Netherlands vs Qatar Predictions and Match Preview

Arun - November 27, 2022

Netherlands vs Qatar
World Cup 2022 Group A
Date: Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Kick-Off at 16:00 UK/ 17:00 CET
Venue: Al Bayt Stadium (Al Khor).

Netherlands are expect to pile further misery on Qatar when the two teams go head-to-head in the final group game of FIFA World Cup 2022

• The Netherlands need a point to progress to the round of 16, but must win to secure the top spot in Group A
• Hosts are eliminated from the competition following the defeats to Ecuador and Senegal
• Qatar will become the first host nation to exit from the World Cup with a win if they lose to the Netherlands on Tuesday.

Real Netherlands please stand up

With four points from two games, Netherlands are well poised to go through to the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, the two performances despite the results is a far cry for swift improvements in all departments.

The group games of cup competition like the World Cup can be tricky, but the Netherlands looked like the shadow of what they used to be in recent months. Louis van Gaal has every reason to be aggravated after the 1-1 draw with Ecuador since the result could have easily gone in favor of the South American underdogs.

The Oranje were second best in all aspects of the game against Enner Valencia’s troops; as they were in the opener against Senegal where two late goals saved them from an evitable embarrassment.

Probably, the boys could look back and take inspiration from their brilliant form in the UEFA Nations League not so long ago. The Dutch topped the group undefeated with 5 wins from 6 getting the better of Belgium and Poland.

Qatar close to embarrassing World Cup record

Following the 3-1 defeat to Senegal, Qatar became the second host nation in World Cup history to exit the tournament at group stage. There was a huge improvement in their performance after the 2-0 defeat to Ecuador, but they just don’t have the quality or experience to earn results at this level.

The only other host nation that failed to make it out of the group was South Africa in the 2010 edition. But Bafana Bafana had an impressive campaign in a group of death alongside Uruguay, France and Mexico. They bowed up with their heads high with 4 points after a priceless 2-1 win knocking out defending champions France from the competition.

Netherlands vs Qatar Prediction

We are yet to see the best of the Netherlands in the tournament, but on Tuesday they are expected to unleash themselves against the clueless defense of Qatar. Therefore, we take the over 3.5 goals full-time as our top bet with our priority always on finding tips that offer best value to the readers.

Cody Gakpo’s scoring form for the Dutch national side is impressive. The 23-year old PSV forward scored his team’s first goal against Senegal and Ecuador and has netted in 4 of his last 5 appearances for the Dutch national side. He is our red hot favorite to score anytime at the Al Bayt Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.

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