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Italy 0-2 Belgium, UEFA Nations League A

0–2

xG 1.74 – 2.77

Half time 0–1

Belgium
  • Godts 20′
  • Lukébakio 69′
Kick-off
Venue
Stadio Olimpico
Referee
Daniel Siebert
Attendance
47,155

Italy 0-2 Belgium. xG 1.7-2.8. Belgium deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Italy

4-3-3 · Roberto Mancini

Avg rating 6.68

Belgium

4-1-4-1 · Mark van Bommel

Avg rating 7.31

Donnarumma

#1 · Goalkeeper · Italy

90′ played

7.5

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Calafiori

#5 · Left-back · Italy

90′ played

6.9

Passing

xA
0.08

Attack

xG
0.11

Coppola

#6 · Centre-back · Italy

65′ played

6.9

Off 65′

Passing

xA
0.01

Mancini

#23 · Centre-back · Italy

90′ played

6.4

Passing

xA
0.06

Attack

xG
0.13

Di Lorenzo

#22 · Right-back · Italy

90′ played

6.1

Passing

xA
0.19

Attack

xG
0.24

Romano

#4 · Midfielder · Italy

65′ played

6.6

Off 65′

Passing

xA
0.04

Attack

xG
0.13

Tonali

#8 · Midfielder · Italy

90′ played

6.5

Passing

xA
0.04

Attack

xG
0.03

Barella

#18 · Midfielder · Italy

80′ played

7.4

Off 80′

Passing

xA
0.53

Attack

xG
0.05

Cambiaghi

#21 · Forward · Italy

80′ played

7.4

Off 80′

xG
0.02

Passing

xA
0.30

Esposito

#7 · Forward · Italy

65′ played

6.1

Off 65′

xG
0.26

Passing

xA
0.15

Kean

#9 · Forward · Italy

90′ played

6.8
xG
0.52

Passing

xA
0.06

Lammens

#1 · Goalkeeper · Belgium

90′ played

8.3

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

De Cuyper

#5 · Left-back · Belgium

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.07

Mechele

#4 · Centre-back · Belgium

90′ played

6.8

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Ngoy

#15 · Centre-back · Belgium

90′ played

6.9

Attack

xG
0.05

Castagne

#21 · Right-back · Belgium

90′ played

6.9

Passing

xA
0.20

Attack

xG
0.02

Tielemans

#8 · Defensive midfielder · Belgium

90′ played

7.1

Passing

xA
0.04

Attack

xG
0.06

Godts

#10 · Left winger · Belgium

83′ played

8.1

1 goalOff 83′

xG
0.80

Passing

xA
0.42

De Bruyne

#7 · Attacking midfielder · Belgium

58′ played

8.5

1 assistOff 58′Player of the match

Passing

xA
0.19

Attack

xG
0.14

Raskin

#23 · Defensive midfielder · Belgium

74′ played

6.6

Off 74′

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.46

Moreira

#19 · Right winger · Belgium

58′ played

6.7

Off 58′

xG
0.78

Passing

xA
0.05

De Ketelaere

#17 · Forward · Belgium

83′ played

8.2

1 assistOff 83′

xG
0.26

Passing

xA
0.06

Bench

  • Frattesi

    #16 · Substitute · Italy

    25′ played

    6.6

    On 65′

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
  • Scalvini

    #19 · Substitute · Italy

    25′ played

    6.9

    On 65′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.16
  • Maldini

    #20 · Substitute · Italy

    25′ played

    6.4

    On 65′

    Passing

    xA
    0.11
  • Doumbia

    #15 · Substitute · Italy

    10′ played

    6.5

    On 80′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Zoma

    #17 · Substitute · Italy

    10′ played

    5.9

    On 80′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

Bench

  • Lukébakio

    #14 · Substitute · Belgium

    32′ played

    7.7

    1 goalOn 58′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
  • Vanaken

    #20 · Substitute · Belgium

    32′ played

    6.6

    On 58′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.08
  • Lavia

    #6 · Substitute · Belgium

    16′ played

    6.2

    On 74′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Lukaku

    #9 · Substitute · Belgium

    7′ played

    On 83′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Fernandez-Pardo

    #22 · Substitute · Belgium

    7′ played

    On 83′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Original: MichaelEmilio / Derivative work: Danyele / CC BY 4.0 · Chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Werner100359 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · MichaelEmilio / CC BY 4.0 · Biser Todorov / CC BY 4.0 · NewMicrosoikos / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 56%Possession44%
    ITA 56%, BEL 44%.
  • 1.74Expected goals (xG)2.77
    ITA 1.74, BEL 2.77.
  • 1.70Non-penalty xG2.76
    ITA 1.70, BEL 2.76.
  • 0.66xG on target2.59
    ITA 0.66, BEL 2.59.
  • 21Shots19
    ITA 21, BEL 19.
  • 6On target8
    ITA 6, BEL 8.
  • 4Big chances5
    ITA 4, BEL 5.
  • 589Passes463
    ITA 589, BEL 463.
  • 91%Pass accuracy88%
    ITA 91%, BEL 88%.
  • 4Corners8
    ITA 4, BEL 8.
  • 11Tackles12
    ITA 11, BEL 12.
  • 7Interceptions9
    ITA 7, BEL 9.
  • 5.5PPDA (lower = more pressing)9.4
    ITA 5.5, BEL 9.4.
  • 12Fouls11
    ITA 12, BEL 11.
  • 3Yellow cards5
    ITA 3, BEL 5.
  • 0Red cards0
    ITA 0, BEL 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

ItalyBelgium
  1. 20′
    Goal, Godts (De Bruyne)0–1
  2. 25′
    Yellow card, Raskin
  3. 29′
    Yellow card, Moreira
  4. 58′
    Substitution, Lukébakio (Off De Bruyne / Moreira)
  5. 58′
    Substitution, Vanaken (Off De Bruyne / Moreira)
  6. Yellow card, Mancini
    63′
  7. Substitution, Frattesi (Off Romano / Coppola / Esposito)
    65′
  8. Substitution, Scalvini (Off Romano / Coppola / Esposito)
    65′
  9. Substitution, Maldini (Off Romano / Coppola / Esposito)
    65′
  10. 69′
    Goal, Lukébakio0–2
  11. 74′
    Substitution, Lavia (Off Raskin)
  12. 80′
    Yellow card, Lavia
  13. Substitution, Doumbia (Off Barella / Cambiaghi)
    80′
  14. Substitution, Zoma (Off Barella / Cambiaghi)
    80′
  15. 83′
    Substitution, Lukaku (Off Godts / De Ketelaere)
  16. 83′
    Substitution, Fernandez-Pardo (Off Godts / De Ketelaere)
  17. 89′
    Yellow card, Fernandez-Pardo
  18. Yellow card, Maldini
    90′
  19. Yellow card, Donnarumma
    90′
  20. 90′
    Yellow card, Lukaku

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Werner100359 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Original: MichaelEmilio / Derivative work: Danyele / CC BY 4.0

40 shots

Every shot

← BEL attack

ITA attack →

Godts 20′Belgium · Goal · Fast break · Right foot0.41xGOT0.50xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Italy1.74xG

Belgium2.77xG

Full time0–2

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Godts 20′Lukébakio 69′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

63Coppola13Esposito56Barella46Di Lorenzo37Romano17Kean25Tonali21Donnarumma43Calafiori31Cambiaghi61Mancini

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Italy · Starting XI until the first substitution (64')Busiest link: Mancini and Coppola, 31 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Coppola made 1.7× an even share of the passes.
38De Bruyne29Lammens44Mechele21Tielemans38De Cuyper28Godts32Raskin46Ngoy26Castagne21Moreira19De Ketelaere

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Belgium · Starting XI until the first substitution (57')Busiest link: Ngoy and Mechele, 25 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Ngoy made 1.5× an even share of the passes.

Italy leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.07 against 0.05).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 63), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 31).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.