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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Belgium are yet to lose at home against Wales as they prepare to play host to their rivals from Great Britain for a sixth time in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group B.
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Without a victory in Belgium, Wales sit top of Group B and will be hoping they fare better when they travel to the Low Countries for this UEFA EURO 2016 qualifier.
Match background
• Belgium's ten previous games against Wales have ended W5 D2 L3 (W3 D2 L0 at home).
• The sides are meeting for the second major qualifying competition in succession; Belgium won 2-0 in Cardiff – in what was Marc Wilmots' first competitive game as Red Devils coach – and then drew 1-1 in Brussels in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.
• Wales' last win against Belgium was 2-0 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Cardiff in March 1993.
• Wales manager Chris Coleman and Belgium boss Wilmots were on opposing benches as Belgium beat Wales 2-0 in November 1992 (Wilmots coming on as a late substitute), while Coleman was an unused substitute again, and Wilmots a scoring starter as Belgium beat Wales 3-2 at home in an October 1997 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Wilmots' record in four matches against Wales as a player was W3 D1.
• Belgium have had the better of the nations' meetings in UEFA age-group competitions: W8 D4 L3.
• In nine UEFA club competition encounters, the Belgian sides' record against Welsh opponents is W7 D2 L0.