Netherlands – Belgium

Netherlands and Belgium will square off at Amsterdam ArenA in a friendly set to be played days before the next round of World Cup qualifications.

The hosts are struggling with one of their worst periods in recent history. The talent in the team is at an all time low, Netherlands incredibly failed to qualify for Euro 2016 and the situation in these World Cup qualifiers isn`t looking much better. Netherlands is 3rd in the group with just 4 points in 3 matches – losing to France (home), drawing with Sweden (away) and only beating Belarus (home).

Belgium is doing great under new manager Roberto Martinez, winning 3 out of 3 in the World Cup qualifiers and posting an amazing goal difference of 13-0. Their last result was a 6-0 win in Gibraltar, but they also defeated Bosnia 4-0 and Cyprus 3-0. Belgium is truly looking good and fans are hoping that this collection of talent will finally reach its potential.

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Team news & lineups:

Robben and Karsdorp are out for Netherlands, while Belgium will miss Vermaelen, Alderweireld, Fellaini and Engels, alongside Nainggolan who was strangely not called up.

Netherlands: Stekelenburg – Veltman, Bruma, van Dijk, Blind – Wijnaldum, Sneijder, Schaars – Lens, Janssen, Depay

Belgium: Courtois – Ciman, Kompany, Vertonghen – Meunier, Dembele, Witsel, Carrasco – Hazard, Lukaku, De Bruyne

There`s no doubt that Belgium is the better team here, with more talent and playing much better football than this mediocre Netherlands side. However, Netherlands does have home court advantage and will probably want to claim a positive result against a good team, in order to get some confidence. A draw would surely be enough for the hosts and I`m certain the visiting would not mind such a result in a friendly either.

Both teams have more important games coming up in a few days in the World Cup qualifiers, so I expect this to be a routine match for ticket revenue and TV money, with neither side putting in much effort. Netherlands will probably be a bit more motivated playing at home, so that should be enough to earn them a draw against a superior team.

A tie game seems like the most probable result in this friendly match, so my tip here will be the draw. Prediction: Netherlands – Belgium 1-1.

Pick: Draw
Odds: 3.52 @ 1xBet
Stake: 3
Possible profit: 7.56
Event date: 9 November