Spain vs Belgium Prediction & Betting Tips - Olympic Matches Women

Prediction published on 06/08/2024, 02:06  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 06/08/2024 at 02:08 in Basketball Predictions

Spain and Belgium will battle it out in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics Women’s Basketball tournament. The winner of this sixth competitive matchup between the two nations will play Germany or France in the semi-finals. Let’s take a look at some of the stats leading up to this match before offering our prediction.

Spain are unbeaten at this year’s Summer Games. This should have the squad confident of earning another podium finish for the country. The 2016 silver medalists qualified for the knockout rounds with a 100% record in Group A.

Averaging 74.3 points per game across their three matches, Spain defeated China, Puerto Rico and Serbia. In their most recent game, against Serbia, they won 70-62, shooting 69% from inside the arc and 89% from free throws. Spain have defeated Belgium three times in their five meetings.

Belgium prolonged their Paris campaign with a win in their final group match. Rachid Meziane’s players were on the verge of elimination before taking on Japan. They had lost their opening two matches and were targeting a spot in the knockout rounds as a best third-placed team.

They would secure this with a dominant 85-58 win. It was the first time they scored at least 80 points in seven outings. Belgium had won five successive games before arriving for the Olympics and they will be eager to return to this form.

The Belgian Cats are averaging 76 points per game and shooting 45.5% from the field in Paris. Their field goal percentage is the second-best tally in the tournament. Belgium defeated Spain the last time they met to win the 2023 FIBA EuroBasket tournament. This was their maiden gold medal title in women’s basketball.