The lowdown on Scotland’s opponents Belgium

Scotland face Belgium for the 20th time on Monday as they look to get their Group I campaign back on track in the European Championship qualifiers.Here, the PA news agency gives you the lowdown on the visitors to Hampden.FormMichy Batshuayi scored twice against San Marino (Adam Davy/PA)Belgium have won all five qualifiers so far, scoring 15 goals and conceding one. The latest was a 4-0 win over San Marino on Friday, although it took a 43rd-minute penalty to break the deadlock. The worlds number-one ranked side have only lost two of their last 36 matches stretching back three years, the defeats coming against France in the World Cup semi-finals and a 5-2 loss against Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League.Head to headAlly McCoist was on target the last time Scotland beat Belgium (Martin Rickett/PA)Belgium have won 12 games to Scotlands four in 19 meetings between the teams. Scotlands most recent victory came in a European Championship qualifier in 1987 when goals from Paul McStay and Ally McCoist earned a 2-0 win. Scotland have failed to score in five consecutive defeats since Belgium earned a last-gasp 2-2 Hampden draw in a World Cup qualifier in March 2001.PlayersEden Hazard is ruled out by injury (Aaron Chown/PA)Injury has deprived Belgium of arguably their best player, Real Madrids Eden Hazard, along with his brother, Thorgan, plus former Celtic defender Dedryck Boyata and Anderlecht player/manager Vincent Kompany. But they are not exactly short of options with Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku among the unused substitutes in San Marino.Coaching staffRoberto Martinez will lead Belgium against Scotland (Bradley Collyer/PA)The away bench features two familiar faces in manager Roberto Martinez, who briefly played for Motherwell before becoming a successful manager with Swansea, Wigan and Everton. Shaun Maloney, who scored seven goals in 47 Scotland appearances, is the Spaniards main assistant after the departure of Thierry Henry.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){

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