Belgium v Andorra background

Belgium belatedly get their UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group B campaign under way as they take on Andorra, who made a relatively positive start to their campaign.

Match background
• Belgium have won both of their previous matches against Andorra, but by relatively narrow margins: 1-0 away and 3-0 at home in UEFA EURO 2004 qualifying.

• Andorra kicked off Group B with a 2-1 loss to Wales but for a while looked set to end their wait for a first point in EURO qualifying in 41 attempts. They led for 16 minutes until Gareth Bale cancelled out Ildefons Lima's sixth-minute penalty, then Bale hit the winner nine minutes from time.

• The Pyreneans had not scored in their previous 18 competitive matches, and had not taken the lead in a competitive fixture since 13 October 2004, when they beat the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1-0 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.

• This is Belgium's first competitive game since they reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals; their opening Group B fixture against Israel was rescheduled for security reasons.

• Belgium are unbeaten in nine competitive home matches (W5 D4) since losing 1-0 to Germany in their opening UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier.

• Andorra midfielder Marcio Vieira celebrates his 30th birthday on the day of the Belgium match.

• The nations' only meeting in a UEFA age-group tournament ended in a 4-0 loss for Andorra's Under-19s in 2010. In the only UEFA meetings between the nations' clubs, K. Lierse SK beat FC Encamp 7-1 over two legs in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup first round.