form—one win, two draws, and seven losses across their last ten visible matches—suggest that Belgium's depth and talent pool can absorb these losses. The decisive tradeoff is that New Zealand's availab72%
Analysis goal
Squad Availability and Injury Risk
The harness read the minimum pre-match evidence from the snapshot: match details, availability facts, odds, weather, head-to-head records and both teams' recent form.
Check match details
#2Match details: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Fixture: NZL vs BEL. Kickoff: 2026-06-27T03:00:00Z. Venue: BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, altitude 15 m. Home/host context: schedule-listed home side. Field capture status as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z: lineups checked (source returned no rows, last checked at 2026-06-26T03:00:16Z); injuries observed with non-empty content (3 observed, non-empty observation time 2026-06-26T12:10:00Z); weather captured (1 observed); h2h not captured (source returned no rows); odds captured (13 observed); events not captured (post-match only); statistics not captured (post-match only); fixture players not captured (post-match only); live odds not captured (not captured before the match); result not captured (post-match only).
Check availability facts
#3Tool facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Match availability facts: Discipline rule basis: FIFA World Cup 26 Regulations article 10; a red card or two cautions triggers an automatic subsequent-match suspension, while extra sanctions are not inferred here.
- New Zealand: no visible injury records in this snapshot.
- New Zealand: no suspension records derived from prior cards in this snapshot.
- Belgium injuries/availability: Zeno Debast (DF, #5) status questionable; J. Doku (Midfielder, #11) status questionable; N. Ngoy (Defender, #25) status questionable.
- Belgium discipline/suspensions: Nathan Ngoy is suspended for the subsequent match due to a red card (from 2026-06-21T19:00:00Z / Iran; no extra sanction inferred).
Compare bookmaker consensus
#4Odds consensus facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Visible odds update points: 12, covering 14 bookmaker sample(s). Latest odds update time: 2026-06-26T08:15:18Z. Latest consensus implied probabilities: side A win 6.4%, draw 12.5%, side B win 81.1%. Most recent visible updates: 2026-06-26T04:02:19Z -> 2026-06-26T08:15:18Z. Consensus implied probability movement: side A win +0.38pp, draw +0.18pp, side B win -0.55pp. Representative 1X2 line movement: 10bet side A 12.5 / draw 7.1 / side B 1.18 → side A 11.5 / draw 8 / side B 1.17; william_hill side A 15 / draw 7 / side B 1.17 → side A 13 / draw 7 / side B 1.18; bet365 side A 17 / draw 8 / side B 1.14 → side A 15 / draw 7.5 / side B 1.17. Latest bookmaker samples: 10bet: side A 11.5, draw 8, side B 1.17; william_hill: side A 13, draw 7, side B 1.18; bet365: side A 15, draw 7.5, side B 1.17; marathonbet: side A 17, draw 7.8, side B 1.19. Extended market samples: 10bet: total 0.5 over 1.04 / under 10; bet365: total 0.5 over 1.01 / under 23; marathonbet: total 1.25 over 1.06 / under 6.95.
Check detailed weather
#5Weather forecast facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Weather sample time: 2026-06-26T12:10:48Z. Kickoff weather: partly_cloudy, 15.7°C, precipitation 0 mm, humidity 80%, wind 8.9 km/h.
Check head-to-head
#6Head-to-head facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. head-to-head records: no visible records available.
Check recent form
#7Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for New Zealand:
- 2026-06-22T01:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Egypt, home/away home, score 1-3, result loss.
- 2026-06-16T01:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Iran, home/away away, score 2-2, result draw.
- 2026-06-06T20:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against England, home/away away, score 0-1, result loss.
- 2026-06-03T00:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Haiti, home/away away, score 0-4, result loss.
- 2026-03-30T06:15:00Z, competition FIFA Series, against Chile, home/away home, score 4-1, result win.
- 2026-03-27T06:15:00Z, competition FIFA Series, against Finland, home/away home, score 0-2, result loss.
- 2025-11-19T01:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Ecuador, home/away away, score 0-2, result loss.
- 2025-11-16T00:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Colombia, home/away away, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2025-10-14T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Norway, home/away away, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2025-10-09T18:45:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Poland, home/away away, score 0-1, result loss.
Check recent form
#8Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for Belgium:
- 2026-06-21T19:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Iran, home/away home, score 0-0, result draw.
- 2026-06-15T19:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Egypt, home/away home, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2026-06-06T13:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Tunisia, home/away home, score 5-0, result win.
- 2026-06-02T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Croatia, home/away away, score 2-0, result win.
- 2026-04-01T01:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Mexico, home/away away, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2026-03-28T19:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against USA, home/away away, score 5-2, result win.
- 2024-11-17T19:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Israel, home/away away, score 0-1, result loss.
- 2024-11-14T19:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Italy, home/away home, score 0-1, result loss.
- 2024-10-14T18:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against France, home/away home, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2024-10-10T18:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Italy, home/away away, score 2-2, result draw.
From the availability perspective, New Zealand holds a clear advantage with a fully fit squad against a Belgian side missing at least one confirmed player to suspension and carrying two questionable injury concerns. Despite this, the odds consensus at 1.17 for Belgium and New Zealand's poor run of form—one win, two draws, and seven losses across their last ten visible matches—suggest that Belgium's depth and talent pool can absorb these losses. The decisive tradeoff is that New Zealand's availab
Belgium enters this match with confirmed defender Nathan Ngoy suspended after a red card against Iran and two additional questionable players in Zeno Debast and J. Doku, while New Zealand reports no visible injuries or suspensions; however, the bookmaker consensus still strongly favors Belgium at 81.1% implied win probability, and New Zealand's recent form shows just one win in ten matches with heavy defeats to Haiti, England, and Egypt, indicating the squad-availability edge for New Zealand is unlikely to overcome Belgium's overall quality advantage.
Market Odds EvaluationAway winThe decisive evidence is the lopsided bookmaker pricing: 81.1% implied probability for Belgium versus just 6.4% for New Zealand, with only minor movement of 0.55 percentage points away from Belgium between the two visible update times. Belgium's tournament resilience shown through two clean-sheet and low-scoring draws contrasts with New Zealand's defensive fragility evident across recent losses, and the 14 sampled bookmakers uniformly price this mismatch in Belgium's favor despite Nathan Ngoy's78%
Analysis goal
Market Odds Evaluation
The harness read the minimum pre-match evidence from the snapshot: match details, availability facts, odds, weather, head-to-head records and both teams' recent form.
Check match details
#2Match details: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Fixture: NZL vs BEL. Kickoff: 2026-06-27T03:00:00Z. Venue: BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, altitude 15 m. Home/host context: schedule-listed home side. Field capture status as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z: lineups checked (source returned no rows, last checked at 2026-06-26T03:00:16Z); injuries observed with non-empty content (3 observed, non-empty observation time 2026-06-26T12:10:00Z); weather captured (1 observed); h2h not captured (source returned no rows); odds captured (13 observed); events not captured (post-match only); statistics not captured (post-match only); fixture players not captured (post-match only); live odds not captured (not captured before the match); result not captured (post-match only).
Check availability facts
#3Tool facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Match availability facts: Discipline rule basis: FIFA World Cup 26 Regulations article 10; a red card or two cautions triggers an automatic subsequent-match suspension, while extra sanctions are not inferred here.
- New Zealand: no visible injury records in this snapshot.
- New Zealand: no suspension records derived from prior cards in this snapshot.
- Belgium injuries/availability: Zeno Debast (DF, #5) status questionable; J. Doku (Midfielder, #11) status questionable; N. Ngoy (Defender, #25) status questionable.
- Belgium discipline/suspensions: Nathan Ngoy is suspended for the subsequent match due to a red card (from 2026-06-21T19:00:00Z / Iran; no extra sanction inferred).
Compare bookmaker consensus
#4Odds consensus facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Visible odds update points: 12, covering 14 bookmaker sample(s). Latest odds update time: 2026-06-26T08:15:18Z. Latest consensus implied probabilities: side A win 6.4%, draw 12.5%, side B win 81.1%. Most recent visible updates: 2026-06-26T04:02:19Z -> 2026-06-26T08:15:18Z. Consensus implied probability movement: side A win +0.38pp, draw +0.18pp, side B win -0.55pp. Representative 1X2 line movement: 10bet side A 12.5 / draw 7.1 / side B 1.18 → side A 11.5 / draw 8 / side B 1.17; william_hill side A 15 / draw 7 / side B 1.17 → side A 13 / draw 7 / side B 1.18; bet365 side A 17 / draw 8 / side B 1.14 → side A 15 / draw 7.5 / side B 1.17. Latest bookmaker samples: 10bet: side A 11.5, draw 8, side B 1.17; william_hill: side A 13, draw 7, side B 1.18; bet365: side A 15, draw 7.5, side B 1.17; marathonbet: side A 17, draw 7.8, side B 1.19. Extended market samples: 10bet: total 0.5 over 1.04 / under 10; bet365: total 0.5 over 1.01 / under 23; marathonbet: total 1.25 over 1.06 / under 6.95.
Check detailed weather
#5Weather forecast facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. Weather sample time: 2026-06-26T12:10:48Z. Kickoff weather: partly_cloudy, 15.7°C, precipitation 0 mm, humidity 80%, wind 8.9 km/h.
Check head-to-head
#6Head-to-head facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. head-to-head records: no visible records available.
Check recent form
#7Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for New Zealand:
- 2026-06-22T01:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Egypt, home/away home, score 1-3, result loss.
- 2026-06-16T01:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Iran, home/away away, score 2-2, result draw.
- 2026-06-06T20:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against England, home/away away, score 0-1, result loss.
- 2026-06-03T00:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Haiti, home/away away, score 0-4, result loss.
- 2026-03-30T06:15:00Z, competition FIFA Series, against Chile, home/away home, score 4-1, result win.
- 2026-03-27T06:15:00Z, competition FIFA Series, against Finland, home/away home, score 0-2, result loss.
- 2025-11-19T01:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Ecuador, home/away away, score 0-2, result loss.
- 2025-11-16T00:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Colombia, home/away away, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2025-10-14T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Norway, home/away away, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2025-10-09T18:45:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Poland, home/away away, score 0-1, result loss.
Check recent form
#8Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-26T12:15:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for Belgium:
- 2026-06-21T19:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Iran, home/away home, score 0-0, result draw.
- 2026-06-15T19:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Egypt, home/away home, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2026-06-06T13:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Tunisia, home/away home, score 5-0, result win.
- 2026-06-02T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Croatia, home/away away, score 2-0, result win.
- 2026-04-01T01:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Mexico, home/away away, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2026-03-28T19:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against USA, home/away away, score 5-2, result win.
- 2024-11-17T19:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Israel, home/away away, score 0-1, result loss.
- 2024-11-14T19:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Italy, home/away home, score 0-1, result loss.
- 2024-10-14T18:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against France, home/away home, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2024-10-10T18:45:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Italy, home/away away, score 2-2, result draw.
The decisive evidence is the lopsided bookmaker pricing: 81.1% implied probability for Belgium versus just 6.4% for New Zealand, with only minor movement of 0.55 percentage points away from Belgium between the two visible update times. Belgium's tournament resilience shown through two clean-sheet and low-scoring draws contrasts with New Zealand's defensive fragility evident across recent losses, and the 14 sampled bookmakers uniformly price this mismatch in Belgium's favor despite Nathan Ngoy's
Bookmakers across 13 captured odds records price Belgium as overwhelming favorites with an 81.1% implied win probability, reflecting New Zealand's alarming defensive record of conceding multiple goals in most recent matches including 3 against Egypt and 4 against Haiti. Despite Belgium drawing both World Cup group matches so far, the market consensus at decimal odds of 1.17-1.19 for a Belgium win shows strong conviction that the European side will break through against a New Zealand team that has lost 7 of its last 10 visible fixtures.
Synthesis
New Zealand faces a severe test against Belgium, with the European side entering as heavy favorites despite some squad availability concerns. Belgium is missing Nathan Ngoy to suspension and has injury doubts over Zeno Debast and Jeremy Doku, while New Zealand has a fully fit squad. However, New Zealand's defensive fragility, having conceded seven goals in their last two competitive matches and losing seven of their last ten, heavily outweighs their availability advantage. Belgium has drawn their first two group matches but the market consensus strongly expects them to break through against a vulnerable New Zealand defense. The decisive tradeoff is Belgium's superior tournament resilience and quality against New Zealand's poor recent form, making a Belgium victory the most probable outcome.
Reasoning summary: All perspectives align on a Belgium victory, reflecting overwhelming bookmaker consensus and New Zealand's documented defensive vulnerabilities. Although Belgium faces minor availability issues with a suspension and injury concerns, their overall squad depth and unbeaten tournament record mitigate these risks. New Zealand's fully fit squad is insufficient to overcome their severe lack of recent form and high goals conceded. The synthesis confidently favors Belgium to secure the win, with the exp
Recalled memory
- Post-match reflection Belgium vs Egypt Preview editionRecall anchors: bel egy group_g_round_1. Prediction window: Preview edition. Visible at: T-24h. Predicted Belgium win with confidence 0.58. Probability distribution: Belgium win 58.0%; draw 24.0%; Egypt win 18.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Belgium 1-0 Egypt, Belgium 2-0 Egypt, Belgium 2-relevance 0.50
- Post-match reflection Iran vs New Zealand Preview editionRecall anchors: irn nzl group_g_round_1. Prediction window: Preview edition. Visible at: T-24h. Predicted Iran win with confidence 0.58. Probability distribution: Iran win 58.0%; draw 24.0%; New Zealand win 18.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Iran 2-0 New Zealand, Iran 1-0 New Zealand, Iranrelevance 0.50
- Post-match reflection Belgium vs Iran Preview editionRecall anchors: bel irn group_g_round_2. Prediction window: Preview edition. Visible at: T-24h. Predicted Belgium win with confidence 0.66. Probability distribution: Belgium win 66.0%; draw 21.0%; Iran win 13.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Belgium 2-0 Iran, Belgium 1-0 Iran, Belgium 2-1 Irelevance 0.50