Romelu Lukaku Tops Our Best Bets for Belgium vs Romania
The Euro 2024 group stage heats up as Belgium looks for its first tournament win when it meets Romania. This match promises both fireworks and the potential for lucrative bets. Belgium’s golden generation might be reaching its twilight, but can they still overpower a determined Romanian squad? Let’s dive into the odds and uncover the best Euro 2024 bets!
Belgium vs. Romania Game Information
- Game: Belgium (0-0-1) vs Romania (1-0-0)
- Location: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Day/Time: Saturday, June 22, 3 a.m. ET
- Belgium vs Romania Live Stream: Fubo.tv
Belgium suffered the shocker of the Euro Cup as they fell 1-0 to Slovakia in the first match. Slovakia scored a goal in the seventh minute, and the Belgians could not do anything to tie it as Romelu Lukaku and Lois Openda struggled.
Romania put in one of the best performances of matchday one to crush Ukraine 3-0 and will be full of confidence heading into the Belgium game. Domenico Tedesco needs his big players to perform this weekend but the Belgium defense could be exposed by Romania’s exciting attack.
With their performance being so good against Ukraine, Romania will fancy their chances of causing another upset this weekend.
Belgium vs Romania Moneyline Odds and Handicap
Belgium vs. Romania Betting Trends
- Belgium won 10 and drawn five of their 15 games before Monday’s unlucky defeat to Slovakia.
- Romania lost their last four matches against FIFA-ranked top-16 nations.
- Leandro Trossard scored four goals in his last eight appearances for Belgium.
- Romania was winless in four successive affairs before beating Ukraine.
- Romania has a 3-2 advantage with two draws from seven previous matches against Belgium.
- The last meeting between both teams was a friendly in 2012 which ended 2-1 in favour of the Romanians.
Bet on Belgium to Win in High-Scoring Match
Belgium’s 1-0 defeat to Slovakia on Monday was the least fair result of the tournament so far, according to expected goals which calculated Belgium’s quality of chances created to be around three times that of their opponents.
However, Belgium still managed to create numerous big chances in front of Martin Dubravka’s goal on Monday. They enjoyed a meticulous qualifying campaign and they’ve gone 15 straight games unbeaten under Domenico Tedesco before the clash with the Slovakians.
Romania created more in attack than a nervy Ukraine and although the 3-0 scoreline in their favor was more than a little flattering, they at least looked clinical when the chances came their way.
Although Romania looked great on the opening day against Ukraine, the pure Belgian quality should make a big difference in this second-round affair.
If you’re looking for a great value soccer bet, you should combine a Belgium win with at least three goals in the match.
Romelu Lukaku Is Your Best Bet to Score
Romelu Lukaku will consider himself unlucky in the opening fixture after having two goals ruled out by VAR. He remains the biggest goal threat for Belgium and is priced at a +100 betting line to find the net on Saturday.
Lukaku was still the highest-scoring player in the entire Euro qualifying campaign with 14 goals and he has elite players around to feed him with balls. Lukaku is something to behold. He has a chance to make history and become a top-3 goal-scorer in European Cup history.
Belgium will win this matchup if its midfield can bring some heat and control possession. Once they do that, it can pass to Lukaku who will score.
Questions Of The Day
Who could score for Romania against Belgium?
Dennis Man played a key role in Monday’s win by assisting two Romania goals, building on the six assists he managed in the regular season for Serie B’s Parma and he is the player to watch.
