Liechtenstein vs Belgium Prediction: Routine win for Red Devils in Vaduz

It's been an unconvincing start to the 2026 World Cup qualification campaign for Belgium, who drew 1-1 in North Macedonia on June 6 before beating Wales 4-3 in Brussels three days later, only thanks to an 88th-minute winner from Kevin De Bruyne, who spared the Red Devils' blushes after they had given up a three-goal lead.

Thursday's game at Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz should, on paper, be a much easier assignment for Rudi Garcia's side, with their hosts, Liechtenstein, pointless in Group J after home defeats to North Macedonia (0-3) and Kazakhstan (0-2) in March were followed by a 3-0 defeat in Wales in June. Below are my Liechtenstein vs Belgium predictions, complete with all the latest team news and match odds, ahead of this 19:45 (BST) kick-off in the capital.

Team News

Liechtenstein's squad includes several experienced internationals, such as Vaduz goalkeeper Benjamin Buchel, YF Juventus defender Maximilian Goppel, Balzers midfielder Sandro Wolfinger and forward Dennis Salanovic (unattached), who have all made over 60 appearances for their country.

Football Odds

Captain Nicolas Hasler (103) is the most experienced of the lot, and with seven goals, the Vaduz midfielder is the highest scoring member of the current set-up.

Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), Romeo Lavia (Chelsea), Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) and Dodi Lukebakio (Benfica) have been left out of Belgium's squad this month due to injury.

There are three newcomers in camp, with goalkeeper Mike Penders (Strasbourg, on loan from Chelsea), full-back Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge) and midfielder Charles Vanhoutte (Nice) all receiving their first call-ups.

Today's Football Fixtures

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), De Bruyne (Napoli) and Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) are among the most experienced names who will lend a hand to the fresh faces.

Liechtenstein vs Belgium Odds

Liechtenstein's last competitive win was on October 10, 2020, when they beat Luxembourg 2-0 in a Uefa Nations League match. It's little surprise, then, to see Thursday's hosts priced up at 66/1 to beat Belgium, implying a 1.5% probability of success. The visitors, meanwhile, are 1/200 to claim all three points, while a draw is available at 33/1

Total Goals - Under 4.5 @ 11/10

Luxembourg have failed to score in all four games this calendar year, and have blanked in six of their last seven matches, only managing to breach San Marino's back line last November in a 3-1 defeat to their fellow international minnow.

Since the start of last year, they've only scored against Latvia, Gibraltar (twice), Hong Kong and San Marino, so Belgium, as one of Europe's powerhouse nations in football, should be confident of keeping a clean sheet in Vaduz.

The Red Devils are expected to comfortably beat Liechtenstein on Thursday, but will we see a really big scoreline, or is a 3-0, maybe a 4-0, scoreline more likely?

Belgium scored four last time out against Wales, but they needed to, as their opponents struck three times themselves at the King Baudouin Stadium, and that was the first time since a 5-0 thrashing of Estonia in September 2023 that they had hit 5+ goals in a single game.

Liechtenstein, for all their defeats - they've lost their last six heading into Thursday's contests - don't suffer many annihilations, with Iceland, in March 2023, the last side to put more than four goals past them. Twenty of their last 22 games have seen four or fewer strikes, with only that 3-1 defeat to San Marino last November, and a 2-2 draw in Gibraltar two months prior, preventing a full house.

Under 4.5 goals, then, priced at 11/10, might be the best bet for this qualifier.

First Half Correct Score - Belgium 2-0 @ 9/4

In the search for a little value, we head to the 'First Half Correct Score' market, where I am backing Belgium 2-0.

Liechtenstein may have lost their last six games, but there haven't been more than two goals scored by half-time of any of those defeats; in fact, the Blue-Reds have been 2-0 down in three of their last four matches - against Scotland, Kazakhstan and North Macedonia.

The last top-10-ranked nation Liechtenstein faced was Portugal in November 2023, and they held off Cristiano Ronaldo & Co. until the 46th minute, when CR7 himself opened the scoring. I don't think the Belgians will head into the interval goalless like the Portuguese did nearly two years ago, but it's a reminder that these games aren't always as simple as they appear on paper.

Belgium were 3-1 ahead at half-time against Wales in Brussels last time out, but in their last away game, in North Macedonia, they were only 1-0 up, and the home side levelled proceedings in the 86th minute.

Liechtenstein should be easier to break down than North Macedonia, but the last time the Red Devils took a trip to a nation ranked outside the top 100, Estonia (108th) in June 2023, they were only 2-0 up at the interval, before adding one more to their total in the second half.

Thursday's hosts are ranked 204th, so in theory, they should provide less resistance than the Estonians, but we could see some a second-string Belgium XI, and that may see the visitors offer less fluency, starting slowly before clicking into gear in the second period.

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