Netherlands vs USA Prediction on December 3, 2022

Match info

The knockout stage of the men’s football 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar unwraps on Saturday, December 3, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. At 6 p.m. local & Moscow time, the Netherlands and the United States will kick off their match. The USA made it out of Group B and is now in the Round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup, where they’ll play the Netherlands, the No. 8-ranked team in the world who finished on top of Group A.

Meeting statistics

Even if the opponent is a well-known European power with World Cup experience, it’s still a favorable draw given that the ‘Stars and Stripes’ avoided playing any of the top tournament favorites, such as Brazil, France, Argentina, Spain, or Germany.

The United States has never defeated a non-America side in the World Cup knockout round and has defeated CONCACAF rivals Mexico in their only World Cup Round of 16 stages ever. If there was ever an opportunity to do so, this would be it. Even though they were unblemished in the group stage play, the Netherlands occasionally appeared wobbly, particularly against Ecuador, who pressed them into oblivion; the Dutch were fortunate to escape with a point. However, Louis van Gaal’s team is on an incredible 18-match unbeaten streak, so the Americans will need their finest game of the tournament to progress in a historic manner. The odds on the majority of the online top bookmakers having World Cup matches on their offer do somewhat reflect that, as the Netherlands are favorites with low odds (or minus-odds in the American odd system), but not by much since the United States are naturally in a hole going into this Round of 16 encounter. However, they’ll believe they have a chance given the manner they performed against the No. 5 ranked team of England. The bookmakers’ apparent assumption that goals will be more likely to be scored in this game reflects the U.S.’s ability to produce ugly results. All six of the games played between these two teams during the group stage failed to go over.

The United States team’s news

The biggest injury to be aware of in this game is the pelvic contusion Christian Pulisic sustained when he scored the game-winning goal against Iran. He was substituted out of the game and sent to a nearby hospital as a precaution, according to the team. All signs point to Pulisic playing since he was observed having fun with the team that evening at the team hotel. It’s more concerning for Josh Sargent, who also had to leave the game with an ankle injury after tripping over the ball awkwardly. He had scans the day after being observed sobbing on the sidelines. Although it’s unclear how he’s doing, a picture uploaded on Wednesday morning of Tim Ream on social media playing pool with Sargent shows the Norwich City striker upright and appearing to be in good spirits.

The Netherlands team’s news

Memphis Depay for the Netherlands missed the first game of the group stage and began and participated in the full game against Qatar after coming off the bench in the following contest. Having missed two months of club play leading up to the World Cup, it’s unclear how match-ready he is at the moment, but he appears to be headed for another start tonight against the Americans. The lone player not present is Georginio Wijnaldum, who was unable to participate in the competition due to a fractured leg sustained in August.

USA vs. Netherlands key stats:

● The Netherlands has gone 18 games without a loss, with 13 victories and 5 draws, since Louis van Gaal was recruited in August 2021. In the Round of 16 of the 2022 European Championship, they last lost to the Czech Republic.
● The United States has dropped both of its most recent Round of 16 contests after OT, losing 2-1 to both Ghana and Belgium before going to a shootout.
● The United States had gone 11 games without a victory against a European opponent since their last World Cup victory, which came against Portugal in the group stage in 2002.

Match analytics

The Netherlands would be our choice if we had to pick one side to win after 90 minutes, but we do believe the United States can earn a draw if they play as well as they did in the group stage. We have confidence in Gregg Berhalter to develop a solid gameplan to cover the first 45 minutes and then defend desperately after the interval because he has demonstrated enough tactical inventiveness.

The Dutch have successfully picked up results, but they have occasionally failed the eye test. They were severely outmatched by Ecuador, managing just two shots throughout the game, with one of them lucky enough to result in a goal. Even the opening victory over Senegal wasn’t without its challenges; the ’Oranje’ were outshot and outscored on expected goals, but they still took advantage of their opportunities. Both of these teams have shown signs of being better in the first half, which makes it tempting to make the opposite choice here. However, keep in mind that defensive performance is part of what makes a team perform better in the first half.

Best bet: Both Teams To Score In At Least One Half – Yes at Megapari with odds of 2.80.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. Netherlands vs USA 3:1