Belgium vs Spain prediction, H2H and probable lineups — May 30, 2025
Belgium
Spain
As part of matchday five in the UEFA Women's Nations League Division A, Belgium will face Spain. The game will take place in Heverlee on Friday, May 30. Kick-off is scheduled for 20:30 Central European Time. I’m backing a bet on high scoring in this encounter.
Match preview
Belgium's national team has shown notable progress in recent years. Their qualification for the last World Cup could have been a historic first, but they fell to Portugal in the playoffs.
This summer, Belgium will feature at the European Championship for the third time in a row. The team is making steady progress: after a group-stage exit at Euro 2017, they reached the quarterfinals last time out. The next tournament, however, promises a tough challenge—Spain, Italy, and Portugal await in the group stage.
In the Nations League, Belgium competes in the top division. In their debut campaign, they managed to retain their Division A status thanks to playoff wins against Hungary. Both matches went Belgium’s way—by identical 5-1 scorelines.
Chasing the trophy this season seems out of reach. Belgium narrowly lost their opening matches against Spain and Portugal, but were thrashed 0-5 by England. Only after that did they pick up their first win—beating the same English side at home.
Spain are the world’s top-ranked women’s team and the outright favorites in every tournament they enter. Their number one spot in the FIFA rankings is proof enough.
The Spanish are reigning world champions and will be chasing their first-ever European Championship title this summer. Notably, at the tournament hosted by Switzerland, Spain will again meet Belgium.
On top of that, Spain also won the inaugural Women’s Nations League last year. Throughout the competition, they suffered just one defeat—to Italy—while winning all their other matches.
This season, the only loss came against England, and the final group match against the Lionesses will be decisive. Spain only need to beat Belgium and avoid defeat to England to top the group and advance to the semifinals.
Match facts
- Belgium have won just one of their last four matches.
- Belgium have not drawn in their last seven games.
- Spain have lost only once in their previous eight fixtures.
- Over the past two years, Spain have failed to score in just one away match.
- Belgium average 1.5 goals per home game, while Spain average 2 goals per away match.
Probable lineups
- Belgium: Evrard, Tysiak, Iliano, Cayman, Philtjens, Janssens, Teulings, Eboa Missipo, Vanhaevermaet, Oerlings, Toloba.
- Spain: Coll, Fernandez, Mendez, Ouahabi, Aleixandri, Guijarro, Bonmatí, Putellas, Caldentey, Pina, Paralluelo.
H2H
- The last four meetings between these teams have all ended in Spanish victories, with an aggregate score of 15-2.
- In their most recent game in Belgium, Spain ran out 7-0 winners.
Prediction
Belgium have shown decent attacking potential, especially at home. However, in the reverse fixture, Spain completely overran them all over the pitch, coming back from 0-2 down to snatch victory. Since then, Belgium have somewhat regrouped, so a more disciplined and organized display can be expected. Still, Spain continue to dominate women’s football, and a win here is crucial for them. My bet is on the total goals to be over 3.
