Belgique 2-0 Portugal - October 17, 1979 / Eliminatoires Euro 1980
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BEL
BEL
46' - Goal
Wilfried Van Moer46
52' - Substitution
Euricois substituted by Frasco
56' - Goal
François Van der Elst56
61' - Substitution
Minervino Pietrais substituted by Jordão
75' - Substitution
Michel Renquinis substituted by Philippe Garot
75' - Substitution
Wilfried Van Moeris substituted by René Verheyen75
POR
POR
Team line-ups
Belgique
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Theo Custers | 29 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michel Renquin | 75 | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Luc Millecamps | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Walter Meeuws | 28 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Gerets | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Wilfried Van Moer | 4675 | 34 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
René Vandereycken | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jan Ceulemans | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Eddy Voordeckers | 19 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
François Van der Elst | 56 | 24 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Julien Cools | 32 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
15
Portugal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bento | 31 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Minervino Pietra | 61 | 25 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Eurico | 52 | 24 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Fonseca Junior Alberto | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Humberto Coelho | 29 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Carlos Alhinho | 30 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Artur Correia | 29 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Romeu | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
António Oliveira | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Fernando Gomes | 22 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nené | 29 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
René Verheyen | 75 | 27 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Philippe Garot | 75 | 30 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Theo Custers
IN
Jean-Marie Pfaff
OUT
Wilfried Van Moer
IN
Franky Vercauteren
OUT
Eddy Voordeckers
IN
Albert Cluytens
OUT
Walter Meeuws
IN
Philippe Garot
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Romeu
IN
Chalana
OUT
Minervino Pietra
IN
Antonio Bastos Lopes
OUT
Fernando Gomes
IN
Jordão
OUT
Artur Correia
IN
Nelinho
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
56
18
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Thys vs Portugal
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Thys vs Juca
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
50
11
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
48 %
Juca vs Belgique
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Juca vs Thys
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Referee
Ulf Eriksson
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Belgique1 match | General total | Portugal2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Belgique1 match | Season total | Portugal1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 17, 1979 | Latest figure on October 28, 1983 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Portugal keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw away from home in Eliminatoires Euro running (since 23/01/1963). It's a record streak. The first of history
Belgique keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss vs Portugal in Eliminatoires Euro running (since 17/02/1971). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Portugal after 3 consecutive wins in Eliminatoires Euro (since 15/11/1978). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 12/05/1971 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LBelgique 0-2 Netherlands26/03/1977 | VBelgique 4-0 Iceland03/09/1977 | LBelgique 0-1 Italy21/12/1977 | VBelgique 1-0 Austria22/03/1978 | DBelgique 1-1 Norway20/09/1978 | DBelgique 1-1 Austria28/03/1979 |
| Overall | DPortugal 1-1 Belgique11/10/1978 | LIsrael 1-0 Belgique15/11/1978 | DBelgique 1-1 Austria28/03/1979 | DAustria 0-0 Belgique02/05/1979 | VNorway 1-2 Belgique12/09/1979 | LNetherlands 1-0 Belgique26/09/1979 |
Current form
| Away | VDenmark 2-4 Portugal09/10/1977 | DPoland 1-1 Portugal29/10/1977 | LFrance 2-0 Portugal08/03/1978 | VAustria 1-2 Portugal15/11/1978 | VNorway 0-1 Portugal09/05/1979 | DSpain 1-1 Portugal26/09/1979 |
| Overall | VPortugal 1-0 United States20/09/1978 | DPortugal 1-1 Belgium11/10/1978 | VAustria 1-2 Portugal15/11/1978 | VPortugal 1-0 Scotland29/11/1978 | VNorway 0-1 Portugal09/05/1979 | DSpain 1-1 Portugal26/09/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 6 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 6 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
4 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.25 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
|
0.8 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | René Vandereycken | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Fonseca Junior Alberto | |
| René Vandereycken | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Fonseca Junior Alberto | |
| René Vandereycken | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| René Vandereycken | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Jean Janssens | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | João Alves |  |
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
3 ga
Away
7 gf
7 ga
Total
13 gf
10 ga
Historical head to head
Home
7 gf
7 ga
Away
3 gf
6 ga
Total
10 gf
13 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
February 17, 1971 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
February 17, 1971 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
May 03, 1964 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
May 03, 1964 |
Latest head to head
October 11, 1978 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
November 21, 1971 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
February 17, 1971 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
May 03, 1964 - Rencontres amicales 1964
May 17, 1962 - Rencontres amicales 1962
Best historical scorers against Portugal
|
Raoul Lambert | 3 goals | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Joseph van Beeck | 1 goal | 1931 - 1931 |
|
Joseph Givard | 1 goal | 1951 - 1951 |
|
Jef Jurion | 1 goal | 1962 - 1962 |
 |
Paul Vandenberg | 1 goal | 1964 - 1964 |
|
Désiré Bastin | 1 goal | 1930 - 1930 |
Best historical scorers against Belgique
 |
Eusebio | 2 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
|
Armando Martins | 2 goals | 1930 - 1931 |
 |
Fernando Gomes | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Fernando Peres | 1 goal | 1971 - 1971 |
 |
Artur de Sousa Pinga | 1 goal | 1931 - 1931 |
|
Henrique Ben David | 1 goal | 1951 - 1951 |
Players with most games played vs Portugal
 |
Paul van Himst | 4 matches | 1962 - 1971 |
 |
Léon Semmeling | 3 matches | 1964 - 1971 |
|
Léopold Anoul | 2 matches | 1951 - 1954 |
|
Nico Dewalque | 2 matches | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Jean Nicolay | 2 matches | 1962 - 1964 |
|
Jan van der Auwera | 2 matches | 1951 - 1954 |
Players with most games played vs Belgique
|
Eusebio | 4 matches | 1962 - 1971 |
|
António Simões | 3 matches | 1964 - 1971 |
 |
Humberto Coelho | 3 matches | 1971 - 1978 |
 |
Nené | 2 matches | 1971 - 1978 |
|
Marques Virgilio Mendes | 2 matches | 1951 - 1954 |
|
Mario João | 2 matches | 1962 - 1964 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 30, 1978
September 20, 1978
October 11, 1978
October 25, 1978
November 15, 1978
November 29, 1978
March 28, 1979
May 02, 1979
May 09, 1979
June 07, 1979
August 29, 1979
September 12, 1979
October 17, 1979
November 01, 1979
November 21, 1979
December 19, 1979
March 26, 1980
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