European rivals Spain and Belgium face off in an eye-catching last-eight tie at the World Cup in California on Friday.
Both nations started their campaigns slowly with Spain held to a 0-0 draw by Cape Verde and Belgium drawing with each of Egypt and Iran.
But Spain have barely put a foot wrong since, culminating in a clutch 1-0 win over rivals Portugal, while the Belgians have turned on the scoring taps, banging in 12 goals against New Zealand, Senegal and the USA.
Spain v Belgium Tips Summary
Best Bet - Spain to win @ 13/20
Alternative Bet - Lamine Yamal 2+ shots on target @ 4/5
Bet Builder - Thibaut Courtois 2+ saves, Youri Tielemans 2+ shots & Nicolas Raskin to commit 3+ fouls @ 11/2
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Spain v Belgium Prediction
Best Bet: Spain to win @ 13/20
Spain have steamrolled their way to the last eight of the World Cup with a vintage display of tough defence and sporadic offence and they look too well-organised for Belgium.
Five games played, no goals conceded and it isn't down to keeper Unai Simon's heroics; he isn't being tested.
Belgium have the tools in players like Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Jeremy Doku to ask far more questions of Spain than Portugal did in the last 16.
But everything says that Spain, unbeaten in over two years, have all the answers. They are odds-on for a reason and not bad value at all.
Alternative Bet: Lamine Yamal 2+ shots on target @ 4/5
Defensively Belgium have been more suspect than Spain, conceding in four games and offering chances.
And if you offer Lamine Yamal sights on goal he will not turn them down.
The Barcelona star's ability to find a way in off his flank and readily unload - from anywhere - makes him a real threat and he can have at least two efforts on target to add to the eight he has had in his last four appearances.
Spain v Belgium Bet Builder Tip
Thibaut Courtois 2+ saves
Youri Tielemans 2+ shots
Nicolas Raskin to commit 3+ fouls
Pays 11/2
Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois has been a busy man, making three saves in three of his last four matches.
Spain should make him busier still so expect Courtois to again have to make over 2.5 saves as the first leg of the Bet Builder.
Belgium are going to be feeding off scraps and shots from distance may well be as good as they can muster.
To that end Youri Tielemans becomes an important player because he does enjoy a pop from range and having fired off 11 in five games, he can add two more to his stat board.
Rangers' midfielder Nicolas Raskin has become a critical part of the Belgium jigsaw, moreso now that Amadou Onana is out.
Raskin has put in three tackles against Senegal and the US and, busy once again, can repeat that number at least against the fluent Spanish.
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Key Match Stats
Spain have kept five straight clean sheets in these finals, the only side which has not conceded a goal
Belgium are unbeaten with three draws and two wins in their run to the quarter-finals
Spain top scorer Mikel Oyarzabal's four goals have been scored in pairs, with a double in the 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia and another brace in the 3-0 success over Austria
Romelu Lukaku is Belgium's top scorer with three goals and now has eight goals for the Red Devils across four World Cups
Spain are conceding an average of just 5.8 shots per game, the lowest of any of the 32 sides who came through the group stage
The Spanish are currently on a 35-match unbeaten streak, a sequence dating back to March 2024
Belgium are unbeaten in 18 matches
Ten of Belgium's last 16 matches have produced over 3.5 goals
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