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Head to head

Belgium vs Republic of Ireland

If they played today

Belgium at home
66% / 20% / 14%
Belgium win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Belgium–Republic of Ireland
  • 2–0 12.1%
  • 1–0 11.9%
  • 2–1 9.7%
  • 1–1 9.5%
  • 3–0 8.3%
Neutral venue
59% / 22% / 19%
Belgium win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Belgium–Republic of Ireland
  • 1–0 11.4%
  • 1–1 10.7%
  • 2–0 10.6%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 6.5%
Republic of Ireland at home
51% / 24% / 25%
Belgium win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Belgium–Republic of Ireland
  • 1–1 11.6%
  • 1–0 10.9%
  • 2–1 9.6%
  • 2–0 9.0%
  • 0–1 7.1%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 BelgiumRepublic of Ireland
Current Elo20361762
Elo rank9th48th
Peak Elo2209 (2021)1927 (2002)
Matches played859633
All-time record385W 183D 291L243W 179D 211L
Goals for1564858
Goals against1297769
Biggest win10–1 vs San Marino · 2001-02-28 · FIFA World Cup qualification8–0 vs Malta · 1983-11-16 · UEFA Euro qualification
Biggest loss1–9 vs Netherlands · 1959-10-04 · Friendly0–7 vs Brazil · 1982-05-27 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.390.09
European Championships won00
Expected European Championships0.730.09

When they've met

Meetings
17
Belgium 6W 7D 4L
Goals
30–26
Belgium first
First meeting
2–4
Republic of Ireland won · 1928-02-12 · Friendly
Most recent
0–0
Drawn · 2024-03-23 · Friendly
Belgium's biggest win
5–1
1950-05-10 · Friendly
Republic of Ireland's biggest win
4–0
1929-04-30 · Friendly
Most common result
0–0
Belgium first · twice, last 2024-03-23
Current run
Unbeaten in 9
Belgium · since 1980-10-15
17 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2024-03-230–0Republic of Ireland homeFriendly
2022-03-262–2Republic of Ireland homeFriendly
2016-06-183–0NeutralUEFA Euro
1997-11-152–1Belgium homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-10-291–1Republic of Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1987-04-290–0Republic of Ireland homeUEFA Euro qualification
1986-09-102–2Belgium homeUEFA Euro qualification
1981-03-251–0Belgium homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1980-10-151–1Republic of Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1966-05-252–3Belgium homeFriendly
1965-03-242–0Republic of Ireland homeFriendly
1950-05-105–1Belgium homeFriendly
1949-04-242–0Republic of Ireland homeFriendly
1934-02-254–4NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1930-05-111–3Belgium homeFriendly
1929-04-300–4Republic of Ireland homeFriendly
1928-02-122–4Belgium homeFriendly