Turkey vs Belgium UEFA Nations League prediction: Match preview, team news, current form & h2h

Belgium need a win to strengthen their hopes of reaching the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals when they travel to face Turkey on Thursday evening.

The Red Devils arrive in third place in Group A1 with six points, while Turkey are bottom with zero points from their opening four matches.

The match is particularly important for Belgium because only the top two teams in each League A group qualify automatically for the quarters.

Belgium therefore need a positive result in Turkey before facing Italy in their final group game on Sunday.

Turkey, meanwhile, have already been eliminated from quarter-final contention and will be confirmed in fourth place if they fail to beat Belgium.

Belgium have the psychological advantage after beating Turkey 3-0 in the reverse fixture in Brussels last month, with Kevin De Bruyne scoring twice.

The hosts have lost all of their four games in the Group, scoring just twice and conceding 11 times, leaving them desperate for their first points on the board.

Can Turkey get something out of this game, or will Belgium boost their qualification hopes with a victory here? Below is our predicted outcome for the match.

The match kicks off at 8PM E.A.T at the Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu

Kerem Aktürkoğlu, İrfan Can Kahveci, Samet Akaydin and Altay Bayındır have all been left out of the Turkish squad.

Kenan Yıldız remains unavailable through injury and will sit this one out, as well as Abdülkerim Bardakcı who is suspended for the match.

Zeki Çelik and Merih Demiral are carrying bookings into the match but will retain their spots in the starting XI.

Real Madrid forward Arda Guler is available and remains their biggest attacking threat.

Belgium have received a major boost with the return of Jeremy Doku, with the Manchester City winger expected to start as well as De Bruyne in midfield.

Chelsea’s Romeo Lavia is suspended and will be replaced by Dodi Lukebakio in the heart of midfield.

These nations have played each other 12 times in their history, with Belgium winning five times compared to Turkey’s three victories.

Five matches have resulted in a draw, the last being a 1-1 draw in 2011.

Turkey – LLLLW

Belgium – LWLWL

• Belgium 3-0 Turkey (October 2, 2026)
• Belgium 1-1 Turkey (June 3, 2011)
• Turkey 3-2 Belgium (September 7, 2010)
• Belgium 2-0 Turkey (October 10, 2009)
• Turkey 1-1 Belgium (September 10, 2008)

Belgium are clearly the stronger side on paper and have the greater incentive to win, with qualification for the Nations League quarter-finals still within reach.

With the current run of form that Turkey are on, it is difficult to see them get all three points here despite having home advantage.

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