Belgium vs Algeria prediction
Belgium strongly fancied
Projected Round of 32 tie — if the bracket holds and these two meet, our model makes Belgium 76% to advance, projecting a 2–0 scoreline (expected goals 2.3–0.6).
The edge comes from belgium +220 elo and expected goals 2.3 – 0.6.
Form check: Belgium have been under-performing expectations (just 1 pts from 1, roughly 1.3 below the 2.3 expected.); Algeria have been matching expectations (0 pts from 1, right in line with the 0.1 expected.).