Belgium vs New Zealand Prediction 6/26/2026 Today’s Soccer Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Belgium vs New Zealand Prediction for this World Cup Matchday 3 Group G matchup on Friday, June 26th at the Lumen Field in BC Place in Vancouver, Canada. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this World Cup matchup.

New Zealand Preview

New Zealand has one point in the tournament, with one draw and one loss and are sitting on the 4th place of Group G. They are coming off a 3-1 loss to Egypt, where they had 44% possession of the ball and 11 total shots, 5 of them on target. They had 80% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 1.24 compared to Egypt’s 1.87.

New Zealand is averaging 1.5 goals per game, while allowing 2.5 goals per game. They have a -1.0 goal differential, 1.24 average expected goals, 1.69 average expected goals conceded and -0.4 average expected goal differential. They have 48% possession of the ball and 55% save percentage, while having zero clean sheets.

Eli Just is New Zealand’s top scorer with 2 goals. Chris Wood is New Zealand’s top passer, with 2 assists.

Belgium Preview

Belgium has 2 points in the tournament, with two draws and are sitting on the 3rd place of Group G. They are coming off a 0-0 draw with Iran, where they had 70% possession of the ball and 23 total shots, 7 of them on target. They had 86% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 1.79 compared to Iran’s 0.62.

Belgium is averaging 0.5 goals per game, while allowing 0.5 goals per game. They have a +0.0 goal differential, 1.57 average expected goals, 0.85 average expected goals conceded and +0.7 average expected goal differential. They have 62% possession of the ball and 83% save percentage, while having one clean sheet.

Belgium vs New Zealand Prediction

This will be the first meeting between those two National Teams.

In this Belgium vs New Zealand Prediction, Belgium is coming as massive -500 favorites. Both teams are still in the mix for the qualification in the next round, but Belgium have been disappointing so far in the World Cup, with just two draws and a single goal scored. New Zealand is having an amazing opportunity to advance to the next round and have a better offensive production than Belgium so far. The spread is at -2 goals for Belgium and I don’t think they can win by three goals in a game where the other team has chances, even though its inferior. Take New Zealand by +2 goals in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: New Zealand +2