Belgium vs Cyprus Predictions

Will Belgium round off a perfect 2019 on Tuesday night? The Red Devils head into 2020 as one of the frontrunners for the European Championships next year. But first, they’re aiming to pull off a victory in their final game of the year. The hosts are facing a straightforward clash with Cyprus, with next to nothing other than pride on the line for these two sides. Will Belgium’s class prove irresistible once more?

The hosts have first place wrapped up, which puts them on the way to being a top seed at Euro 2020. If they can finish their group with a perfect 10 wins from 10, they’ll be guaranteed a top seeding for the tournament in the summer. That would also wrap up an almost-perfect year for Roberto Martinez and his men, with their only real setback being their missed opportunity to make the Nations League finals.

Cyprus are looking back on a poor year after slipping to fourth in the qualifying group. The visitors are 11 points shy of second place in this group, while they aren’t getting into the playoffs after a poor Nations League campaign. That’s left them with a watching brief during the Euros next summer, with their focus turning to the 20/21 Nations League campaign, during which they’ll start in the third tier.

Cyprus are coming off a year which brought five defeats in nine matches, including a 2-0 loss at home to Belgium. The return will be even tougher, judging by how the Red Devils blew past Russia at the weekend. The Hazards combined during a 4-1 away win against their nearest rivals, so we expect them to breeze past Cyprus here.

The hosts have conceded just twice in this group, scoring over three goals per game in return. They are in fantastic form, especially when compared to this Cyprus side. The visitors have lost 7-1 on aggregate in back-to-back home clashes with Russia and Scotland. An away trip to the free-scoring Red Devils is a worry. The hosts are coming into this one with four wins from four at home, scoring 18 and conceding just once. As a result, we see great value in backing Belgium -2 here.

Belgium have scored 15 times across five meetings with Cyprus, while the visitors have failed to score in the last six clashes between these two. With the hosts hitting three goals in three of their four home games in this group, we’re backing a 3-0 home win as our correct score pick in this one.