Spain Women vs Belgium Women predictions: La Roja to secure knockout spot
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- Spain Women started the tournament with a 5-0 win over Portugal Women
- Belgium Women have work to do after a 1-0 defeat to Italy Women
- Recommended bet: Spain Women to win and both teams to score
Spain will look to book their place in the knockout stages of the Women's European Championship when they take on Belgium in Thun on Monday.
Montserrat Tome's team are the outright favourites to win Euro 2025 and they justified that with a resounding win earlier this week.
Another victory for Spain will all-but secure qualification to the knockouts while Belgium have it all to do after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Italy in their opener on Thursday.
Team news
Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati will look to start after coming off the bench against Portugal, while Irene Paredes is available again after a suspension.
Belgium boss Elisabet Gunnarsdottir will have to consider changes after her side's opening defeat, but she is likely to play five in defence to counter Spain's relentless attack.
The stats
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While Spain Women are favourites for the tournament, they have only kept two clean sheets in their last 15 games in all competitions.
La Roja have been relentless, though, winning nine of their last 10 matches.
Two of those wins came against Belgium, with Spain recording 3-2 and 5-1 victories earlier this year in February and May respectively.
Spain Women have come into the tournament as reigning World Cup and Nations League champions.
Prediction
Spain need no introduction on the international stage as the reigning world champions and they showed their class against Portugal in their opener.
Having already scored eight goals against Belgium in their last two meetings, La Roja will be expected to pick up another routine win.
They should race into the lead and coach Tome may even start to rest some of his players in the second half, which should give Belgium the chance to find the back of the net.
The Belgian Red Flames should be confident of scoring against a Spain defence that has kept only two clean sheets in 15 contests, having themselves scored in both defeats they suffered to La Roja earlier this year.
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