Belgium vs Wales Prediction: 11/1 Tip, Team News & More

Wales have made an excellent start to their World Cup qualifying campaign but face their toughest test yet on Monday night when they head to Brussels to take on Belgium.

Craig Bellamy's team are the early leaders in Group J with seven points from three matches, while the Red Devils have played only once in the group so far, opening their campaign with a disappointing 1-1 draw in North Macedonia on Friday.

The match at the King Baudouin Stadium kicks off at 7.45pm tonight and will be shown live on BBC One and S4C.

Belgium vs Wales Tips

Wales and Belgium have been regular opponents over the last decade or so and the Welsh side have held their own while also enjoying some notable successes.

The teams have met nine times since 2012, with Belgium winning three times (including the most recent clash in the Nations League in September 2022), four draws and two wins for Wales, including a 3-1 quarter-final win at Euro 2016.

The visitors come into the match in better form, having gone unbeaten in nine matches under Bellamy. While they have not been taking on the world's leading sides, they have secured comfortable wins over Iceland (4-1), Kazakhstan (3-1) and Liechtenstein (3-0) in the last six months.

They are unbeaten in four away games under their new coach, with draws in tricky fixtures and Iceland, Turkey and North Macedonia, and they could be capable of picking up a valuable point in Brussels too.

Belgium are undergoing a period of transition and have won only one of their last eight games after Maxim De Cuyper's first-half goal was cancelled out by an 86th-minute North Macedonia equaliser on Friday.

The Red Devils lost at home to Italy and France in the autumn and look overrated in the odds for their first home qualifier against an in-form side.

Wales' seven World Cup qualifying goals have all been scored by different players. Joe Rodon, Harry Wilson and Kieffer Moore were all on the scoresheet against Liechtenstein, while Daniel James, Ben Davies, Rabbi Matondo and David Brooks had netted in their first two group outings.

Rather than picking one of that list to strike again, though, it could pay to select another name to be added in Tottenham forward Brennan Johnson, who is 11/1 to break the deadlock.

Johnson scored the winning goal in the Europa League final against Manchester United and provided the equaliser when Wales drew 1-1 with Belgium in the Nations League in June 2022.

After scoring 18 goals for Spurs last season, he can cause problems for a Belgium defence who have kept only one clean sheet in their last 10 games.

Belgium vs Wales Team News

Youri Tielemans and Amadou Onana could come into the Belgium starting line-up, with Nico Raskin and Hans Vanaken making way after starting against North Macedonia on Friday.

Wales will be without defender Neco Williams, who suffered an ankle injury early in the match against Liechtenstein on Friday and has not travelled.

Cardiff City centre-back Dylan Lawlor has been added to the squad and Jay Dasilva is in contention to start.

The lineups for Belgium vs Wales will be displayed below approximately one hour before kick-off.