Senegal vs Netherlands Prediction, Free Betting Tips & Odds

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Date: 21st November 2022
Kick-Off: 16:00 UK, 17:00 CET
Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
TV: ITV, STV, ITVX, STV Player.

The strongest of the African teams, the reigning champion of the continent, meets with the Netherlands, which is traditionally considered one of the strongest teams. The Europeans will try to win their first World Cup. Before that, they lost in the finals three times (in 1974, 1978, and 2010). Louis van Gaal remains a coach despite the fact that he is struggling with a serious illness.

Senegal vs Netherlands: Top Free Betting Tips

Senegal and Netherlands will be facing each other in the first round of the World Cup at Al Thumama Stadium on Monday, 21 November. Both teams come into this game after confirming an unbeaten streak in different competitions. Senegal come into this game with a huge sense of disappointment as the team's main player Sadio Mane is injured and will miss the entire World Cup. This is a serious blow to the Senegalese national team, and this automatically makes the Netherlands favorites for this match.

Match Result Prediction: Netherlands to Win

Senegal has not been consistent in the recent outings and they registered only two wins in the previous five outings. But the Netherlands had made three consecutive victories before this game. The Flying Dutchmen have also won four of the last five attempts away from home. Lions of Teranga have won four of the last five home games but no team has a home advantage in this meeting. Hence, the Netherlands are better on paper and will be our favourite to earn a victory in this duel.

Total Goals Prediction: Over 2.5 Goals

The Netherlands has found the back of the net at least twice in four of the last five attempts, adding a total of ten goals in that duration. On the other hand, Senegal has also managed an average of one goal per game recently, scoring in most of the duels. Clockwork Orange has also conceded goals in three of the previous four away outings. We expect a victory for the Netherlands but with a high-scoring total at the end.

Correct Score Prediction: 1-2 to the Netherlands

Though Senegal has managed to get on the score sheet in four of the last five attempts, they didn’t score more than once in four of them. But the Netherlands succeeded to earn an average of two goals per game in the last five outings. The Flying Dutchmen also scored at least twice in all of the previous four games away from home. As we expected this duel to cross the total of over 2.5 goals and the majority of the away outings of the Netherlands have also been high-scoring with BTTS patterns. So our next prediction for this game will be a 1-2 for the Netherlands.

Senegal vs Netherlands: Form, Recent Games, and News

Senegal Preview and World Cup Squad

Lions of Teranga did qualify for the World Cup on penalties against Guinea, after losing the second leg but getting a 1-1 draw on the final aggregate. The team defeated Bolivia after that in the Friendlies and concluded with a 1-1 draw against Iran in September. Senegal has not lost a single away game in the previous five visiting duels.

Senegal head coach Aliou Cisse has announced the 2022 Qatar World Cup squad as follows:

• Goalkeepers: Eduardo Mendy, Alfred Gomis and Seny Dieng.
• Defenders: Kalidou Koulibaly, Formose Mendy, Youssouf Sabaly, Ismail Jakobs, Fode Ballo-Toure, and Abdou Diallo.
• Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye, Paper Matar Sarr, Moustapha Name, Mamadou Loum, Nampalys Mendy, Pape Ciss, Pepe Gueye, Cheikhou Kouyate, Krepin Diatta.
• Forward: Sadio Mane, Bamba Dieng, Ismaila Sarr, Nicolas Jackson, Iliman Ndiaye, Famara Diedhiou, and Boulaye Dia.

Netherlands Preview and World Cup squad

The Flying Dutchmen defeated Belgium before this game with a narrow victory of 1-0 in the Nations League. The Netherlands have not lost a single game in Nations League and ended the group stage at the top of the table with 16 points. The team is yet to lose a game in this Calendar year as well.

Dutch head coach, Luis Van Gal has named his 26-man World Cup squad. Here is the list of players who have made the cut in various positions.

• Goal Keepers: Andries Nopper, Justin Bijlow and Remko Pasveer.
• Defenders: Virgil van Dijk, Daley Blind, Nathan Ake, Denzel Dumfries, Jurrien Timber, Stefan de Vrij, Tyrell Malacia, Jeremie Frimpong, and Matthis de Legt.
• Midfielders: Frenkie de Jong, Steven Berghuis, Marten de Roon, Davy Klaassen, Teun Koopmeiners, Xavi Simons, and Kenneth Taylor.
• Forwards: Luuk de Jong, Memphis Depay, Noa Lang, Wuot Weghorst, Cody Gakpo, Vincent Jassen and Steven Bergwijn.

Senegal vs Netherlands Predictions: Can the Senegalese shock the world?

Senegal got the worst news days ahead of the World Cup as Sadio Mane was confirmed as injured and will not make an appearance in the tournament. In general, Senegal has a lot of players from the Premier League. For example, Koulibaly and Mendy from Chelsea. There is a lot of quality in this squad and in 2021, Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations.

Of course, there are no Robben, Snyder, and van Persie in the Netherlands national team. But it is led by Louis van Gaal. This is his last major tournament. He is ready to bring the team to certain heights. In 2014, the Dutch became the third in the World Cup, in 2018 they did not get into the tournament at all.

Experts consider the Europeans to be the favorites: you can bet on the victory of the Dutch with a coefficient of 1.66. The chances of the Senegalese were estimated at a coefficient of 5.50, and the draw goes for 3.60.

Bookmakers believe that Senegal vs Netherlands match will not be productive. You can bet on over 2.5 goals in a match for 2.30, and Under 2.5 goes for 1.61. You can bet that both teams will score in this game with odds of 2.20.

Top Betting Odds and Stats for Senegal vs Netherlands

Here are the top stats for the game along with a tool to help you pick the best odds.

FAQs regarding Senegal vs Netherlands

Where is the game being televised? beIN Sports (Fra), CT sport, ITV, Magenta Sport (Ger), NPO 1, RSI La 2, SRF, ZDF.
Who is the bookmakers' favourite to win? The Netherlands.
Who are the players to watch? Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) and Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).