Belgium vs Montenegro prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-06-04 18:30.
[p]Belgium (FIFA rank: #3) begin their final preparations for UEFA Euro 2024 by hosting Montenegro (FIFA rank: #70), more than ten years after their only previous meeting, a 2-2 draw in 2012. Among those that played that day, only Jan Vertonghen and Axel Witsel are part of the current squad, which Domenico Tedesco must trim by one before they head to Germany to take on Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine in their group.[/p]
[p]This fixture will therefore be a chance for young midfielders Arne Engels and Mandela Keita to push their case for inclusion after they were late additions to the squad, as well as allowing the Red Devils to build match sharpness ahead of the Euros. And they enter the tournament in good form, having not lost since Morocco beat them 2-0 in the group stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup (W8, D5 since), last losing at home in June 2022 (W5, D2 since).[/p]
[p]Montenegro limped over the line during their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign (W1, L2), which cost them a shot at the finals as well as heralding the end of Miodrag Radulović’s time in charge. Thankfully for the Brave Falcons, former Yugoslavia and Croatia international Robert Prosinečki has got off to the perfect start as his replacement, overseeing two victories ‘to nil’ since his appointment.[/p]
[p]Both of those were friendlies on foreign soil, but they head to Belgium to face a much sterner test than those games against Belarus (FIFA rank: #96) and North Macedonia (FIFA rank: #69), particularly as they have failed to win their last three away outings (D1, L2). With just two friendlies before their UEFA Nations League campaign begins in September, Montenegro could well use this as an opportunity to experiment, especially as only four players in their squad have more than 50 caps.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Belgium’s Leandro Trossard scored in four of his last six matches for Arsenal, with three of those goals arriving before half-time, while Montenegro captain Stevan Jovetić has netted his last three international strikes between the 35th and 50th minutes.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Montenegro have scored before half-time in each of their last seven games (HT: W6, D1).[/p]