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USA vs Belgium predictions: Balgoun can shine for the hosts

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authorRoss Kilvington
Mauricio Pochettino will be looking to build on USA's 5-1 thrashing of Uruguay against Belgium in Atlanta on Saturday night
Mauricio Pochettino will be looking to build on USA's 5-1 thrashing of Uruguay against Belgium in Atlanta on Saturday night
  • USA are unbeaten in their last five games, winning four including each of the last three

  • Belgium are unbeaten since March 2025

  • Recommended bet: Folarin Balogun to score anytime

USA are just months away from co-hosting the World Cup and Mauricio Pochettino's side have been in impressive form of late.

A stunning 5-1 victory over Uruguay in their last match has certainly heightened expectations heading into the World Cup and another win against Belgium could give the Americans even more confidence.

Rudi Garcia has suffered just one defeat since taking charge of Belgium and that was a 3-1 loss to Ukraine in March 2025.

Belgium have won six of their subsequent nine matches, conceding just seven goals in that period.

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Team news

Tyler Adams was ruled out of the USA squad with a quadriceps injury, while Haji Wright (groin), Sergio Dest (hamstring) and Roman Celentano (knock) will also be missing.

For Belgium, Romelu Lukaku has withdrawn from the squad due to a hamstring issue, joining Hans Vanaken and Leandro Trossard as absentees for the game.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois suffered a thigh injury during Real Madrid’s recent clash with Manchester City and is set to be sidelined for around six weeks.

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The stats

These two nations have met on six previous occasions. USA won the very first meeting 3-0 at the 1930 World Cup, but have lost all five games since.

Four of those have been in friendly matches, while the latest meeting saw Belgium beat USA 2-1 in the last 16 at the 2014 World Cup.

Belgium have scored 32 goals in their last nine games, while the USA have scored 17 across their last nine.

Folarin Balogun enters this match having scored five goals in his last five Ligue 1 games for AS Monaco.

Since making his debut for the national side in 2023, the forward has netted eight goals in 23 appearances, with three of those coming in his last five games.

The USA have lost just twice since June 2025, with those defeats coming against Mexico and South Korea.

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Prediction

This match promises to be an intriguing one, especially given the form of both nations heading into it.

Pochettino will be desperate to maintain momentum and another positive result could further bolster the feel-good factor heading into the World Cup.

Belgium are looking to reinforce their own confidence and have an impressive record under Garcia, perhaps deserving of favouritism in this clash even if they should not find things easy in Atlanta, particularly with some key injuries to their squad.

They might just have too much quality in the end, but it may pay to look to the goalscorer markets and one player looks particularly appealing at the prices.

Folarin Balogun is enjoying a fine season, scoring 17 goals in 39 appearances for club and country so far, but he has really hit a rich vein, scoring seven in his last seven, which includes three against the might of Paris Saint-Germain. The 24-year-old has also scored three in his last five for the USA and he looks in the sort of form to trouble the Red Devils on Saturday night.

Back Folarin Balogun to score anytime at 5/2 with LiveScore Bet.

The latest USA vs Belgium odds are available on LiveScore Bet.

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