Belgium's final game before Euro 2024 will take place on Saturday night when they face Luxembourg at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.
As ever, the Red Devils can have no complaints about their form heading into the tournament and are yet to lose a game since Domenico Tedesco replaced Roberto Martinez as manager after the 2022 World Cup.
While Belgium should beat Luxembourg comfortably, the away side aren't as bad as many people might assume. They have won three of their last five matches and have enjoyed positive results against the likes of Slovakia, Turkey and Hungary in recent years.
How the bookies view it: Belgium the heavy favourites
Regardless of what Luxembourg have done in recent years, they are still the massive underdogs for this match and rightly so. Belgium are priced at 1/14 to win the match with Bet365 while Luxembourg are 25/1. The draw is also deemed highly unlikely and is priced at 10/1.
Recent head-to-head: Recent draws to inspire Luxembourg?
You only have to look at the overall head-to-head record between Belgium and Luxembourg to see that the away team shouldn't be completely written off here. They have beaten Belgium once in the past, albeit in 1945, and have managed to get a draw in two of the last four meetings.
Players to watch: Lukaku to feast
Romelu Lukaku has never been able to escape accusations that he is a flat-track bully and it is hard to escape the fact that he does typically do his best work against weaker opposition.
Take his recent goalscoring record for Belgium as the perfect illustration. The 31-year-old blanked against England in his last outing for his country but in the most recent match before that, he scored four goals against Azerbaijan. Therefore, this should be a game that suits Lukaku down to the ground.
Belgium have plenty of other stars who could do damage on Saturday night, too. There is every chance that the upcoming European Championships will be Kevin de Bruyne's final international tournament so he will be keen to go into it with confidence. His Man City teammate, Jeremy Doku, will also be a huge threat.
Predicted lineups
Belgium will likely heavily rotate their team to try and give everyone in the squad the opportunity to impress ahead of Euro 2024. That should mean starts for Lukaku, Youri Tielemans, Leandro Trossard and Jeremy Doku. Luxembourg will be without Sebastien Thill and Mirza Mustafic after the pair picked up injuries against France earlier in the week.
Belgium: Casteels – Meunier, Faes, Vertonghen, Castagne – Tielemans, Onana – Trossard, De Bruyne, Doku – Lukaku
Luxembourg: Moris – Jans, Dzogovic, Chanot, Mahmutovic – Pereira, Sinani, Philipps – Carlson, Olesen, Rodrigues
Anything else catch the eye?
For all their attacking quality, the one thing that has been most impressive about Belgium since their 2022 World Cup exit has been their defensive strength. They have kept a clean sheet in seven of their last ten matches which bodes well for the upcoming European Championships. Belgium have been priced at 10/21 to keep a clean sheet against Luxembourg.
This International Friendly match between Belgium and Luxembourg will be played on Jun 8, 2024 and kick off at 19:00. Check below for our tipsters best Belgium vs Luxembourg prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
