In the second match of Group A, at the brand new 40,000th stadium in Doha, I will play the favorites of the group. Both teams are high in the FIFA World Ranking, with the Netherlands in 8th and Senegal in 18th. In this match, we are waiting for an exciting confrontation between the African and European teams, which have never met each other before. On our site you can find the odds of the bookmakers on Senegal vs Netherlands, as well as the prediction for this match. It is also possible to use a promo code to qualify for a free bet.
Before any bets and predictions, it is important to understand in what condition and status both teams are suitable for the FIFA World Cup. Let’s try to briefly consider their strengths and weaknesses.
Lions of Teranga, led by their head coach Aliou Cissé, show constant progress in the game and results. Under his leadership, the national team took part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, became the finalist of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. And also for the first time in its history won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2021), beating the Egyptian national team in the final. In the World Cup qualification, the Senegal team went confidently, where they defeated the Egyptian team in two difficult matches at the CAF Third Round stage.
The strengths of the Senegal national team are a balanced squad that has good players in all lines, also has a world-class player Sadio Mané, a solid defense game. The disadvantages of the Lions include a weak game in positional attack, the team often gives the initiative to the opponent, preferring to play on counterattacks, such inflexibility can have consequences in a tournament of this level.
Oranje have had a lot of problems in recent years, missing two out of three big tournaments in the last six years. At the last significant tournament, they were eliminated at the ⅛ stage. The well-known football specialist Louis van Gaal was called to help the national team, who thus became at the helm of “Holland” for the third time in his career. After the appointment, the team is on the rise, the selection for the World Cup has been excellent.
The team shows excellent results in UEFA Nations League matches. The strengths of Netherlands include: an experienced coach, well-organized teamwork, a high average level of players. Weaknesses of “Oranje” are problematic position of the goalkeeper, injury of the midfield leader Georginio Wijnaldum, limited personnel reserve, there is no replacement for the same Memphis Depay.
In the World Cup match, Group A Senegal vs Netherlands, bookmakers give preference to the European team, the odds of 1.68 to win the latter. For the victory of the Senegal national team, the coefficient is 5.00, for a draw in the bookmakers they give a coefficient of 3.80.
In this meeting, many prefer the European team, but the result is not a foregone conclusion. It is important to understand that Senegal vs Netherlands will play already knowing the result of another Group A match, it is quite possible that the participants in the game will prefer not to take risks and will bring the match to a draw. Thanks to the calendar, a draw won’t be a problem for the teams. The solution to the problem of their access to the playoffs, both teams will transfer to the games against the national teams of Ecuador and Qatar.
If you remember the history of the Netherlands team, they already started the World Cup with a draw against the African team, it was the 1990 World Cup in the game against Egypt (1-1). So in the game Senegal vs Netherlands a draw is a very likely result, and also a bet that will help you earn more.
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