Belgium vs FYR Macedonia match stats & report

0–0 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 7 · Planet Group Arena, Gent · Ref H. U. Meler

Belgium stats & fixtures · FYR Macedonia stats & fixtures

Belgium drew with FYR Macedonia 0–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 7) on 10 October 2025. Expected goals finished 3.24–0.05. Belgium had 78% of the ball.

Belgium vs FYR Macedonia match statistics

BelgiumFYR Macedonia

78% Ball possession 22%
3.24 Expected goals (xG) 0.05
25 Total shots 3
5 Shots on target 0
8 Shots off target 1
12 Blocked shots 2
20 Shots inside the box 0
13 Corners 2
15 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 2
690 Passes 203
88% Pass accuracy 63%
0 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

6' Yellow card A. Saelemaekers Belgium
30' Yellow card S. Aškovski FYR Macedonia
68' Yellow card A. Theate Belgium
79' Yellow card K. De Bruyne Belgium
87' Yellow card T. Kostadinov FYR Macedonia

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Belgium

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Rudi Garcia

1 T. Courtois

5 M. De Cuyper 3 A. Theate 2 Z. Debast 21 T. Castagne

8 N. Raskin

11 J. Doku 7 K. De Bruyne 20 H. Vanaken 22 A. Saelemaekers

10 L. Trossard

Bench M. Vandevoordt , M. Sels , B. Mechele , Axel Witsel , M. Fofana , D. Lukebakio , T. Meunier , J. Seys , C. Vanhoutte , A. Onana , L. Openda , M. Batshuayi

FYR Macedonia

Confirmed 5-3-2 Blagoja Milevski

23 S. Dimitrievski

8 Ezgjan Alioski 6 Visar Musliu 5 G. Zajkov 2 A. Stojchevski 3 S. Aškovski

7 E. Elmas 21 Jani Atanasov 18 T. Kostadinov

20 B. Miovski 10 E. Bardhi

Bench D. Iliev , I. Aleksovski , N. Serafimov , A. Trajkovski , D. Churlinov , S. Despotovski , D. Velkovski , E. Rastoder , Isnik Alimi , D. Babunski , Milan Ristovski , L. Stankovski

Out and doubtful

Y. Tielemans Belgium Out — Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Belgium at home

3–4–1 in 8 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 0.5 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 8
Corners: 6.9 per game
Shots on target: 7.1 per game

28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

FYR Macedonia away

0–3–5 in 8 matches

Scored: 0.1 per game
Conceded: 2.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 8
Corners: 2.0 per game
Shots on target: 0.9 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Belgium vs FYR Macedonia head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
6 Jun 25	FYR Macedonia v Belgium	1–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Belgium vs FYR Macedonia head-to-head record