Netherlands – Ireland

The opponents will score less than two goals in Amsterdam

From the first rounds of European qualification in Group B, the French team underlined its status as the sole favorite, which it did not let any doubts about, having won six times in six meetings. The fate of the fight for second place went to the Netherlands and Greece, who now have the same number of points. Another thing is that the "orange team" has one less match, which at the end of the qualifying stage practically nullifies the chances of the Greek team. Moreover, the calendar of the Netherlands' opponents suggests, in addition to the meeting with the British team, almost guaranteed three points after the final round with Gibraltar. The Greeks will have to beat France at home and hope that their rival will lose points in both games, as the Netherlands, in addition to all of the above, have an advantage over Greece in head-to-head meetings. Ireland, in their turn, have finished the tournament struggle, having booked their penultimate place. Bookmakers have identified the home team as the favourites for the upcoming game, offering odds of 1.19 on their victory. The Netherlands team at the World Cup in Qatar could change the history of football. In the quarter-final stage, the Orangemen scored a 90+11 minute penalty shoot-out against Argentina, where they lost to the future world champions by one penalty kick. In the home Final Four of the Nations League, the Netherlands lost both matches, leaving them without a medal. In the current UEFA EURO qualification, the Oranje have shown the simplest statistics: they lost both matches to France and beat all opponents in the other meetings. Ireland's statistics look no less mathematically rigorous. The British team in the seven rounds played lost five times with a difference of one or two goals and beat Gibraltar twice. The penultimate place of the Irish looks quite a logical outcome of a weak game. It is important to note that only one game in the group Ireland played with more than three goals scored. That happened in mid-October in Gibraltar. The French national team beat them by scores of 1-0 and 2-0. Given the situation in the group, the hosts will quietly prove their advantage over their opponents by scoring less than three goals for two.