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Belgium vs Slovakia predictions: Euro 2024 tips and odds
Gareth Freeman’s Belgium vs Slovakia betting tips include 11/8, 5/2 and 10/1-priced selections, with Romelu Lukaku backed to score
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Our betting expert provides three bets for the Group E opener between Belgium and Slovakia at the Frankfurt Arena (kick-off, 5pm BST). Scroll down to see the analysis behind his selections.
Belgium vs Slovakia betting tips
- Belgium to win to nil @ 11/8 with Betfred
- Romelu Lukaku to score first @ 5/2 with Betfred
- Pick Your Punt: Romelu Lukkau to score 2+ goals, Belgium over 5.5 corners, Slovakia over 2.5 corners @ 10/1 with Betfred
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Bank on steely Belgium
Aside from reaching the last four at the 2018 World Cup, Belgium’s golden generation have failed to deliver at major tournaments but they look capable of making an impact under Domenico Tedesco.
A few members of that star crop remain for the Red Devils, their experience augmented by exciting younger players such as Jeremy Doku of Manchester City and Atalanta’s Charles De Ketelaere.
Tedesco is unbeaten as Belgium head coach with 10 wins and four draws after 14 games. The former Schalke manager takes a defence-first approach and has made his side incredibly hard to break down and they head to Germany with five clean sheets in their previous six games, having conceded only against pre-tournament favourites England in a 2-2 draw at Wembley during that run.
Slovakia have scored eight goals across their last two games but those came against minnows San Marino and a Wales side who failed to qualify for Euro 2024.
They should find Belgium a far sterner test and, given they failed to score in a recent friendly defeat at home to Austria, a win and a clean sheet for Belgium looks the best play here.
Belgium vs Slovakia tip 1: Belgium to win to nil @ 11/8 with Betfred
Lukaku to lead from front
Romelu Lukaku is very much the focal point of the Belgium attack and he finished as the overall leading scorer in qualifying with 14 goals, just under two thirds of Belgium’s overall total of 22.
The Chelsea striker netted 21 times in 47 games across all competitions on loan at Roma last season and has opened the scoring in two of his previous three starts for Belgium, so even at a fairly modest 5/2 he still looks a solid option in the first goalscorer market.
Belgium vs Slovakia tip 2: Romelu Lukaku to score first @ 5/2 with Betfred
Corners worth including in punt
Lukaku averaged just under two goals per game during qualifying and he scored twice in a friendly win over a decent Luxembourg outfit in Belgium’s final warm-up. The powerful forward should see a few chances come his way given the creative talent backing him up and he will also be on spot-kick duties, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him get his tournament under way with a double or better.
Belgium won 11 corners against Luxembourg and nine in their friendly against Montenegro prior to that, so over 5.5 corners looks a fairly modest total for them to reach.
Slovakia may struggle to get on the scoresheet but they should be able to put some pressure on their opponents. They average 5.3 corners per game over their last 10 fixtures and can win at least three here to complete our 10/1 Betfred Pick Your Punt multiple.
Belgium vs Slovakia tip 3 Pick Your Punt: Romelu Lukkau to score 2+ goals, Belgium over 5.5 corners, Slovakia over 2.5 corners @ 10/1 with Betfred
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