Wales have a hugely testing tie to kick off their World Cup qualifying campaign on Wednesday, with Belgium hosting Ryan Giggs’ men in Leuven.
Belgium currently find themselves sitting at the summit of FIFA’s world rankings, while Wales are down in eighteenth place.
Elsewhere in Group E, Belarus, Czech Republic and Estonia will all be hoping to upset the odds and qualify for the tournament in Qatar.
Belgium head into this clash on a four-match winning streak, heaving seen off Iceland, England and Denmark in the Nations League, as well as Switzerland in a friendly.
Roberto Martinez’s side finished five points clear at the top of their Nations League group, picking up five wins in six games along the way.
Looking at the bigger picture, Belgium have only lost one of their last 18 games in all competitions, with 16 wins coming during that period.
It is also worth noting that Belgium produced a perfect Euro qualifying campaign, winning 100% of their matches to finish six points clear at the top of Group I.
Belgium have also scored over 1.5 goals in each of their last four outings, with a 4-2 crushing of Denmark coming in November.
On the flip side, Wales booked their spot at the European Championship, finishing second in Group E – three points behind Croatia.
In fact, Giggs’ side have only lost one of their last 14 matches in all competitions, with a 3-0 loss to England coming at the end of 2020.
Wales head into Wednesday’s clash on a five-game unbeaten streak – three wins and two draws – in all competitions.
After seeing off Ireland in November, Wales secured in impressive 3-1 victory over Finland in their previous game.
Head-to-head: Belgium and Wales have faced each other 13 times overall, with each side claiming five wins (three draws).
The last time these two nations met, Wales sealed a famous 3-1 win over Belgium in the quarter-finals at Euro 2016.
Team news: Romelu Lukaku has been named in the Belgium squad, despite the recent COVID-19 outbreak at Inter Milan.
Meanwhile, Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) is an injury doubt for Wales, although Gareth Bale (Tottenham) is available.
There is no denying that Belgium are stronger than Wales, but Wales can take huge confidence from their recent record against the Belgium.
Forebet predicts that Wales will hold Belgium to a draw on Wednesday, with over 3.5 goals likely to be scored.
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