Belgium vs Morocco Bet Builder Tips: A Kevin De Bruyne Bet Builder for Sunday
It's safe to say Belgium impressed nobody with their fortunate opening day win in the World Cup against Canada last time out. Roberto Martinez will hope his side can improve steadily throughout the tournament, however, three points in the bank after such a poor performance is a bonus for the Belgians.
Billy Grimshaw has assessed the game and has a 24/1 Bet Builder shout with Unibet...
Belgium vs Morocco Odds
The Belgian 'Golden Generation' are certainly on their last legs and this tournament is almost certainly the final chance for stalwarts such as Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen to taste international glory with the Red Devils. If they play anything like they did against Canada in the first game, losing the xG battle by over 1.5 goals and being outplayed across the park, they can forget about that dream. Martinez's men were lucky winners but will surely be better in matchday 2 against Morocco and we think their price of evens to win this game with Unibet looks generous.
Belgium have not become a bad team overnight and although they may not be the force of old they still possess some unbelievable players and have much more in the locker than a Morocco team who rely heavily on right back Achraf Hakimi and the aging Hakim Ziyech. Hakimi is undoubtedly world class but cannot do everything alone and Belgium's superior depth across the park should see them home and hosed.
A win for the Red Devils will ensure their passage to the knockout stages once more in an international tournament and we think they are worth backing as a single to succeed, however for a more juicy price we have added a couple more player based selections to our Bet Builder below.
Belgium vs Morocco Bet Builder Tips:
One of the hotly debated topics from matchday 1 was the suspicious awarding of man of the match awards to the most famous players in each side. Cristiano Ronaldo's dubious victory when Bruno Fernandes was the Portugal star was the most high profile, but closely following behind him was Kevin De Bruyne's win of the award for his performance against Canada. The ever modest Man City midfielder even confessed post game to not feeling like he had deserved the accolade, causing widespread social media furore.
De Bruyne is undoubtedly the most talented player in either of these teams and will be itching to earn a man of the match award on merit rather than reputation. The midfield maestro is always dangerous from set-pieces, something that could be key against a cynical Morocco side, and if the Moroccans choose to sit deep De Bruyne could unleash one of his trademark long-range rockets. At 3/1 with Unibet De Bruyne to score anytime is our second leg of this Bet Builder treble.
To wrap up the treble and significantly boost the odds we are siding with Moroccan left back Yahia Attiyat Allah to be carded. He should be facing up to De Bruyne as the Belgian talisman drifts into that favoured right channel, which could bamboozle the man who plies his trade in the lowly Moroccan domestic league. Thomas Meunier was only a substitute in game one for Belgium but should be back in the starting side on Sunday to add further fire power to the Belgian right side, so Attiyat Allah could have a tricky afternoon in store. He looks big at 18/5 with Unibet to see a card and adding this selection takes our treble to 24/1, a price that looks more than fair.
Good luck as ever if you're following this selection and please remember to gamble responsibly.
