Our prediction for this match:
David faces Goliath at Lotto Park as Belgium take on Burkina Faso in a friendly. The Red Devils are likely to stick to their attacking style of play, but keep in mind that they will be without key players De Bruyne, Lukaku, and Mertens in Tuesday’s game. Divock Origi should be recalled to the starting XI, as well as Brighton midfielder Leonardo Trossard.
Roberto Martinez has strength in depth, and regardless of which players will be deployed in the starting XI, home win should be considered. Burkina Faso, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 5-0 loss to Kosovo, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on Roberto Martinez’s troops. Experienced midfielder Bryan Dabo is banned for the match as he was sent off in Thursday’s friendly.
Highlighted Player (Romelu Lukaku):
Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli, born on 13th of ay 1993 is a Belgian player with roots form Congo. Lukaku played for several youth teams before he got picked up by RSC Anderlecht. After playing for only 2 seasons for Anderlecht Chelsea picked him up for around12 million euro.
Lukaku was never able to get a spot in the starting eleven of Chelsea and after playing for WBA he moved to Everton for approximately 35 million euro.Lukaku made his debut in February 2010 by the age of 16 and is one of the youngest players that player for the highest Belgian national team.
The biggest achievement of Lukakui is winning the Eerste klasse in Belgium and the English FA Cup. With his strength and goal scoring abilities Lukaku can be considered as one of the deadliest strikers of the world. Nicknames for Lukaku are Big Rom and the Tank.
Highlighted Team (Burkina Faso):
Burkina Faso are an African football team that is controlled by the Federation Burkinabe de Foot-Ball. They were playing under the name of Upper Volta until 1984 when they became Burkina Faso. Les Etlons (the Stallions) defeated Gabon in their first international game (5-4) and they recorded their biggest win one year later (Liberia 5-1).
Burkina Faso have yet to qualify for the World Cup finals, whilst they played an important role at the 2013 African Cup of Nations. By beating the likes of Togo and Ghana in the knockout stages the Stallions set up a meeting with Nigeria in the final of the tournament, but the Super Eagles eventually won the title. It has to be noted that Mba scored the winner for Nigeria in the title game.
Jonathan Pitroipa is probably the most notable footballer who played for Burkina Faso the former Rennes ace has 51 caps for the national team. Stade du 4-Aout, the venue that was opened in 1984, is regarded as Burkina Faso’s home ground.